Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching: Pearson New International Edition

·   NEW!In addition to using the established ISTE National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS-S) and Teachers (NETS-T), the 6th edition introduces the 21st Century Student Outcomes developed by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. The new standards and essential conditions for meeting them are discussed in chapters 1-3 and correlated with instructional examples throughout the text. Chapter correlations and lists of the standards also appear in the front of the book. In addition, the Technology Integration Examples, featured in every chapter, are correlated to both sets of standards.

 

·   NEW! In Chapter 2, Bandura’s self-efficacy theory joins descriptions of other learning theories that serve as foundations for today’s technology integration strategies.

 

·   NEW! Expanded coverage of interactive whiteboard integration strategies in chapters 5 and 9. This topic is also features in chapter 5’s Top Ten Interactive Whiteboard Integration Strategies.

 

·   NEW! Information has been added on the roles of mobile devices and e-readers in chapters 1, 5, 9-15. It is also the topic of a new feature, Mobile Apps for Education.

 

·   UPDATED!  Chapter 1 has greatly expanded coverage of educational/social/ethical/legal issues that shape technologies uses in schools, along with recommendations for how educators can address them.

 

·   UPDATED! Each chapter has updated technology integration examples that reflect new tools and/or strategies.

 

·   UPDATED! Chapter 7 has updated research and issues related to online teaching and learning

 

·   EXPANDED! Coverage of how to use the Tech-PACK framework in each content area has been expanded to include illustrations and examples. 

 

·   UPDATED! The newly updated Technology Integration Planning (TIP) Modelshows teachers how to create an environment in which technology can effectively enhance learning. This model now incorporates the Tech-PACK framework, showing the role that Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge plays in helping teachers integrate technology in classrooms in a thoughtful, enlightened way. This topic is introduced in Chapter 2 and reinforced within each chapter’s opening Technology Integration in Action example, Technology Integration Workshop exercises, and content area (Chapters 9–15) explanations.

 

·   UPDATED!  Chapters have been re-named, in many cases, to reflect new 21st Century skill focuses.

 

·   NEW! Three new features put students in touch with practical resources they can use, as well as the issues they need to know as informed “education consumers.” These include

Open-Source Options: In Chapters 2-15, this feature lists online links to publically available software that readings can obtain for free. These free resources help teachers stretch their limited budget for educational materials. Hot Topic Debates: Each chapter has a new Hot Topics for Debate feature that focuses on a hot-button issue for one of the topics covered in the chapter. Educators need to know how to address social issues that may present obstacles to effective technology integration. Mobile Apps for Education: In Chapters 9-15, two apps are recommended for each content area (one for the Apple platform and one for the Android platform) that support teachers’ instructional work or productivity in that area. 

·   UPDATED! Each chapter has been updated and new content has been added to document and illustrate major changes and trends in the field, e.g., the new emphasis on:

o  interactive online surveys

o social networking

o virtual schooling

o whiteboard tools