Educators who engage with today's students appreciate the impact digital media has on the lives of our younger generations. Learners of today consume, create, and publish multimedia content continuously, using a variety of devices such as cell phones, tablets, and computers. They generate original and innovative products through programs, apps,…

Integrate technology into your classroom and help children develop skills they need as they learn and grow. Technology is rapidly changing the ways we live our lives and interact with the world. It's also changing how you teach. Technology can enhance your classroom's complete curriculum and assessment and help you create and capture meaningful…

Rapid advancements in technology are creating new opportunities for educators to enhance their classroom techniques with digital learning resources. Once used solely outside of the classroom, smartphones, tablets, and e-readers are becoming common in many school settings. "Advancing Higher Education with Mobile Learning Technologies: Cases,…

Digital integration is the driving force of teaching and learning at all levels of education. As more non-traditional students seek credentialing, certification, and degrees, institutions continue to push the boundaries of innovative practices to meet the needs of diverse students. Programs and faculty have moved from merely using technology and…

Taking a close look at multimodal composing as an essential new literacy in schools, this volume draws from contextualized case studies across educational contexts to provide detailed portraits of teachers and students at work in classrooms. Authors elaborate key issues in transforming classrooms with student multimodal composing, including…

Diversity among university students plays a significant role in raising awareness of numerous issues surrounding cultural heritage, language differences, cross-cultural collaboration, and international education. The integration of technological tools can assist students in cooperating nationally and internationally both in their current…

This handbook provides educators with strategies and ideas for incorporating multimedia projects into the curriculum for grades 4-12. With a focus on student learning, the authors show how to plan and implement multimedia activities and engage students in expressing themselves through a variety of media. Using the DDD-E model (Decide, Design,…

This guide is designed to help teachers understand how the multimedia development process works, and how to incorporate student-produced multimedia projects into their classrooms. The book consists of five chapters. Chapter 1 defines multimedia and addresses the importance of integrating digital media into the classroom. Chapter 2 discusses…

This book begins with an overview of computer technology concepts, including computer system configurations, computer communications, and software. Instructional computer applications are then discussed; topics include computer-assisted instruction, computer-managed instruction, computer-enhanced instruction, LOGO, authoring programs, presentation…

Intended for use in an introductory computer course for educators, this textbook contains the following chapters: (1) "Introduction to Using Computers in Education"; (2) "Communications, Networks, the Internet, and the World Wide Web"; (3) "Software Applications for Education,"; (4) "Hardware Applications for…

This collection of articles address three themes: the growing research supporting the belief that technology in education makes a difference for student learning; innovative ways to use technology in teaching; and firsthand accounts of schools that have successfully implemented technology in their classrooms. Through effective use, educators can…

This book is designed to help educators understand different types of technological resources for teaching social studies, plan and evaluate these resources in the curriculum, and examine potential future trends. The topics include an overview of social studies education and resources for exploring technologies, and guidance on how technology and…

This volume is a compilation of chapters by faculty from a variety of disciplines demonstrating the use of different multimedia instruction techniques in order to enhance the higher education classroom experience for students. The book is divided into five parts: (1) General; (2) Multimedia; (3) Software; (4) Software/Hardware; and (5) the Web.…

This step-by-step guide introduces school library media specialists to the Internet, addressing their distinct needs and the unique relationships that exist between media specialists, their students, and classroom colleagues. The book explains how to incorporate the Internet into the media center, cites exemplary World Wide Web sites for media…

This book provides guidance and instruction for nine in-depth projects that integrate information literacy skills and technology skills with the elementary curriculum while promoting small-group learning and interpersonal skills. These projects use the talents of both the teacher and the librarian and emphasize small group learning. The following…