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Education and Technology: Reflections on Computing in Classrooms (Jossey-Bass Education) - Hardcover

 
9780787902384: Education and Technology: Reflections on Computing in Classrooms (Jossey-Bass Education)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0787902381 ISBN 13: 9780787902384
Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 1996

Synopsis

Co-Published with Apple Press

"A blueprint for those communities who are attempting change within existing educational structures. . . . Parents, teachers and school administrators, business and community leaders, and policy makers will find this book instructive. . .well worth reading."
--American Secondary Education

"Every education, business, and community leader who wants to cut through the hype about technology to see where the investment really makes a difference should start with this book."
--Alan November, CEO, Educational Renaissance Planners

To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow (ACOT) project, this book brings together a diverse group of educators to reflect on what we know about computer-aided instruction. From the latest research findings to practical classroom experience, it provides an overview of the promise and prospects for technology in education.

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About the Author

CHARLES FISHER is professor of education at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

From the Back Cover

"Every education, business, and community leader who wants to cut through the hype about technology to see where the investment really makes a difference should start with this book."
―Alan November, CEO, Educational Renaissance Planners

To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow (ACOT) project, this book brings together a diverse group of educators to reflect on what we know about computer-aided instruction. From the latest research findings to practical classroom experience, it provides an overview of the promise and prospects for technology in education. While the authors recognize that technology itself is not a panacea for schooling's problems, they do shed light on the ways in which it can serve as a catalyst for educational innovation.

From the Inside Flap

"Every education, business, and community leader who wants to cut through the hype about technology to see where the investment really makes a difference should start with this book."
—Alan November, CEO, Educational Renaissance Planners

To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow (ACOT) project, this book brings together a diverse group of educators to reflect on what we know about computer-aided instruction. From the latest research findings to practical classroom experience, it provides an overview of the promise and prospects for technology in education. While the authors recognize that technology itself is not a panacea for schooling's problems, they do shed light on the ways in which it can serve as a catalyst for educational innovation.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Publication date
1996
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0787902381
ISBN 13 
9780787902384
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
339
Editor
Fisher Charles, Dwyer David C., Yocam Keith