Computers in education / 8th ed.

Table Of Contents:
To the Reader iv
World Wide Web Sites 2(2)
Topic Guide 4(2)
UNIT 1 Introduction

Overview 6(2)

School Reform in the Information Age 8(7)

Howard D. Mehlinger

Phi Delta Kappan

System 2000: If You Build It, Can You Manage It? 15(7)

Andrew M. Weiss

Phi Delta Kappan

The Modern Land of Laputa: Where Computers Are Used in Education 22(4)

Chris Morton

Phi Delta Kappan

Education Wars: The Battle over Information-Age Technology 26(5)

James H. Snider

The Futurist

21st Century Classroom 31(2)

Vance Viscusi

TechTrends

Unfilled Promises: Can Technology Help Close the Equity Gap? Maybe--But It Hasn't Happened Yet 33(5)

Jane McDonald

William Lynch

Greg Kearsley
UNIT 2 Curriculum and Instructional Design

Overview 36(2)

Interactivity and Computer-Based Instruction 38(5)

William D. Milheim

The Relevance of HCI Guidelines for Educational Interfaces 43(7)

David J. Gilmore

Machine-Mediated Learning

Designing Interactive Learning Environments 50(8)

Y. Akpinar

J.R. Hartley

Design and Application of Teaching Software 58(8)

Glenn G. Hammack
Unit 3 Classroom Applications and Software Evaluations

Overview 64(2)

NAEYC Position Statement: Technology and Young Children--Ages Three through Eight 66(6)

Children's Computers 72(4)

Anastasia P. Samaras

Software Evaluation 76(5)

Daniel D. Shade

Where Computers Do Work 81(4)

Instructional Applications of Computer Games 85(9)

John V. Dempsey

Barbara A. Lucassen

Linda L. Haynes

Maryann S. Casey
Unit 4 Teacher Training

Overview 92(2)

Structuring Telecommunications to Create Instructional Conversations about Student Teaching 94(8)

Bob Schlagal

Woodrow Trathen

William Blanton

Six Stages for Learning to Use Technology 102(6)

Anne L. Russell

Dimensions of a Knowledge Support System: Multimedia Cases and High Bandwidth Telecommunications for Teacher Professional Development 108(4)

Joan Mazur

Traci Bliss

Interactive Video Cases Developed for Elementary Science Methods Courses 112(4)

Sandra K. Abell

Katherine S. Cennamo

Lois M. Campbell

Stage a Well-Designed Saturday Session and They Will Come! 116(4)

Miguel Guhlin
Unit 5 Multimedia

Overview 118(2)

Interactive Multimedia: Cost Benefit Analysis Issues 120(3)

John J. Hirschbuhl

Converting a Traditional Multimedia Kit into an Interactive Video CD-ROM 123(7)

Annie Y.W. Nicholson

Johnson Y. K. Ngai

The 21st Century Classroom-Scholarship Environment: What Will It Be Like? 130(8)

William D. Graziadei

Gillian M. McCombs

Video to the Desktop and Classrooms: The IUPUI IMDS Project 138(5)

Ali Jafari

Multimedia and Cultural Diversity 143(3)

Maria A. Pacino

Joe L. Pacino

Strengthening the Visual Element in Visual Media Materials 146(4)

R. Dwight Wilhelm
Unit 6 Special Issues

Overview 148(2)

Factors Facilitating Teachers' Use of Computer Technology 150(2)

Warren C. Hope

Making the Most of a Slow Revolution 152(13)

Steven W. Gilbert

The Coming Ubiquity of Information Technology 165(8)

Kenneth C. Green

Computing Our Way to Educational Reform 173(9)

Paul Starr

Mad Rushes into the Future: The Overselling of Educational Technology 182(5)

Douglas D. Noble

A Response to Douglas Noble: We're in This Together 187(5)

David Dwyer
Unit 7 The Internet and Computer Networks

Overview 190(2)

Journey into the Unknown 192(3)

Dan Buettner

Cathy de Moll

Traveling the Internet in Chinese 195(3)

Fan Fang

Ready Reference on the Internet: A Beginning List of Sources 198(3)

Barbara Ripp Safford

Monster Job! 201(4)

Sally Laughon

Barbara Kurshan

Tips & Tricks for K-12 Educational LANs 205(7)

Philip Hess
Unit 8 Distance Learning

Overview 210(2)

Distance Learning, the Internet, and the World Wide Web 212(3)

Sandra Kerka

ERIC Digest

Distance Learning's Explosion on the Internet 215(6)

Rita Laws

Seven Principles for Good Practice in Distance Learning 221(3)

Jacquelyn Tulloch

Teaching at a Distance: Student Involvement through Interactive Multimedia 224(2)

John J. Hirschbuhl

Jim Jackson

Dwight Bishop

The Challenge of Distance Education 226(4)

Marjorie A. Cambre

Barbara Erdman

Leslie Hall

Factors in Determining Rural School Readiness to Use Distance Learning 230(5)

Bruce O. Barker

Michael W. Dickson
Glossary 235(6)
Index 241(3)
Article Review Form 244(1)
Article Rating Form 245