information technology

Explores the dramatic ways technology alters social lives, looking at both the connectivity and isolation that these tools bring, and examines what people want in electronic companions and social networking tools, and the sacrifices that are made by using them.

Today's students need to know how to find credible, trustworthy sources on the Internet. This skill is not only a necessity for success in school, it is also an important step in becoming a discerning individual in a world full of misinformation.

Describes the invention and development of familiar objects used for information and entertainment, including the electric telegraph, pens, television, and others.

Presents seven teaching units that address the needs of the Information Age classroom, based on the theory of multiple intelligences, and covering topics across the curriculum.

Presenting both the positive and the negative impacts of science, this book examines the development of mass communication, from print media to broadcast media; the impact of radio, television, and the Internet; and the technology that links the world by cell phones and computers.

This book discusses information technology and communication, describing communication before electricity, communication with electricity, connecting telephone calls, the Internet, and safety in a wired world.

Analyzes four major challenges the United States is facing--globalization, the revolution in information technology, the nation's chronic deficits, and excessive energy consumption--and explains why these problems need to be corrected now in order to sustain the American dream and protect America's place as a world power in the future.

Chronicles the story of the Internet's development, explains how it all works, and takes an in-depth look inside its hidden monuments.

Explores the controversies surrounding the impact of information technology on society such as possible censorship of the Internet, privacy concerns, and education issues.