List Books » Computers in the Classroom: How Teachers and Students are Using Technology to Transfrom Learning
Authors: Andrea R. Gooden
ISBN-13: 9780787902629, ISBN-10: 0787902624
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Date Published: January 1996
Edition: (Non-applicable)
A Jossey-Bass and Apple Publication
Six remarkable stories about the introduction of computers to the classroom and the profound effect it had on students' lives. Informative and entertaining, this book will expand your vision of how technology can be used to enhance classroom.
Six success stories of computer-based curricula, funded in recent years by Apple Computer, Inc., are the focus of this lively, inspiring book for educators and parents. All projects involved minority students in economically deprived areas of the United States, and most were interdisciplinary projects taught by teams of teachers: for example, a greenhouse unit in a Philadelphia high school, a current events newsletter at a Newark, New Jersey, parochial school, and a folklife study at a rural Louisiana elementary school. The text is presented in magazine format and peppered with photographs of smiling students and teachers. Appendixes list written and online sources of information, and a useful glossary of computer terms is included. Educational reformer Herbert Kohl wrote the rather dry introduction. Proceeds from the book's sale will be given to ISTE, a nonprofit educator group. Large public libraries and school districts exploring new technologies will want to purchase.Joyce W. Smothers, Monmouth Cty. Lib., Manalapan, N.J.
Foreword | ||
Introduction | ||
Acknowledgments | ||
The Author and Editor | ||
1 | Newark Studies: Writing About Community: St. Benedict's Preparatory School, Newark, New Jersey | 1 |
2 | Hypertext Folklife Project: Culture Becomes Curriculum: Abita Springs Elementary School, Abita Springs, Louisiana | 29 |
3 | Computer Greenhouse Effect: Bringing Biology to Life: South Philadelphia High School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 53 |
4 | 21st Century Learning: Putting School to Work: Dos Palos High School, Dos Palos, California | 77 |
5 | Computer Mini-School: Technology Builds Community: P.S. 125 Ralph Bunche School, New York, New York | 101 |
6 | Myths and Legends: Creating New Traditions: Pine Ridge High School, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota | 129 |
Conclusion: Lessons Learned | 155 | |
Resource Guide | 161 | |
Glossary of Terms | 179 | |
Index | 189 |