Chapter 1: Goal of Technology Integrations: Meaningful Learning           Chapter Objectives How Can Technology Facilitate Meaningful Learning?  Alternative Conceptions of Meaningful Technology Use Conclusion  Things to Think About    Chapter 2: Inquiring with Technologies  Chapter Objectives Technology Trends Supporting Inquiry Information Gathering With Internet Resources  Using Information to Build Knowledge with Open-Ended, Student-Directed Research Projects  Collecting Data with Mobile Technologies  Finding Opinions with Online Survey Tools  Conclusion  NET Standards and 21st Century Skills Things to Think About    Chapter 3: Experimenting with Technologies      Chapter Objectives Learning to Reason Causally  Hypothesizing With Microworlds  Experimenting With Simulations  Venturing Into Games  Immersing Into Virtual Worlds  Conclusion  NET Standards and 21st Century Skills Things to Think About    Chapter 4: Designing with Technologies Chapter Objectives Learning through Design Drawing Design Ideas with SketchUp  Testing Designs and Building Mental Models with Simulation Software  Problem Solving Through Game and Simulation Design Designing Music with Composition Software  Conclusion  NET Standards and 21st Century Skills Things to Think About    Chapter 5: Communicating with Technologies    Chapter Objectives 21st Century Media Kids Exchanging Ideas Asynchronously With Discussion Boards and VoiceThread  Exchanging Ideas Synchronously With Chats and Instant Messaging  Sharing Information with Presentation Technologies Making Connections through Videoconferencing  Broadcasting With Podcasts and Internet Radio  Conclusion  NET Standards and 21st Century Skills Things to Think About    Chapter 6: Community Building and Collaborating with Technologies     Chapter Objectives What is Community? Knowledge Building with Knowledge Forum  Co-constructing Knowledge with Wikis  Building International Communities with iEARN, Global Schoolhouse, KidLink, and ThinkQuest  Discussing Interests with Social (Educational) Networking Groups Conclusion  NET Standards and 21st Century Skills Things to Think About    Chapter 7: Supporting Writing with Technology Chapter Objectives Supporting Writing Organization, Planning and Reflection on Writing through Visualization Tools  Supporting Creative Writing and Publishing with Technology  Supporting Collaborative Writing with Technology  Supporting Peer Feedback on Writing  Conclusion  NET Standards and 21st Century Skills Things to Think About    Chapter 8: Modeling with Technologies Chapter Objectives Learning by Building Models  Modeling Knowledge with Concept Maps  Modeling with Spreadsheets  Modeling Experiences with Databases  Conclusion  NET Standards and 21st Century Skills Things to Think About    Chapter 9: Visualizing With Technologies          Chapter Objectives What Are Visualization Tools?  Visualizing Scientific Ideas with Computers  Visualizing Mathematical Ideas with Technologies  Visualizing With Digital Cameras and Mobile Phones  Visualizing With Video  Video Modeling and Feedback  NET Standards and 21st Century Skills Things to Think About    Chapter 10: Assessing Meaningful Learning and Teaching with Technologies      Chapter Objectives Assessing Meaningful Learning: Authentic and Performance Assessment  Technology-Based Assessments  Assessing Performance with Technology-Based Rubrics  Assessing Growth over Time with Electronic Portfolios  Clicker Assessment Tools  Assessing Learning with Technology-Based Tests, Surveys and Assessment Items  Conclusion  NET Standards and 21st Century Skills Things to Think About    Epilogue: Implications of Learning with Technology  Index 

Learn how teachers can use different technologies to engage and support meaningful student learning. Meaningful Learning with Technology, Fourth Edition, grounded in constructivist teaching, is organized around learning processes such as inquiring, experimenting, writing, modeling, community building, communicating, designing, visualizing, and assessing. Numerous examples from teachers in K-12 classrooms, offer a clear understanding of how technology can be used with all students across grade levels.   New to the Fourth Edition: A Focus on 21st Century Classroom Instruction     • Gain an understanding of major educational technology and learning standards         through the review and discussion of three alternative conceptions and standards         for meaningful learning: ISTE NETS, 21st Century Skills, and Technological         Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK).     • See practical examples of how various types of learning activities can align         with NETS and 21st Century Skills in every chapter.     • Identify critical issues involved with information literacy and learn effective         ways to provide support through an expanded section on information literacy         skills.     • See how the most current technologies can enable teaching and learning         through a strong focus on social educational networking and Web 2.0 tools         for learning and collaboration.   A Focus on Practical Technology Application        • Assessing Characteristics of Meaningful Learning rubrics provide teachers           with practical tools they need to begin analyzing and assessing the quality of           their teaching.       • Examples given to support the learning technologies described in the text         have been updated to feature more primary grade elementary students’         meaningful learning with technology.     • An increased emphasis on high quality, practical application of technologies         that many teachers currently have available and use for instruction, such as         interactive whiteboards, PowerPoint, and more, offers readers ideas that can         be directly applied in the classroom.

Focus on how a learner uses technology for meaningful learning and how this informs instructional practices in the classroom through a constructivist approach. Readers learn to coach the learning of technology skills that encourage students to experiment with technologies, articulate their own beliefs, and construct, and co-construct ideas to build knowledge. 

NEW! Chapter 1 features a review and discussion of three alternative conceptions and standards for meaningful learning. The inclusion of the ISTE NETS, 21st Century Skills, and Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge or TPACK (with an additional Learning Knowledge dimension proposed for the TPACK model) helps students gain understanding of major educational technology and learning standards.   NEW! In every chapter of the fourth edition, students will see specific examples of how various types of learning activities can align with specific NETS and 21st Century Skills.   NEW! The addition of Assessing Meaningful Teaching and Learning rubrics in Chapter 10 provides students with the tools they need to begin analyzing and assessing the quality of their teaching.   NEW! A strong focus on social educational networking and Web 2.0 tools for learning and collaboration, found throughout the text, demonstrates to readers how the most current technologies can enable teaching and learning. See examples in Chapters 5 and 6.   NEW! Chapter 2 features an expanded section on information literacy skills such as evaluating web resources, and online privacy and safety issues. The inclusion of these special sections builds awareness of critical issues involved with information literacy and prepares students to deal effectively with them as classroom teachers.   NEW! Each chapter now begins with a list of Chapter Objectives that will prepare readers for what they can expect to gain from the chapter content to follow.   NEW! Examples given to support the learning technologies described in the text have been updated to feature more primary grade elementary students’ meaningful learning with technology.   An increased emphasis on high quality, practical application of technologies that many teachers currently have available and use for instruction, such as interactive whiteboards, PowerPoint, and more, offers readers ideas that can be directly applied in the classroom.