TechTactics : technology for teachers /
Thorsen, Carolyn.
Boston : Pearson/A and B,
c2006.
"This concise and practical text describes major educational computer applications and provides methods for using computer tools effectively in the teaching/learning process. The author focuses on using word processors, databases, spreadsheets, the Internet, and hypermedia software-tools that all classrooms with computers have. The text is independent of hardware and equally applicable to Macs or PCs, and speaks to methods that apply across grade levels and disciplines. The text has been extensively class tested and written from the perspective of what will work for teachers. Many helpful models, lesson plans, skill-building tips and activities are included to allow students to pick up this book and put it to use in the classroom right away."--BOOK JACKET.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Computers in classrooms -- An introduction to computers for teaching -- Information retrieval -- Web tools : e-mail and discussion boards -- Presentation software -- Graphic and interface design principles -- Outlines, idea maps, and storyboards -- Evaluating student presentations -- Educational applications of work processing -- Databases : what they are and how they work -- Building a database-supported lesson -- Acquiring data -- Using spreadsheets to think about numbers -- Appendix A : Your network -- Appendix B : File management -- Appendix C : Chat and Internet conferencing -- Appendix D : Concept maps -- Appendix E : Sample database for an English class.
"This concise and practical text describes major educational computer applications and provides methods for using computer tools effectively in the teaching/learning process. The author focuses on using word processors, databases, spreadsheets, the Internet, and hypermedia software-tools that all classrooms with computers have. The text is independent of hardware and equally applicable to Macs or PCs, and speaks to methods that apply across grade levels and disciplines. The text has been extensively class tested and written from the perspective of what will work for teachers. Many helpful models, lesson plans, skill-building tips and activities are included to allow students to pick up this book and put it to use in the classroom right away."--BOOK JACKET.
Computer-assisted instruction.
Instructional systems