Research+Paper+Ideas

**Here are some ideas we are considering for our research paper...**

** TOPIC SELECTION: We have decided to do our research paper on benefits and detriments of the use of Web 2.0 tools in the elementary classroom, including an additional focus on technology's effect on students with autism. Highlighted areas show the topics/questions that we will be covering in our research paper. **


 * __**Technology and Autism** __
 * The number of students with autism is on the rise. How can technology be used in order to help autistic students focus in the elementary classroom?
 * Is there any research out there that links a certain type of technology with high achievement of autistic students?
 * Which Google applications would be best-suited for autistic students, and why?


 * **__Technology and Multiple Intelligences __**
 * What are the types of multiple intelligences, and what are some characteristics of each?
 * Which multiple intelligences are positively enhanced by the use of technology in the elementary classroom?
 * Which types of multiple intelligences are the most common in upper elementary classrooms?
 * Which technology programs reach the most multiple intelligences? Which reach the least? Why?


 * __**Technology and Elementary Students in General **__
 * How can technology be used the most effectively in elementary classrooms?
 * Is there any research out there about the effectiveness of blogs or wikis for collaborative projects?
 * With all of the financial difficulties that education is now facing, how can elementary teachers still use technology with limited resources?
 * Is there any research out there regarding a connection between technology-based classrooms and high achievement?

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 * === __﻿Improving Teacher and Parent Communication with use of Technoglogy__ ===
 * What are some ways to open lines of communication with students, parents and administrators?
 * Are their advantages to using some of the Web 2.0 technologies in an elementary classroom?
 * How can Web 2.0 help teachers be more efficient in their work?
 * What can teachers do to be allowed to use Web 2.0 in our classrooms without being blocked?
 * === **__Using Web 2.0 in an elementary classroom__** ===
 * How can Google Docs be used effectively among collegues?
 * What are the benefits of using blogs in an elementary classroom?
 * How can Google Calendar be utilized effectively?
 * How can Google Earth and Google Maps be used effectively in an elementary classroom?