Abbie Brown – författare

Tap into technology to tap the potential in exceptional children!

Meeting the needs of increasingly diverse students, in the face of ever-broadening standards and requirements, is an overwhelming challenge for today's conscientious teachers.

Luckily, help is available--in the form of exciting new software and devices that can help make every classroom inviting and supportive for every student. Technology and the Diverse Learner is an invaluable, user-friendly guide to understanding and applying these technologies.

Highlights include:

A summary of the latest technologies and the learners who will benefit most from each type Chapter-by-chapter guiding questions and "For Further Application" sections that facilitate understanding and implementation Straightforward discussion of the standards and guidelines for teaching diverse learners Special focus on issues related to disabilities, gender, culture, and language

The strategies and examples in this timely handbook provide flexible approaches to integrating innovative technology in the K-12 inclusive classroom. It provides practical information on matching the right technology with the right type of learner to boost satisfaction and success for students and teachers.

Tap into technology to tap the potential in exceptional children!

Meeting the needs of increasingly diverse students, in the face of ever-broadening standards and requirements, is an overwhelming challenge for today's conscientious teachers.

Luckily, help is available--in the form of exciting new software and devices that can help make every classroom inviting and supportive for every student. Technology and the Diverse Learner is an invaluable, user-friendly guide to understanding and applying these technologies.

Highlights include:

A summary of the latest technologies and the learners who will benefit most from each type Chapter-by-chapter guiding questions and "For Further Application" sections that facilitate understanding and implementation Straightforward discussion of the standards and guidelines for teaching diverse learners Special focus on issues related to disabilities, gender, culture, and language

The strategies and examples in this timely handbook provide flexible approaches to integrating innovative technology in the K-12 inclusive classroom. It provides practical information on matching the right technology with the right type of learner to boost satisfaction and success for students and teachers.

"This book provides an informative and easy-to-use guide to teachers on how to successfully integrate technology into their current curriculum even if the teachers' background in technology is limited."Bridget Weishaar, Technology InstructorThe Latin School of ChicagoChicago, IL

The "how-to" guide that can take you and your students to the next level of multimedia presentation!

Teachers have been working with multimedia for years—slides shows, recordings, even "chalk talks" are multimedia. But with the advent of personal computers and sophisticated graphics software, multimedia has taken on a whole new look and feel— and now two experts in education and multimedia share the step-by-step secrets on making multimedia work for you, your students, and your curriculum.

Multimedia Projects in the Classroom can help teachers understand how the multimedia development process works, and how it can be used by teachers, as well as by students working on their own projects. Subjects include

Integrating curriculum content into multimedia production Developing multimedia projects in the classroom Evaluating multimedia projects Producing professional multimedia

Learn to understand the process, include it in your own work, and incorporate student-produced multimedia projects into the curriculum—all with the help of this exciting and innovative book. Addresses standards set for classroom multimedia production developed by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)— National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NET-S) and National Educational Technology for Teachers (NET-T).

TEACHING STRATEGIES: A GUIDE TO EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION, now in its eleventh edition, gives you practical, applied help with commonly used classroom teaching strategies and tactics. Ideal if you are studying education or involved in a site-based teacher education program, the book focuses on topics such as lesson planning, questioning, and small-group and cooperative-learning strategies. The new edition maintains the book's solid coverage, while incorporating new and expanded material on technology integration planning, English Language Learner instruction, and proactive classroom management, as well as an up-to-date discussion of teaching students with disabilities and differentiated instruction. The text is available with the digital learning solution MindTap, which features an integrated e-portfolio, videos of classroom teaching situations, quizzes, professional resources, scenario activities, and other tools to help you succeed in the course and beyond.

"I have not seen a more teacher-friendly resource for using the Web in the classroom. The authors took both novices and experts into consideration. A must-have in every school."—Elizabeth Alvarez, Math and Science CoachChicago Public Schools, IL"A user-friendly tool on many levels. I would recommend this book to media specialists, instructional technology teachers, and district coordinators for both content and technology."—April DeGennaro, Gifted Education TeacherPeeples Elementary School, Fayetteville, GATranslate Web technology into practical applications for the daily curriculum!Designed for novices and experienced users, this comprehensive guide includes all the need-to-know aspects of using the World Wide Web to support student learning. Making the Most of the Web in Your Classroom covers the language of the Web, describes Web-editing software, and shows how to use Web tools that offer unique learning opportunities for students. This book examines issues of student safety, appropriate "netiquette," and copyright and other legal considerations and provides field-tested strategies, examples, and reproducibles to help teachers create powerful learning opportunities. Educators will be able to meet ISTE NETS technology and content standards as they:Design and build Web sitesHelp students develop their own Internet projects Evaluate and manage Web projectsFeaturing a list of key terms in each chapter, this timely resource will motivate your students and help make technology a seamless part of your classroom instruction.