Table of Contents:
  • Section 1. Perspectives on Technological Literacy
  • 1. New Paradigm of Learning and Teaching in a Networked Environment: Implications for ICT
  • 2. Technologies Challenging Literacy: Hypertext, Community Building, Reflection, and Critical Literacy
  • 3. Technological Literacy, Perspectives, Standards, and Skills in the USA
  • 4. Globalization, At-Risk Students, and the Reconceptualization of Technological Literacy
  • 5. ICT in Schools: What is of Educational Value
  • 6. Web-Based Technologies, Technology Literacy, and Learning
  • 7. New Media Pathways: Navigating the Links between Home, School, and the Workplace
  • 8. Responsible Technologies and Literacy: Ethical and Legal Issues
  • 9. Internet Chatrooms: E-Space for Youth of the Risk Society
  • 10. Re-Schooling and Information Communication Technology: A Case Study of Ireland
  • 11. Transforming the K-12 Classroom with ICT: Recognizing and Engaging New Configurations of Student Learning
  • 12. The Complexities of Measuring Technological Literacy
  • 13. Systemic Innovations and the Role of Change-Technology: Issues of Sustainability and Generalizability
  • Section 2. Teaching and Learning with Technology
  • 14. Digital Video in the K-12 Classroom: A New Tool for Learning
  • 15. Technology as a Classroom Tool: Learning with Laptop Computers
  • 16. Tapping into Digital Literacy: Handheld Computers in the K-12 Classroom
  • 17. Digital Literacy and the Use of Wireless Portable Computers, Planners, and Cell Phones for K-12 Education
  • 18. Using WebQuests to Support the Development of Digital Literacy and Other Essential Skills at the K-12 Level
  • 19. Let Them Blog: Using Weblogs to Advance Literacy in the K-12 Classroom
  • 20. Information Problem-Solving Using the Internet
  • 21. How to Teach Using Today's Technology: Matching the Teaching Strategy to E-Learning Approach
  • 22. Integrating Computer Literacy into Mathematics Instruction
  • 23. Teaching and Learning with Tablet PCs
  • 24. Using Technology to Create Children's Books for Students by Students
  • 25. Electronic Portfolios and Education: A Different Way to Assess Academic Success
  • Section 3. Issues Related to Teacher Education and School-Based Matters
  • 26. Teachers and Technology: Engaging Pedagogy and Practice
  • 27. Literacy in K-12 Teacher Education: The Case Study of a Multimedia Resource
  • 28. Demystifying Constructivism: The Role for the Teacher in New Technology Exploiting Learning Situations
  • 29. K-12 Educators as Instructional Designers
  • 30. Creating a Virtual Literacy Community between High School and University Students
  • 31. Online Learning Communities: Enhancing Learning in the K-12 Setting
  • 32. Knowledge Management, Communities of Practice, and the Role of Technology: Lessons Learned from the Past and Implications for the Future
  • 33. The Emerging Use of E-Learning Environments in K-12 Education: Implications for School Decision Makers
  • 34. A Socio-Technical Analysis of Factors Affecting the Integration of ICT in Primary and Secondary Education
  • 35. Teaching English as a Second Language with Technology: Making Appropriate Pedagogical Choices
  • About the Authors
  • Index.