What Every Teacher Should Know About Media and Technology
- Donna Walker Tileston - Strategic Teaching and Learning, Dallas, TX
Other Titles in:
Classroom Applications of Technology | Learning Styles | Teaching Methods & Learning Styles
Classroom Applications of Technology | Learning Styles | Teaching Methods & Learning Styles
December 2003 | 96 pages | Corwin
A research-based guide to classroom applications of media, technology, and the Internet, focusing on audio, visual, graphic, and movement media. The effects of media on student motivation, behaviour, modalities, and higher-level thinking skills are covered, as are media uses for lesson planning, teaching, student research, and learning products. This book will be an invaluable resource for teachers who want to be agents for change and who believe that technology success.
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Vocabulary Pre-Test
1. The Importance of Media in the Classroom
Why Media is Brain Friendly
The Effect of Media on Student Modalities
The Effect of Media on Motivation
The Effect of Media on Behavior Management
The Effect of Media on Reaching Higher Levels of Thought
The Effect of Media on Real-World Applications
2. Using Media to Plan and Introduce a Lesson
Begin With Goals for the Learning
Build Declarative Objectives
Develop Procedural Objectives
Provide a Matrix or Rubric
3. Using Media for Teaching
The Basics
Using Technology to Teach Standards
Higher-Level Thinking Skills
4. Using Media to Enhance Student Products
Making Choices on Products
Following a Guide for Research
5. Viewing the Big Picture: Keeping Up
Being an Agent of Change
Creating a Plan for the Classroom
Technology = Success
Vocabulary Summary
Vocabulary Post-Test
References
Index