Customer Review: Rethinking Education is a tour de force. The authors cover wide terrain yet manage to synthesize their materials both broadly and deeply, providing grant-sweeping (sometimes breathtaking) insights into the current predicament of Education - the veritable tug-of-war being waged between the... more info
Customer Review: Not only a great resource for understanding the use of multimedia and web 2.0 tools in schools, but also perfect for administrators who might still be sitting on the fence about realizing the value of integrating these tools into the curriculum.
Customer Review: I had the opportunity to hear Charles Fadel speak recently, and he really impressed me. His basic theme was that American students are falling behind the rest of the world--particularly China and India--with regard to skilled workers. US students are particularly hurting in math and science... more info
Customer Review: In Rewired, Larry Rosen argues that the students entering today are profoundly affected by the technology on which they have been raised. For example, Rosen argues that multi-tasking is something that these students have come to expect, and rather than encouraging them to focus on a task at hand,... more info
Customer Review: Alan November's Empowering Students With Technology was specifically written to assist classroom teachers with the task of integrating technology into their curriculums and classrooms for the purpose of enhancing their student's learning and critical thinking skills. The focus is on students... more info
Customer Review: I am an educator, so this book intrigued me, and I was not disappointed. I had already heard about the open university idea, but I had never taken the time to check it out. With my scant knowledge of Do-It-Yourself education, I greatly appreciated the first part of the book which presented a solid... more info
Customer Review: If you are an educator, school board member, teacher, concerned parent, or legislator, then this book is for you. Wade through the occasional academia to get a compelling argument for the future of education in our public school system. I am in adult education, and I was riveted, challenged, and... more info
Customer Review: EVERY teacher should have this book! EVERY student needs to learn about web literacy, and we are all students. This should be required reading for anyone involved with educating students (including parents!). I was making the same mistakes students make when researching. I will be more careful about... more info
Customer Review: Recently, I purchased this book Web 2.0, New tools, New schools by Gwen Solomon and Lynne Schrum. Currently I am enrolled in graduate school taking a technology course and this book has been life changing. As an educator, I have learned tremendous information on how to use digital tools to maximize... more info
Customer Review: Susan Brooks-Young's TEACHING WITH THE TOOLS KIDS REALLY USE: LEARNING WITH WEB AND MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES is written for educators who wish to integrate mobile technologies into the classroom and covers the ethical use of such technology. From an overview of Web 2.0 tools in K-12 settings to wiki, RSS... more info