About the Book |
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About the Author |
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Introduction |
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Why Is an English Teacher Writing This Book Instead of Bill Gates? |
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Creating the Essential Conditions Needed for Successful Technology Use |
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Chapter One Why Should Classroom Teachers Be Technologically Skillful? |
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Revolution or Evolution in Educational Change? |
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Developing a Framework for Thinking About Technology in Schools |
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Established Infrastructure |
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Chapter Two Q&A About Some Basics |
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What Type of Computer Should I Have? |
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What Operating System (OS) Should I Choose: Windows, Macintosh, GNU/Linux, or Chrome? |
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How Much Memory Do I Need, and How Fast Does the Computer Need to Run? |
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Desktop, Laptop, Netbook, or Tablet? |
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What Other Equipment Should I Buy? |
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What Basic Software Do I Need? |
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What Are Freeware and Open-Source Software? |
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How Do I Manage Files on Multiple Computers? |
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What Is Cloud Computing, and What Are Its Advantages and Disadvantages? |
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How Can Teachers Take Advantage of Cloud Computing? |
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Disadvantages of Cloud Computing |
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What Does a Technologically Well-Equipped Classroom Look Like? |
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Seven Stupid Mistakes Teachers Make with Technology |
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Seven Brilliant Things Teachers Do with Technology |
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Chapter Three Using Technology for Professional Productivity |
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Keeping Professionally Organized: Managing the Business of Teaching |
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Communicating Using Technology |
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Student Information System |
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Curriculum Management System |
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School Web Site and Teacher-Created Class Pages |
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Web Browsers and Search Engines |
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Graphics and Digital Image Editing Tools |
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Online Productivity Suites |
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RSS Feed Aggregators and Readers |
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Sites for Storing and Sharing Media |
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Options for Sharing and Working Collaboratively on Documents |
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Chapter Four The Technology Upgrade |
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Getting Started with Technology in the Classroom |
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Assessing Technology-Enhanced Student Work |
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What IT Skills Should Teachers Expect of All Students? |
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Survival Skills for the Information Jungle |
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Problem-Based Learning and Information Literacy |
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Information Problem Solving Meets Technology |
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Information Jungle Survival Skills |
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The Hazards Are Great, but So Are the Rewards |
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Chapter Five Teaching 21st-Century Skills |
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Designing Technology-Enhanced Projects---the Four A's |
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Everyday Information Problem Solving |
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Entertain or Engage? Why You Need to Know the Difference |
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A Few Thoughts About Creativity |
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Right-Brain Skills and Technology: A Whole New Mind(-Set) |
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Chapter Six Managing Disruptive Technologies in the Classroom |
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Some Approaches to Managing Technology in the Classroom |
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Using Technology in the Classroom to Support Student Learning |
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Computer Games in the Classroom |
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Why You Should Let Your Students Use the Internet for Nonacademic Purposes |
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Chapter Seven Commonsense Practices for Safe and Ethical Technology Use |
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Teacher's Day-to-Day Security Guide |
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Helping Students Stay Ethical and Safe Online |
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What's Different About Technology Ethics? |
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Basics of Technology Ethics: Privacy, Property, Appropriate Use |
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Staying Safe on the Read-Write Web |
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What Are the Read-Write Web Safety Concerns, and How Valid Are They? |
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What Students Need to Understand About Technology Use |
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Guidelines for Educators Using Social and Educational Networking Sites |
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Social Networking Scenarios |
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Social Networking Scenario 1 Mr. Blake and Jennifer |
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Social Networking Scenario 2 Ms. Olson's Camping Trip |
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Social Networking Scenario 3 Juan and Philip Trade Insults |
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Social Networking Scenario 4 The Social Networking Ban |
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Social Networking Scenario 5 The Blog About Blobs |
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Chapter Eight Developing a Long-Term Learning Strategy |
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173 | (1) |
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The Librarian: Your Technology Partner |
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Bonus: Top Ten Secrets for Conducting a Successful Technology Workshop |
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Chapter Nine Looking into the Crystal Ball |
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Three "High-Tech" Schools of the Future |
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Skinner Elementary School |
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How You Can Invent the Future and Take Charge of Your Own Technology Environment |
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Have a Personal Vision of Education and How Technology Should Be Used in It |
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Have a Voice in School Technology Policymaking and Planning |
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Look for a Mentor, Coach, or Guide |
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196 | (2) |
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Support Others and Use a Team-Teaching Approach |
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Change from the Radical Center of Education |
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Adopt an "And" Not "Or" Mind-Set |
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Look for Truth and Value in All Beliefs and Practices |
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Respect the Perspective of the Individual |
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Recognize That One Size Does Not Fit All (Kids or Teachers) |
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Understand That the Elephant Can Only Be Eaten One Bite at a Time |
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Make Sure Everyone Is Moving Forward, Not Just the Early Adopters |
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Don't Be Afraid to Say, "I Don't Know" |
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Believe That Measurement Is Good, but Not Everything Can Be Measured |
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Know and Keep Your Core Values |
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The Giant and the Ants: How Problems Are Solved |
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207 | (2) |
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209 | (6) |
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Chapter One Why Should Classroom Teachers Be Technologically Skillful? |
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209 | (2) |
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209 | (1) |
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Some Influential Writers in the Field |
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210 | (1) |
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Technology Critics and Skeptics |
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210 | (1) |
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Other Education and Technology Thinkers |
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211 | (1) |
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Chapter Two Q&A About Some Basics |
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211 | (1) |
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Chapter Three Using Technology for Professional Productivity |
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211 | (1) |
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Chapter Five Teaching 21st-Century Skills |
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211 | (1) |
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Chapter Six Managing Disruptive Technologies in the Classroom |
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212 | (1) |
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Chapter Seven Commonsense Practices for Safe and Ethical Technology Use |
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212 | (1) |
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Chapter Eight Developing a Long-Term Learning Strategy |
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213 | (1) |
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Chapter Nine Looking into the Crystal Ball |
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Index |
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