Providing a look at computer applications in education, this text aims to help students become proficient at applying the computer to solve problems, infusing it into educational curriculum. Showing how to effectively use the computer in tasks dealing with the creation, access and analysis of information, it helps students develop an understanding of why, when, and how a computer might be applied to an educational task rather than how a specific piece of software operates.

Computer As a Productivity Tool in Education, The

Computers & Technology

Forcier, Richard C.

Computer Science

Merril Pr

The Computer as an Educational Tool leads teachers to become proficient at infusing the computer into the curriculum to enhance learning, and using the computer to solve problems. Chapter topics include the Internet and its resources, curriculum applications and the Internet, instruction and learning, problem solving, computer applications in education, learning with word processing, learning with graphics, learning with spreadsheets, learning with databases, learning with multimedia, networking, computer classrooms and labs, and teacher utility software. For teachers who want to integrate the use of computers into the classroom experience.

The Computer as an Educational Tool: Productivity and Problem Solving (3rd Edition)

Business & Money

Descy, Don E.

Job Hunting & Careers

Pearson College Div

For Computers in Education and Instructional Technology courses. This text describes the computer as a necessary classroom tool that not only empowers teachers to teach their students to use computers to solve problems, but also shows teachers how to do the same. The text explains technical matters in language that's understandable to the non-computer savvy, and includes numerous examples drawn from both PC/Windows and Macintosh platforms. The authors use problem-solving models to clarify specific applications, and incorporate national/international standards to create a text that works across a broad educational spectrum. The inspiration for this readable, student-friendly text is the idea that technology should be a means to an end, not the focus of attention.

The Computer As an Educational Tool: Productivity and Problem Solving

Management & Leadership

Perfect for pre-service and practicing teachers The Computer as an Eduational Tool: Productivity and Problem Solving guides the reader as they learn: - to become proficient at applying the computer to solve problems, - to infuse the computer into the curriculum in order to help students do the same, - and to integrate technology into their professional, academic, and personal lives in useful and meaningful ways. Written by leaders in the field of Educational Technology this text illustrates how technology can be used to support learning while being transparent as possible--that is, that the use of technology does not call attention to itself but rather is a means to an end. This philosophy is reflected throughout the book and illustrates how the computer can empower the user to solve problems effectively and efficiently.

The Computer as an Educational Tool: Productivity and Problem Solving (5th Edition)

Pearson

Designed for the graduate/undergraduate course, Computers in Education, this unique text covers all major technologies in an approach that emphasizes both problem-solving and the computer as a productivity tool.

Computer as an Educational Tool, The: Productivity and Problem Solving

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