Meaningful Learning with Technology
Grounded in constructivist teachings, this book will help teachers demonstrate ways that technology can be used to engage and support meaningful learning.\ Much different than the last edition, the 3rd edition of this popular text is now organized around learning processes that engage and support different learning activities such as investigating, exploring, writing, modeling, community buildiing, communicating, designing, visualizing, and assessing. Rather than the reader learning how to...
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Grounded in constructivist teachings, this book will help teachers demonstrate ways that technology can be used to engage and support meaningful learning.Much different than the last edition, the 3rd edition of this popular text is now organized around learning processes that engage and support different learning activities such as investigating, exploring, writing, modeling, community buildiing, communicating, designing, visualizing, and assessing. Rather than the reader learning how to use specific technologies this book demonstrates for the reader how learners can use different technologies for meaningful learning.PreK-12 preservice & Inservice teachers
Introduction1. What is Meaningful Learning?How Does Technology Facilitate Learning?ConclusionThings to Think About2. Investigating with TechnologiesInformation Gathering with Internet ResourcesCollecting Data with Mobile TechnologiesFinding Opinions with Online Survey ToolsSummaryThings to Think About3. Exploring with TechnologiesLearning to Reason CausallyHypothesizing with MicroworldsExperimenting with SimulationsVenturing into GamesImmersing into Virtual WorldsTesting Ideas with SimulationsSummaryThings to Think About4. Supporting Student Writing with TechnologySupporting writing organization and planningSupporting presentation writingSupporting creative writing with technologysupporting Collaborative writing with technologySupporting Peer Feedback on WritingSummaryThings to Think about5. Modeling with TechnologiesLearning by Building ModelsModeling Knowledge with Concept MapsModeling Systems with Systems Dynamics ToolsModeling Problems with SpreadsheetsModeling Thinking with Expert SystemsModeling Experiences with DatabasesWhy Build Models with Mindtools?SummaryThings to Think About6. Community Building with TechnologiesKNOWLEDGE BUILDING WITH KNOWLEDGE FORUMCO-CONSTRUCTING KNOWLEDGE WITH WIKISFINDING COLLEAGUES WITH INTERACTIVE BLOGSBUILDING INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES WITH iEARN LEARNING CIRCLES/GLOBAL SCHOOLHOUSE/KIDLINKBUILDING PROFESSIONAL TEACHER COMMUNITIES WITH TAPPED IN/TEACHERTALKDISCUSSING INTERESTS WITH USENET/NETNEWS GROUPSSUMMARYTHINGS TO THINK ABOUT7. Communicating with TechnologiesEXCHANGING IDEAS ASYNCHRONOUSLY WITH DISCUSSION BOARDSEXCHANGING IDEAS SYNCHRONOUSLY WITH INTERACTIVE CHATS AND MESSAGINGMAKING CONNECTIONS THROUGH VIDEOCONFERENCINGBROADCASTING WITH PODCASTS AND INTERNET RADIOSUMMARYThings to Think About8. Designing and Constructing with TechnologiesLearning By Designing In and Out of SchoolsDrawing Design Ideas with Computer-Aided Design (CAD) SoftwareTesting Designs and Building Mental Models with Simulation SoftwareDeveloping Programming Skills While Designing in the Media ArtsComposing Music with ImpromptuSumming UpThings To Think About9. Visualizing with TechnologiesWhat are Visualization Tools?Visualizing Scientific Ideas with ComputersVisualizing Mathematical Ideas with TechnologiesVisualizing With Digital Cameras and Mobile PhonesVisualizing With VideoVideo Modeling and FeedbackThings to Think About10. Assessing Learning with TechnologyAssessing meaningful Learning: Authentic and Performance AssessmentTechnology-Based AssessmentsAssessing Growth over time with Electronic PortfoliosAssessing Performance with Technology-Based RUBRICSClicker Assessment ToolsAssessing Learning with Computer-Based Tests and surveysSummaryThings to Think aboutEpilogue: Implications of Learning With Technology
