Meaningful Learning with Technology (3rd Edition)
Learn how teachers can use different technologies to engage and support meaningful student learning.Meaningful Learning with Technology,Fourth Edition, grounded in constructivist teaching, is organized around learning processes such as inquiring, experimenting, writing, modeling, community building, communicating, designing, visualizing, and assessing. Numerous examples from teachers in K-12 classrooms, offer a clear understanding of how technology can be used with all students across grade levels. New to the Fourth Edition:A Focus on 21st Century Classroom Instruction    • Gain an understanding of major educational technology and learning standards        through the review and discussion of three alternative conceptions and standards        for meaningful learning: ISTE NETS, 21st Century Skills, and Technological        Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK).    • See practical examples of how various types of learning activities can align        with NETS and 21st Century Skills in every chapter.    • Identify critical issues involved with information literacy and learn effective        ways to provide support through an expanded section on information literacy        skills.    • See how the most current technologies can enable teaching and learning        through a strong focus on social educational networking and Web 2.0 tools        for learning and collaboration. A Focus on Practical Technology Application       •Assessing Characteristics of Meaningful Learningrubrics provide teachers          with practical tools they need to begin analyzing and assessing the quality of          their teaching.      • Examples given to support the learning technologies described in the text        have been updated to feature more primary grade elementary students’        meaningful learning with technology.    • An increased emphasis on high quality, practical application of technologies        that many teachers currently have available and use for instruction, such as        interactive whiteboards, PowerPoint, and more, offers readers ideas that can        be directly applied in the classroom.--This text refers to an alternatePaperbackedition.