Technologies for Education: A Practical Guide-- Fourth Edition

Staying on top of technological change can be a challenge, but this book brings help. Presenting an up-to-date overview of the technologies that are having an impact on education, this fourth edition provides you with the latest information about a large variety of topics and demonstrates how technologies can best be applied in educational settings. You will never lag behind again when it comes to understanding all that today's technologies have to offer! Topics include:

· Teaching with Technology

· Computer Graphics Animation and 3D

· Virtual Reality Digital Audio and Voice Recognition

· Digital Video Production

· Local Area Networks

· Telecommunications

· The Internet

· Distance Learning Technologies

· Software and Hardware

Presents an up-to-date overview of the technologies that are having an impact on education. _ _

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The fourth edition of this overview of technologies having an impact on education provides the latest information on areas including computer graphics, assistive technology, and telecommunications, and demonstrates how these technologies can be applied in educational settings. Specifically designed for educators, this book explains how technologies work and how they are used with students, with real-life scenarios and descriptions of each medium and its functions. The book can be used for in-service education, in training seminars, and as a text for students in education and technology courses. Barron teaches instructional technology at the University of South Florida. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

ANN E. BARRON is Full Professor, Instructional Technology, College of Education, University of South Florida, Tampa. She received the Alumni Award for Outstanding Teaching and Service in 1996 and the Teaching Incentive Award for Outstanding Teaching in 1995.

GARY W. ORWIG is Professor, Instructional Systems, University of Central Florida, Orlando. He received the Teaching Incentive Award for Outstanding Teaching in 1996.

KAREN S. IVERS is a Professor in the Department of Elementary and Bilingual Education at California State University Fullerton.

NICK LILAVOIS is an author, Web developer, programmer, and corporate trainer.