Author : Michael W. Apple
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 42,59 MB
Release : 1998-07-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 0791497674
Is the enormous financial investment school districts are making in computing technology a good idea? With a focus on educational computing, Education/Technology/Power examines how technological practices align with or subvert existing forms of dominance.
Author : Siu-Cheung Kong
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 47,66 MB
Release : 2022-05-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 0262543478
A guide to computational thinking education, with a focus on artificial intelligence literacy and the integration of computing and physical objects. Computing has become an essential part of today’s primary and secondary school curricula. In recent years, K–12 computer education has shifted from computer science itself to the broader perspective of computational thinking (CT), which is less about technology than a way of thinking and solving problems—“a fundamental skill for everyone, not just computer scientists,” in the words of Jeanette Wing, author of a foundational article on CT. This volume introduces a variety of approaches to CT in K–12 education, offering a wide range of international perspectives that focus on artificial intelligence (AI) literacy and the integration of computing and physical objects. The book first offers an overview of CT and its importance in K–12 education, covering such topics as the rationale for teaching CT; programming as a general problem-solving skill; and the “phenomenon-based learning” approach. It then addresses the educational implications of the explosion in AI research, discussing, among other things, the importance of teaching children to be conscientious designers and consumers of AI. Finally, the book examines the increasing influence of physical devices in CT education, considering the learning opportunities offered by robotics. Contributors Harold Abelson, Cynthia Breazeal, Karen Brennan, Michael E. Caspersen, Christian Dindler, Daniella DiPaola, Nardie Fanchamps, Christina Gardner-McCune, Mark Guzdial, Kai Hakkarainen, Fredrik Heintz, Paul Hennissen, H. Ulrich Hoppe, Ole Sejer Iversen, Siu-Cheung Kong, Wai-Ying Kwok, Sven Manske, Jesús Moreno-León, Blakeley H. Payne, Sini Riikonen, Gregorio Robles, Marcos Román-González, Pirita Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, Ju-Ling Shih, Pasi Silander, Lou Slangen, Rachel Charlotte Smith, Marcus Specht, Florence R. Sullivan, David S. Touretzky
Author : William Lau
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 49,36 MB
Release : 2017-09-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 1315298198
This book provides a step-by-step guide to teaching computing at secondary level. It offers an entire framework for planning and delivering the curriculum and shows you how to create a supportive environment for students in which all can enjoy computing. The focus throughout is on giving students the opportunity to think, program, build and create with confidence and imagination, transforming them from users to creators of technology. In each chapter, detailed research and teaching theory is combined with resources to aid the practitioner, including case studies, planning templates and schemes of work that can be easily adapted. The book is split into three key parts: planning, delivery, and leadership and management, and covers topics such as: curriculum and assessment design lesson planning cognitive science behind learning computing pedagogy and instructional principles mastery learning in computing how to develop students’ computational thinking supporting students with special educational needs and disabilities encouraging more girls to study computing actions, habits and routines of effective computing teachers behaviour management and developing a strong classroom culture how to support and lead members of your team. Teaching Computing in Secondary Schools is essential reading for trainee and practising teachers, and will prove to be an invaluable resource in helping teaching professionals ensure that students acquire a wide range of computing skills which will support them in whatever career they choose.
Author : Jay S. Blanchard
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 45,93 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780789007797
Increase literacy learning with multimedia technologies!Educational Computing in the Schools: Technology, Communication, and Literacy examines critical issues of technology, teaching, and learning through the areas of access, communication, and literacy to help students from preschool to college get the most out of using computers for educational purposes. As an educator interested in technology applications in the classroom, you will discover new ideas and practices for gaining access to and correctly using technology in education such as using electronic journaling, libraries, and chat rooms. This important book explores areas such as using the Internet to foster literacy growth in developing nations, connecting schools and communities, and the use of technology to enhance early literacy. This important book explores examples of creating access to technology for learning at three levels: state, community, and international. You will discover new facets of online publishing to teach reading and learn how multimedia technology can accommodate various learning styles. Educational Computing in the Schools gives you access to new ideas for your school or educational programs with several innovative ideas and programs, including: using LemonLINK, which links schools and communities with the latest technologies exploring the creation of the Highlights for Children Web site and chat room which is complete with actual messages sent to the online publication by children, and an overview of the online team that works to keep the sight educational and appropriate using computers to encourage and help children to play and learn requesting more multimedia equipment in classrooms based on the projected impact of the Internet, the networking of schools, and the increased availability of grants and funding for technology connecting technologically disadvantaged schools and countries with technologically enriched ones to benefit studentsEducational Computing in the Schools covers many of the challenges and issues that schools are facing today concerning teaching and learning with technology. This important book focuses on making technology accessible and incorporating new styles of communication, teaching, and learning into the classroom. This vital book will improve computer literacy in your school and make educational topics exciting and readily available to students.
