Share Paper: Preparing Preservice Teachers to Integrate Technology in Learning Within a Biology Classroom

1. Melody Hopkins, University of South Alabama, United States
2. Stephanie Hulon, University of South Alabama, United States

Abstract: This best practice is on the collaboration of educational technology preservice teachers and local teachers in his or her field. This collaboration emphasizes the importance of preparing preservice teachers to foster digital citizenship in their students. Many first year teachers are expected to be familiar with and be experts at integrating technology into the curriculum to foster student achievement and motivation. Technology is rapidly changing, more accessible, and more motivating to students of this digital age. With this in mind, this best practice strategy provides preservice teachers with the opportunity to experience real world application of skills in order to ...