Computers in the Classroom: How Teachers and Students Are Using...

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 224 pages
• Published by: Jossey-Bass
• Edition: 1st Edition October 7, 1996
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0787902624
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0787902629
• Book Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.3 x 1 inches
• Weighs: 1.4 pounds

From Library Journal
Six success stories of computer-based curricula, funded in recent years by Apple Computer, Inc., are the focus of this lively, inspiring book for educators and parents. All projects involved minority students in economically deprived areas of the United States, and most were interdisciplinary projects taught by teams of teachers: for example, a greenhouse unit in a Philadelphia high school, a current events newsletter at a Newark, New Jersey, parochial school, and a folklife study at a rural Louisiana elementary school. The text is presented in magazine format and peppered with photographs of smiling students and teachers. Appendixes list written and online sources of information, and a useful glossary of computer terms is included. Educational reformer Herbert Kohl wrote the rather dry introduction. Proceeds from the book's sale will be given to ISTE, a nonprofit educator group. Large public libraries and school districts exploring new technologies will want to purchase.?Joyce W. Smothers, Monmouth Cty. Lib., Manalapan, N.J.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist
The program manager for Apple Computer's Education Grants program zeroes in on six grant-winning schools in underfunded and underserved communities to see how computers are changing the face of education. Each project described is different: in one, tenth-grade boys in an inner-city school use the computer to investigate contemporary urban issues and publish a magazine that is sold in their community; in another, Louisiana elementary students collect and write stories that reflect the multicultural life of their community to enter in a CD-ROM encyclopedia for local residents. Photographs, comments from teachers and students, and original student writings enrich the accounts. Although there aren't enough basics to use the descriptions as actual models, there's plenty to convince teachers and administrators to take the computers out of the computer labs and put them in the classrooms. Stephanie Zvirin

Reader Reviews
In a time when integrating technology into our classrooms is not only desirable, but also necessary, useful resources are like gold. "Computers in the Classroom : How Teachers and Students Are Using..." is ten carat. As the title indicates, the authors have compiled an assortment of examples of how teachers and students are using technology as a tool for learning and impacting their communities. For example, one section describes a project that was implemented in an inner-city school by three different departments. A required interdisciplinary course called "Newark Studies" involves students in producing and publishing a magazine about their community, with the help of technology donated by Apple Education Grant funds. Like this example, the book is filled with stories of children who are learning to use technology to accomplish goals, rather than simply playing games or drilling skills. The authors didn't really give specific instructions on how to implement programs, but provided a valuable resource for those in search of ideas. 1 3/4 thumbs up!