Talking about science in interactive whiteboard classrooms

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 417-431

  Murcia, Karen ^a   Sheffield, Rachel ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 77956773649     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14495554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14742/ajet.1062     Document Type: Article

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