Meaningful Learning with Technology

Meaningful Learning with Technology

<P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B>Grounded in constructivist teachings, this popular text demonstrates how teachers can use technology to engage and support meaningful learning of their students. </B> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">Organized around learning processes such as inquiring, experimenting, writing, modeling, community building, communicating, designing, visualizing, and assessing, <I>Meaningful Learning with Technology, Fourth Edition,</I> demonstrates for the reader how learners can use different technologies for meaningful learning. Numerous examples from teachers in K-12 classrooms, give readers a clear understanding of how technology can be used with different types of students, including expanded coverage of effective technology use with young learners. </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">All chapters now present learning objectives as well as <I>ISTE NETS for Students </I>and <I>21<SUP>st</SUP> Century Skills </I>that may be met through the learning activities described.  The text is further strengthened by the inclusion of practical application with technologies that many teachers currently use; discussion of widely available web-based tools for learning and collaboration; and the addition of <I>Assessing Meaningful Teaching and Learning</I> rubrics which give readers a tool for reflecting on their practice. Each chapter extends learning by culminating with questions and issues for readers to think about.</P>