Using Technology with Classroom Instruction That Works

One of the most effective ways to implement the research-based instructional strategies from Classroom Instruction That Works is to use them with educational technologies, such as word processing and spreadsheet applications, multimedia, data collection tools, communication software, and the Internet. This book shows you how and gives you hundreds of lesson-planning ideas and strategies for every grade level and subject. Discover new educational tools that support research-based instruction, and learn ways to use technologies you already know to * Create and use advance organizers and nonlinguistic representations * Help students take notes, summarize content, and make comparisons * Engage students in cooperative learning * Help students generate and test hypotheses * Support students in practicing new skills and doing homework * Reinforce students? efforts through formative assessment and feedback Getting this guide ensures you always know when to use educational technologies, which ones are best for a learning task, and how they help students use new learning strategies.

This guide describes ways to use technology in the classroom, keyed to the nine categories of instructional strategies presented in Classroom Instruction That Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement (2001). Each chapter begins with an overview of the strategy and gives recommendations for using the strategy in the classroom, then provides specific examples of technologies that support the strategy. All chapters include teacher- and student-created examples, many of which reflect actual lessons plans, projects, and technology products. Directions for the use of hardware and software have been kept to a minimum, so that the book can be used as a practical guide, not a procedural manual. The guide concludes with advice for planning technology in the classroom, and includes a lesson plan template. Pitler is director of educational technology for a private sector organization. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)