Explore research-based approaches for technology integration that boost critical thinking and problem-solving skills for all learners.
In this new edition of the popular Integrating Technology in the Classroom, author Boni Hamilton focuses on understanding students' learning needs as the key to identifying the strategies and tools that will serve them best. Chapters based on eight research-based types of literacy—textual, oral, visual, information, digital, mathematical, data, and global—and three problem-solving protocols—computational thinking, scientific thinking, and design thinking—steer you toward the tech resources most likely to improve your students' learning outcomes.
This updated and expanded edition:
- Features nine new "voice of experience" contributions written by experts and classroom educators from a variety of backgrounds.
- Shares insights and recommendations for every grade level and content area.
- Offers engaging and clarifying classroom examples to help you envision possibilities for your own students.
- Supports teachers at all levels of skill and comfort with technology integration.
With this book, readers will discover how digital tools and strategies for literacy practice and problem-solving can be naturally integrated into curriculum at all grade levels and in every content area.