Full Description
First published in 1993, Computers into Classrooms critically examines computers and their uses in teaching and learning. It sets out to raise fundamental questions concerning the nature of 'technological literacy', a hitherto vague term. The authors set out to provide a series of guidelines for teachers employing, or about to employ, computers in their classrooms. Many of the issues raised have yet to be adequately researched, and teachers are alerted to the dangers and shortcomings of too easy a reliance on these machines. This book is the last in a trilogy, which includes Understanding Technology in Education and Technological Literacy and the Curriculum.
Contents
Introduction: More Questions than Answers 1. Computers and Exploratory Learning in the Classroom 2. Siuli's Maths Lesson: Autonomy or Control? 3. A Case Study of Microcomputers in Art Education 4. Appropriate Tools? IT in the Primary Classroom 5. Word-Processors and Collaborative Writing 6. What Can't Speak Can't Lie: Computers and Records of Achievement 7. The Training Materials Network 8. Mapping the Offers: Databases of Special Educational Needs INSET 9. Computing: An Ideal Occupation for Women? 10. Gender Equity and Computing in Secondary Schools: Issues and Strategies for Teachers 11. Computers, Dominant Boys and Invisible Girls: Or 'Hannah, it's not a toaster, it's a computer!' 12. Micros in Action: Three Classroom Case Studies Epilogue Technological Literacy: Where Do We All Go From Here?