Author : Betty A. Collis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 26,29 MB
Release : 2013-11-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 1135451575
This volume integrates research findings from three multinational studies conducted to examine the impact of children's use of computers in school. Conclusions are drawn from in-depth analyses of trends in more than 20 nations. Its seven authors from four nations were key researchers on these projects. Both a study and a product of the information age, this work is of prime importance to teachers, teacher educators, and school administrators. This work is unique in three important ways: * it presents data gathered in many regions of the world; * many of the authors are well-known and respected for their previous work in educational studies; and * the chapters are designed in such a way that the majority of the book is easily accessible to professionals such as classroom teachers who are interested primarily in findings, results, and outcomes rather than the methodology of the research.
Author : Paul F. Merrill
Publisher : Allyn & Bacon
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 37,38 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Computers
ISBN :
"Computers in Education" is designed to help teachers use computer technology to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the educational process. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Author : William D. Pflaum
Publisher : ASCD
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 39,74 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0871208423
An inside look at how schools throughout the United States are incorporating education technology in daily instruction.
Author : Seymour A Papert
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 38,53 MB
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 154167510X
In this revolutionary book, a renowned computer scientist explains the importance of teaching children the basics of computing and how it can prepare them to succeed in the ever-evolving tech world. Computers have completely changed the way we teach children. We have Mindstorms to thank for that. In this book, pioneering computer scientist Seymour Papert uses the invention of LOGO, the first child-friendly programming language, to make the case for the value of teaching children with computers. Papert argues that children are more than capable of mastering computers, and that teaching computational processes like de-bugging in the classroom can change the way we learn everything else. He also shows that schools saturated with technology can actually improve socialization and interaction among students and between students and teachers. Technology changes every day, but the basic ways that computers can help us learn remain. For thousands of teachers and parents who have sought creative ways to help children learn with computers, Mindstorms is their bible.
Author : Siu-Cheung Kong
Publisher : Springer
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 40,93 MB
Release : 2019-07-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9811365288
This This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.This book offers a comprehensive guide, covering every important aspect of computational thinking education. It provides an in-depth discussion of computational thinking, including the notion of perceiving computational thinking practices as ways of mapping models from the abstraction of data and process structures to natural phenomena. Further, it explores how computational thinking education is implemented in different regions, and how computational thinking is being integrated into subject learning in K-12 education. In closing, it discusses computational thinking from the perspective of STEM education, the use of video games to teach computational thinking, and how computational thinking is helping to transform the quality of the workforce in the textile and apparel industry.
Author : Nicholas John Rushby
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,35 MB
Release : 2019-05-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 1000022021
In both education and training, teachers are faced with many and varied problems relating to their teaching and their students’ learning. Educational technology, in its widest sense, provides teachers with methods and tools which, if properly used, can alleviate some of these problems. The computer is one such tool, offering, within certain limitations, some possible solutions. Originally published in 1979, this book describes the use of the computer as a resource and as a manager in education and training. It discusses the use, potential and limitations of this technology in helping the teacher and trainer. Beginning with a consideration of the role of the computer as a mediator in the flow of information between the student and his learning environment, the book goes on to look at Computer Assisted Learning from an educational viewpoint, the strength and weaknesses of a number of different media, and the problems of managing modular courses and course structures and handling information on students’ performance and progress. A chapter on informatics and education addresses the problem of what both teachers and students should know about computers, while the final chapter examines the practical problems of prompting and organising the appropriate use of this technology.
