The Integration of Mobile Technology into Remedial Literacy Classrooms and The Use of School Stories to Provide Reflective Spaces for Preservice English Teachers

Authors

Dr. Jon Ostenson, Brigham Young University

Keywords

mobile technology, remedial literacy classrooms, preservice English teachers

College

Humanities

Department

English

Abstract

Since the 1990s, efforts have been made in public schools to integrate technology into the classroom; from early initiatives to create educational software to efforts to improve access to technology through computer labs (static and mobile), this work has sought to bring the capabilities of technology and the access to information of advances like the Internet to students. With the rise of powerful mobile devices like smartphones and tablets, these initiatives have gained new momentum. However, while we understand the potential of these technologies to change education and the social importance of having students be competent in their uses, we do not yet fully understand how the presence and use of these devices in classrooms shifts the nature of learning and the student-teacher relationship in those classrooms.

Recommended Citation

Ostenson, Dr. Jon (2015) "The Integration of Mobile Technology into Remedial Literacy Classrooms and The Use of School Stories to Provide Reflective Spaces for Preservice English Teachers," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2015: Iss. 1, Article 236.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2015/iss1/236