Integrating Technology: A Practical Guide

This how-to book gives concrete suggestions and step-by-step guidance for both beginning and experienced teachers. It focuses on the practical application of computers and the internet to the everyday tasks of teaching and learning. Integrating Technology was written for teachers, from elementary through university grades, who want to use technology in their teaching. It is a practical, hands-on, how-to guide that is based on the authors' decades of work helping teachers to incorporate computers and the Internet into their work. It was designed for beginners who are just getting started and need ideas and support to move them along, as well as experienced users who need a handbook of concrete strategies and instructions for taking the next step. The book also makes an ideal resource for teachers-in-training.

A hands-on, concise, how-to guide for all teachers who want to incorporate technology in their classrooms!

Integrating Technology is a practical, step-by-step guide that helps teachers, elementary through university, successfully use computers and the Internet in their classes. Based on the authors’ decades of work helping teachers use technology to support curriculum, this book is for beginners who are just getting started and need ideas and support, as well as experienced teachers who need a handbook on concrete strategies and instructions. This book also is an ideal resource for administrators.

Special Features

• Provides end-of-chapter lists of additional online resources, such as related topics, online examples, and free resources
• Addresses students first and then moves on to teachers and classrooms to illustrate a logical sequence of needs
• Focuses on technologies that are commonly used, such as word-processors, spreadsheets, the Internet, presentations, and multimedia
• Includes vignettes throughout that describe real teachers facing real challenges as they integrate technology into their teaching