Technology and the Diverse Learner: A Guide to Classroom Practice

Bray, Brown, and Green (all elementary and bilingual education, California State U., Fullerton) provide K-12 teachers with a practical guide to making the best use of available technology to meet the needs of diverse learners, including students whose primary language is not English, learners with physical/cognitive/learning disabilities, and learners identified as gifted and talented. Coverage includes an overview of the issues associated with diverse learners in the classroom, the characteristics of various categories of diverse learners, the different kinds of assistive/adaptive technologies currently available, and combinations of instructional strategies, technologies, and types of learners who would benefit most from the strategies described. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Marty Bray holds a Ph.D. in Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University, and an MLS from Appalachian State University. He also holds certification in the areas of Behaviorally/Emotionally Disabled and Academically Gifted. In addition to working with exceptional children Marty has also worked as a Media Coordinator in North Carolina. Currently, he is an associate professor in the department of Elementary and Bilingual Education at California State University, Fullerton.

Abbie H. Brown holds a Ph.D. in Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University and an MA from Teachers College at Columbia University. He is currently an associate professor at California State University, Fullerton in the department of Elementary and Bilingual Education. He is co-author of Multimedia Projects in the Classroom: A Guide to Development and Evaluation (Corwin Press), and a contributing author to Teaching Strategies: A Guide to Effective Instruction (Houghton Mifflin). He has taught at the Bank Street School for Children in New York City and George Washington Middle School in Ridgewood, New Jersey. He has received awards for outstanding teaching and curriculum design from the New Jersey Department of Education and is an experienced computer-based instructional media producer.

Timothy D. Green holds a Ph.D. in Instructional Systems Technology and Curriculum and Instruction from Indiana University. He is co-author of Multimedia Projects in the Classroom: A Guide to Development and Evaluation (Corwin Press) and the author of PowerPoint Made Very Easy! (Scholastic). He has taughtfourth grade and junior high school.  His expertise is in multimedia design, the integration of technology into the teaching and learning process, and pedagogy. He is an assistant professor at California Sate University, Fullerton in the department of Elementary and Bilingual Education. Currently, he is the university's Director of Distance Education.