Emerging Technologies for the Classroom
Subtitle: A Learning Sciences Perspective
By: edited by Chrystalla Mouza, Nancy Lavigne
Contributors: Lavigne, Nancy; SpringerLink (Online service)
Series: Explorations in the Learning Sciences, Instructional Systems and Performance Technologies
Publisher: Springer New York; Imprint: Springer
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 303
ISBN-13: 9781461446965
Subjects: Developmental psychology; Education; Computers and Education; Learning & Instruction; Educational technology
Description: <p>This book provides contemporary examples of the ways in which educators can use digital technologies to create effective learning environments that support improved learning and instruction.</p><p> </p><p>Guided by  multiple conceptual and methodological traditions evolving primarily  from the learning sciences and instructional technology communities, the book offers readers  a myriad of technologic  innovations and supplies concrete  solutions to anyone looking to foster deep understanding, collaboration, creativity, invention, and reflection in both formal and informal learning settings . </p><p> </p><p>Emerging mobile and networked technologies specifically designed to extend student learning and foster student engagement beyond the confines of the classroom are provided along with tangible guidelines for their implementation and incorporation. </p><p> </p><p>This book will prove an invaluable resource to researchers, teacher educators and anyone actively seeking to support student-directed learning through a focused engagement  with new media literacies .</p>