Annotated Bibliography

Baek, Y., Jung, J., & Kim, B. (2008). What makes teachers use technology in the classroom? Exploring the factors affecting facilitation of technology with a Korean sample. Computers & Education, 50(1), 224-234. doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2006.05.002

The authors of this study, Baek, Jung, and Kim, researched to find out why teachers decide to use technology in the classroom. They discovered six factors that influence teachers’ decision: adapting to external requests and others’ expectations, deriving attention, using the basic functions of technology, relieving physical fatigue, class preparation and management, and using the enhanced functions of technology. They also analyzed the patterns based on teacher’s experience. The conclusion showed that experienced teachers use technology more involuntarily than new teachers who tend to use technology in the classroom on their own will.

The findings can be included in the research of the use of technology in the classroom since it relates to the topic. Actually, the authors offer an answer to what makes teachers use technology in the classroom.

Bitner, N., & Bitner, J. Integrating technology into the classroom: Eight keys to success. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 10(1), 95-100. Retrieved from http://editlib.org/p/9304

The article describes important areas of consideration that are important to allow teachers to use technology in the classroom. The areas include fear of change, training in basics, personal use, teaching models, learning based, climate, motivation, and support. The authors offer suggestions how to overcome the situations. The authors conclude the article by appealing on leaders that not only assistance with the process of integrating technology into the classroom for the teachers is needed, but also tolerance with this difficult task.

The article defends the use of technology in the classroom by advising how to deal with several obstacles teachers might have when including technology in the curriculum for the first time.

Munoz, C., & Towner, T. Opening Facebook: How to use Facebook in the college classroom. Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009, 2009(1), 2623-2627. Retrieved from http://editlib.org/p/31031

This research was done to show the advantages of using social media in the classroom. The authors especially focused on Facebook and its implementation in the classroom while following the ethic and best practice rules. The article suggests teachers to create a professional Facebook presence.

This research helps teachers to understand the advantages of using social media in the classroom. The findings provided are significant arguments to use this innovative  technology in the classroom.

Ostashewski, N., & Reid, D. iPod, iPhone, and now iPad: The evolution of multimedia access in a mobile teaching context. World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2010, 2010(1), 2862-2864. Retrieved from http://editlib.org/p/35046

The authors of this article try to solve the problem of using multimedia database in the classroom by offering the iPad as a solution. The study describes advantages of using the iPad as a teaching tool especially when presenting multimedia to students. The authors also included an overview of the process for creating a multimedia database.

For the purpose of the research about the use of technology in the classroom, this article offer the possibilities of using the iPad in the classroom. It defends the use of innovative technology in the classroom.

Williams, J. B., & Jacobs, J. S. (2004). Exploring the use of blogs as learning spaces in the higher education sector. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 20(2), 232-247. Retrieved from http://eprints.qut.edu.au/13066/

The authors explore the potential of blogs as learning spaces in higher education. The article recommends literature on the subject and explore different ways for use of blogs in the classroom at the university level. The conclusion refers to blogs as a potential transformational technology in the classroom.

Blogs are one of the most useful technology tools in many classes today. The research defends the advantages of using weblogs in the example from the Harvard University.