Educating the first digital generation
By: Paul G. Harwood and Victor Asal
Contributors: Asal, Victor
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9781578867981
Subjects: Computer-assisted instruction; Teachers; Educational technology; Effect of technological innovations on
Description: This book explores how today's information technology is changing how we educate and are educated. The authors investigate the impact of today's technologies on education, how they impact teachers and teaching, children and learning, and the intersection of teaching and learning.--Book cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : technology in the classroom, from chalk and slate to the Web; title: The first digital generation : in their own words; title: Teachers : in their own words; title: Digital divide : can America's children ever be "e-qual"?; title: Big brother : privacy in the wired classroom; title: The electronic cheat : a culture of cut and paste; title: Distance learning : virtual teaching; title: Conclusion : looking to the information highway ahead; title: Appendix A : Investigating the first digital generation : interview methodology and interviewee profiles; title: Appendix B : Investigating the teachers of the first digital generation : interview methodology and teacher profiles.