The Best of Learning & Leading with Technology: Selections from Volumes 31-35

ISTE's flagship magazine, Learning & Leading with Technology is where the organization's members and industry experts share and discuss the latest and greatest in using technology to enhance education. This collection, assembled by former L&L senior editor Jennifer Roland, includes the very best articles from 2003-2008. Along with the articles as they originally appeared in the magazine, the book includes commentary and context introducing the articles as well as short essays from the original authors, who further discuss the issues and topics of their articles and how they've affected the ed tech world. With a large selection of articles from each of the regular sections of ISTE's award-winning magazine, The Best of Learning & Leading with Technology is an excellent resource for new ISTE members or beginning ed tech users, and is a must-have volume for longtime fans of the magazine. Along with provocative columns, insightful features, and practical tips, a full-color section showcases some of the best artwork and covers from the L&L design team.

Learning and Leading with Technology is the flagship magazine of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), in publication since the 1970s. Roland, the magazine's former senior editor, presents her 50 choices for the best articles discussing the use of technology in education from the last five years. The articles are organized under either format or topic headings, and include issue oriented pieces, point/counterpoint, features, technology in specific disciplines, IT, research connections, media in education, project-based learning, profiles of ISTE members, and product reviews. Specific topics include equity in educational technology practice, the question of whether the goal of K-12 education is to produce employees or learners, the challenge of addressing appropriate technology behavior, copyright issues, teacher-to-teacher IT mentoring, blogging, language learning through technology, and the connected classroom. Comments from the editor and updates from the original authors supplement the articles. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)