Learning First, Technology Second: The Educator's Guide to Designing Authentic Lessons - Softcover

Kolb, Liz

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1564843890 ISBN 13: 9781564843890

Publisher: International Society for Technology in Education, 2017

Synopsis

Learning with technology does not happen because a specific tool “revolutionizes” education. It happens when proven teaching strategies intersect with technology tools, and yet it is not uncommon for teachers to use a tool because it is “fun” or because the developer promises it will help students learn.

Learning First, Technology Second offers teachers the professional learning they need to move from arbitrary uses of technology in their classrooms to thoughtful ways of adding value to student learning.

This book includes: an introduction to the Triple E Framework that helps teachers engage students in time-on-task learning, enhance learning experiences beyond traditional means and extend learning opportunities to bridge classroom learning with students’ everyday lives; effective strategies for using technology to create authentic learning experiences for their students; case studies to guide appropriate tech integration; and a lesson planning template to show teachers how to effectively frame technology choices and apply them in instruction.

About this title

About the Author

Liz Kolb is a clinical assistant professor at the University of Michigan. She has written several books, including Cell Phones in the Classroom and Unleash the Learning Power of Your Child's Cell Phone. Kolb has been a featured and keynote speaker at conferences throughout the U.S. and Canada. She is the creator of the Triple E Framework for effective teaching with digital technologies, and she blogs at cellphonesinlearning.com.

Review

Learning First, Technology Second: The Educator's Guide to Designing Authentic Lessons" is...an excellent tool. [Author Liz] Kolb shows how the Triple E Framework relates to the various theories of technology adoption (TPACK, SAMR), how it relates to the ISTE Student Standards, and ...provides a broad range of concrete examples of the Triple E Measurement Tool applied to specific lesson plans. - --The Journal

If you are a district implementing a 1:1 program...do yourself a favor. Have your leaders read this book. Research-based, common-sense, practical, and instantly useful. --The Lighting of Fire

...the Triple E Framework is the first concrete "tool" to help a specific teacher think through the role of specific technology in their specific classroom. --Cathie Norris, Elliot Soloway - THE Journal

Edition details

• Publisher: International Society for Technology in Education
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1564843890
• ISBN 13: 9781564843890
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 220