Computers in the classroom
Subtitle: how teachers and students are using technology to transform learning
By: Andrea R. Gooden ; Fred Silverman, editor ; Julie Chase, photographer.
Contributors: Silverman, Fred, 1945-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass; Apple Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: [San Francisco]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Computer-assisted instruction -- United States -- Case studies; Educational technology -- United States -- Case studies; School improvement programs -- United States -- Case studies
Description: Computers in the Classroom tells the stories of six schools that are using computers to revitalize teaching and learning in the classroom. Written in an informative and entertaining manner, these remarkable stories reveal how the introduction of computer technology has transformed the educational experience of the students, the teachers, and their communities. Each portrait shows how computers created opportunities for students that would only have been possible using this technology.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 164-167) and index.
Table of contents: title: Newark studies : writing about community, St. Benedict's Preparatory School, Newark, New Jersey; title: Hypertext folklife project : culture becomes curriculum, Abita Springs Elementary School, Abita Springs, Louisiana; title: Computer greenhouse effect : bringing biology to life, South Philadelphia High School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; title: 21st century learning : putting school to work, Dos Palos High School, Dos Palos, California; title: Computer mini-school : technology builds Community, P.S. 125 Ralph Bunche School, New York, New York; title: Myths and legends : creating new traditions, Pine Ridge High School, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota; title: Lessons learned.