Connected School

Barbara Means is directs of the Center for Technology in Learning at SRI International, an independent nonprofit research organization based in Menlo Park, California. She also codirects the assessment research team of the Center for Innovation Learning Technologies, a center funded by the National Science Foundation. William R. Penuel is a senior educational researcher at the Center for Technology in Learning at SRI International.Christine Padilla is assistant director of SRI's Center for Education Policy.

• PrefaceThe Authors1 Introduction: Technology, Equity, and School Reform 12 Now We've Come to the Point Where We've Started: Moving Beyond Providing Technology Access 173 Toss the Typewriters!: Connecting to the New World of Work 454 Don't Call Us a Computer School!: Technology in Support of Academics 735 Like a Family: Technology's Role in a Progressive High School 1056 Taking It to the Next Level: Seeking Technology to Match Their Students 1397 Show Them How We're Learning: Students at the Tech Center 1708 Summing Up: Technology Use in Urban High Schools 194References 231Index 237