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Computer as an Educational Tool, The: Productivity and Problem Solving 3/e

Richard C. Forcier
Don E. Descy
Published July 2001 by Prentice Hall
Copyright 2002, 446 pp., Paper
ISBN: 0-13-089583-0

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Preface

Summary

The Computer as an Educational Tool leads teachers to become proficient at using the computer to solve problems, and infusing the computer into the curriculum to enhance learning.

Features new to the third edition include:

The authors have added three new chapters:

Curriculum Applications and the Internet
Multimedia Authoring

Chapter content is linked to NETS and ISTE/NCATE standards.

Free dual-platform CD-ROM provides readers with samples of a variety of educational software.

"Into the Classroom" essays feature real classroom teachers from across the United States and Canada discussing how they use the technology described in the chapter with students ranging from kindergarten to high school, including general, special needs, and ESL students.

Features

NEW - Three new chapters—The Internet and Its Resources, Curriculum Applications and the Internet, and Multimedia Authoring.
- Expands coverage of new technologies. Ex.___

NEW - Chapter content is linked to NETS-S and ISTE/NCATE standards.
- Explicitly demonstrates how to accommodate standards in the curriculum. Ex.___

NEW - Free dual-platform CD-ROM—Provides readers with samples of a variety of educational software.
- Lets students preview the software they may use in their classrooms. Ex.___

NEW - “Direct Connection” essays—Feature real classroom teachers from across the US and Canada discussing how they use the technology described in the chapter with students ranging from kindergarten to high school, including general, special needs, and ESL students.
- Gives students real-life examples of successful and meaningful computer use. Ex.___

NEW - Content rich website—Contains up-to-date information and annotated links to the best curriculum sites and downloadable lesson specific PowerPoint presentations useful in class.
- Provides a valuable resource to both students and instructors linked to chapters in the book. Ex.___

Table of Contents

1. Computers, Teachers, Students, and Learning.

2. The Internet and Its Resources.

3. Curriculum Applications and the Internet.

4. Instruction and Learning.

5. Problem Solving.

6. Computer Applications in Education.

7. Word Processing as a Learning Tool.

8. Learning with Graphics.

9. Learning with Spreadsheets.

10. Learning with Databases.

11. Learning with Multimedia.

12. Multimedia Authoring.

13. Networking and Telecommunications.

14. Teacher Utility Software.

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