Presents a series of interesting and creative learning activities designed to enhance students understanding and appreciation of classical music. Although designed to work in conjunction with a CD-ROM, most of the electronic material (music selections, scores, brief biographies) is available in libraries. Learning activities include objectives and…

Educational technology should be a tool used for learning but should not become more important than the learning itself. Six criteria for the effective classroom use of technology include determining whether the technology offers an invitation to learn, decentralization of authority, flexibility, access to knowledge, time to explore and use…

This book offers answers to many of the common questions that administrators, teachers, library media specialists, students, school board members, parents, and community members have in relation to technology in the schools. The questions and answers are offered in a framework called "TeacherQuest" that addresses: Questioner (who is…

This paper has arisen as a result of teaching Models in Biology to undergraduates of Bioengineering at the Gediminas Technical University of Vilnius. The aim is to teach the students to use a fresh approach to the problems they are familiar with, to come up with an articulate verbal model after a mental effort, to express it in rigorous…

This companion volume to a previous work focusing on the Big6 Approach in elementary schools provides secondary school classroom teachers, teacher-librarians, and technology teachers with the background and tools necessary to implement an integrated Big6 program. The first part of this book explains the Big6 approach and the rationale behind it.…

Contends that, for several years, the benefits of computers in schools and vocational training have been undisputed. Asserts that an evaluation of instructional functions reveals several shortcomings. Presents a classification scheme of teaching models and specific skills that should be stressed in future teacher training. (CFR)