Transforming Learning with New Technologies

Engage learners with the most up-to-date practices and strategies

• UPDATED - The book is closely aligned with the most recent ISTE Standards for Teachers and Students, which emphasize ways for teachers and students to use technology to achieve learning goals and outcomes. The book''s Learning Outcomes and Lesson Plans are coded with the ISTE Standards.
• UPDATED - Material on the latest highly interactive technologies and strategies for teaching and learning -- tablets and apps, flipped classrooms, computational thinking, learning to code, 3-D printing, microblogging, online learning, virtual schools, open educational resources, digital citizenship, performance assessments, and using technology with culturally and linguistically diverse learners.
• EXPANDED - Coverage of digital literacy includes new material on open educational resources (OERs) and public domain materials, as well as strategies for teaching students how to do online research, evaluate the quality of web materials, and recognize and reject fake and false news.
• UPDATED - Designing Instruction with Technology, the focus of Chapter 4, has been re-envisioned and re-organized. The chapter includes material on different types of educational websites and apps, as well as a step-by-step presentation of the instructional design process in action using two science lessons.
• EXPANDED - Teachers as Technology Leaders, the focus of Chapter 5, has added material on the SAMR Model of Technology Integration, one-to-one computing and BYOD/T programs, and the role of teachers in addressing digital inequalities facing low-income and culturally and linguistically diverse youngsters.
• REVISED - Problem Solving and Inquiry Learning, the focus of Chapter 8, is an entirely revised chapter that focuses on using coding, robotics, makerspaces, and 3-D printing with students in schools. The chapter features new material on serious educational games and game-based learning along with a new Technology Transformation Learning Plan: Recreating Pre-Contact Native American Houses with a Makerspace and 3-D Printing.

• UPDATED - Technology for Diverse Learners, the focus of Chapter 11, is a substantially reorganized chapter emphasizing using technology to support learning for culturally and linguistically diverse students as well as students with special educational needs. There is material on culturally responsive teaching, teaching students who are learning English as a new language, creating digitally accessible assignments for students, and using technology to support a writing process fit for young writers.
• Tech Tools offer a guide to high-quality, easy-to-use, easy-to-obtain digital tools and Web-based resources to enhance teachers'' work and students'' learning. Included are many of the latest educational tools, including tablet computers, apps, digital projectors, interactive whiteboards, streaming video, and podcasting.
• Professional Learning Network (PLN) hands-on activities are designed to help readers develop a portfolio of knowledge and skills to use when entering the teaching job market and throughout their career.
• In Practice examples of classroom teachers integrating new technologies in daily instruction are in every chapter.
• Technology Transformation Learning Plans show teachers how to infuse technology in a substantive and meaningful way using a standard lesson plan template with objectives, methods, assessment strategies, national subject area curriculum standards, and the ISTE Standards for Students.

• Chapter-Opening Pedagogy guides students'' reading, and brief real-life vignettes introduce the chapter''s main theme. Included are learning objectives that tie to each major heading in the chapter, graphic organizers outlining the chapter''s learning goals, ISTE standards connections, and apps, tools and resources.
• End-of-Chapter Learning Activities summarize the major ideas in the chapter, organized by student learning objectives. Included are key terms of the important terminology found in the chapter.
• Digital Dialogs present thought questions that invite students to use in-class discussions or social media to discuss current issues and questions about the role of technology in schools.

• Teach your course your way: Your course is unique. So whether you''d like to build your own assignments, teach multiple sections, or set prerequisites, MyLab gives you the flexibility to easily create your course to fit your needs.
• • Pearson eText is a simple-to-use, mobile-optimized, personalized reading experience available within MyLab Education. It lets students highlight and take notes, all in one place - even when offline. Seamlessly integrated videos and other rich media engage students and give them access to the help they need, when they need it. Educators can easily customize the table of contents and share their own notes with students so they see the connection between their eText and what they learn in class.
• Empower each learner: Each student learns at a different pace. Personalized learning pinpoints the precise areas where each student needs practice, giving all students the support they need -- when and where they need it -- to be successful.
• • Embedded videos provide illustrations of educational technology principles or concepts in action. These video examples show students and teachers working in classrooms, and students or teachers describing their thinking or experiences.
  • Self-check quizzes in each chapter help assess how well learners have mastered the content. The self-checks are made up of self-grading multiple-choice items that not only provide feedback on whether questions are answered correctly or incorrectly, but also provide rationales for both correct and incorrect answers.
    
  • Interactive Application Exercises offer hands-on, technology-based opportunities to explore tools and resources. Exercises have thought-provoking questions to answer, after which readers can view author feedback for each question. Every chapter includes three exercises:
    
  • • Tech Tool exercises are ways to "test-drive" digital tools, experiencing first-hand how they can function instructionally in school settings.
      
    • Building Your PLN exercises feature digital technologies that future teachers can add to their professional resume of skills and understanding.
      
    • Growing and Leading with Technology exercises invite readers to develop their own "what would you do" responses to actual classroom scenarios.
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Check out the preface for a complete list of features and what''s new in this edition.