CASTing a Net: Supporting Teachers with Search Technology
This addresses the problem of supporting teachers with technology, though it appears incremental as it extends existing classroom search research.
The paper argues for broadening search technology research to include teachers, proposing a behind-the-scenes portal that provides insights into students' spelling, writing, and concept connection skills.
Past and current research has typically focused on ensuring that search technology for the classroom serves children. In this paper, we argue for the need to broaden the research focus to include teachers and how search technology can aid them. In particular, we share how furnishing a behind-the-scenes portal for teachers can empower them by providing a window into the spelling, writing, and concept connection skills of their students.