What Every Teacher Should Know About Media and Technology

Use media, technology, and the Internet to strengthen student learning and higher-level thinking skills.Technology plus classroom equal success for students whose teachers act as agents for change through brain-friendly media. Topics covered: The effect of media on student motivation, behavior, and learning modalities Using media for lesson planning: objectives, information, skills, meaning, knowledge, models, real-world applications, and more Using media for teaching: from the basics through creative thinking, critical thinking, and higher-level thinking skills Using media to enhance student research projects and learning products Keeping up with the "e;Big Picture"e; Vocabulary pre-test, post-test, and summary Bibliography and index