Beyond Hardware: Using Existing Technology to Promote Higher-Level Thinking - Softcover

Moersch, Christopher

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1564841936 ISBN 13: 9781564841933

Publisher: International Society for Technology in Education, 2002

Synopsis

This title provides a systematic approach for educators eager to promote higher-order thinking skills in the face of limited technology budgets. The author, who has been a school administrator and classroom teacher as well as researcher and national consultant, demonstrates why decision makers should invest technology dollars in teachers rather than in fancy new hardware. He provides a framework for using existing technology to develop and revise lesson plans that promote critical thinking skills. The book includes the author's empirically validated assessment tool and a detailed vision for future applications of instructional technology.

FEATURES
Worksheets and self-assessments for evaluating the effectiveness of a school's current technology implementation
Summaries and reviews of online technology assessment tools
Strategies for overcoming institutional barriers and applying systems analysis to technology decision-making
Blueprints for developing a technology-integrated curriculum that supports higher-order thinking skills

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Edition details

• Publisher: International Society for Technology in Education
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1564841936
• ISBN 13: 9781564841933
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Number of pages: 162