computer-assisted instruction

Describes learning environments which allow children to master mathematical concepts through the use of computer assisted instruction.

Offers step-by-step instructions on how teachers can use social networking sites, Google, podcasts, blogs, and other online resources in their classroom curriculum.

A guide to using wikis for educational purposes that covers library, reciprocal, and student-produced wikis and provides examples and instructions for use.

Contains nearly fifty activities designed to help students in grades five through eight learn to use spreadsheet programs and master the skills of incorporating spreadsheets into their classwork.

Discusses Internet safety and cyber law as applied in a school setting, with summaries of relevant legal cases and jargon-free explanations of law, and strategies for dealing with privacy, security, social networking, liability, and other issues; and sample policies, procedures, and permission forms.

An exploration of data-based methods and challenges of the implementation of data-driven instruction that offers tips and guidelines and includes twenty case studies and a CD-ROM with instructional tools.

Offers advice and instruction to librarians, primary school teachers, and parents on how to integrate the Internet into student learning environments, discussing ways to teach students how to learn about the Internet, the World Wide Web, E-mail, chat, and instant messaging. Includes lesson plans and reproducible activity sheets.

Studies how computers are taking over the world and explains why the author believes computers should not be used in schools.