computer-assisted instruction

A guide for educators that discusses how to use copyrighted materials in the classroom, explains how digital materials and Internet elements can be used, and provides classroom projects that use copyrighted materials.

Presents a comprehensive guide to integrating technology in the kindergarten through twelfth-grade classroom, and contains strategies for teaching diverse students with a focus on issues relating to disabilities, gender, culture, and language.

Contains thirty-eight activities that teachers in grades four through eight can use to enhance reading programs using Internet resources.

Presents a comprehensive guide for the elementary classroom for developing a computer-based literacy program to help students enhance their educational growth.

A guide to Web-based instruction for libraries that covers research on learning, tools, trends, access methods, hardware, software, and other related topics, and includes a Web gallery and best practices.

Contains lesson plans for teaching students how to use PowerPoint, covering narrative, descriptive, research, instructional, and persuasive writing as well as poetic composition, visualization, and graphic representation; offers teaching tips and extension ideas; and includes a CD-ROM with lesson templates and assessment resources.

Provides advice and resources to help teachers incorporate technology into primary-grade classrooms, including instructions for activities and student samples, discussion on low- and cost-effective choices for hardware and software, tips on curricular design, and more.

A comprehensive guide to help middle and high school teachers implement differentiated instruction using technology and classroom-tested activities and strategies.

Discusses case studies and teaching strategies to prepare students with digital communication skills, describing the importance of digital writing, and providing tips to help teachers plan and establish digital writing programs.