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Summary
Summary
A Jossey-Bass and Apple Publication
Six remarkable stories about the introduction of computers to the classroom and the profound effect it had on students′ lives. Informative and entertaining, this book will expand your vision of how technology can be used to enhance classroom.
Reviews 2
Booklist Review
The program manager for Apple Computer's Education Grants program zeroes in on six grant-winning schools in underfunded and underserved communities to see how computers are changing the face of education. Each project described is different: in one, tenth-grade boys in an inner-city school use the computer to investigate contemporary urban issues and publish a magazine that is sold in their community; in another, Louisiana elementary students collect and write stories that reflect the multicultural life of their community to enter in a CD-ROM encyclopedia for local residents. Photographs, comments from teachers and students, and original student writings enrich the accounts. Although there aren't enough basics to use the descriptions as actual models, there's plenty to convince teachers and administrators to take the computers out of the computer labs and put them in the classrooms. --Stephanie Zvirin
Library Journal Review
Six success stories of computer-based curricula, funded in recent years by Apple Computer, Inc., are the focus of this lively, inspiring book for educators and parents. All projects involved minority students in economically deprived areas of the United States, and most were interdisciplinary projects taught by teams of teachers: for example, a greenhouse unit in a Philadelphia high school, a current events newsletter at a Newark, New Jersey, parochial school, and a folklife study at a rural Louisiana elementary school. The text is presented in magazine format and peppered with photographs of smiling students and teachers. Appendixes list written and online sources of information, and a useful glossary of computer terms is included. Educational reformer Herbert Kohl wrote the rather dry introduction. Proceeds from the book's sale will be given to ISTE, a nonprofit educator group. Large public libraries and school districts exploring new technologies will want to purchase.Joyce W. Smothers, Monmouth Cty. Lib., Manalapan, N.J. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Table of Contents
| Foreword |
| Newark Studies: Writing About Community (St Benedict's Preparatory School, Newark, New Jersey) |
| Hypertext Folklife Project: Culture Becomes Curriculum (Abita Springs Elementary School, Abita Springs, Louisiana) |
| Computer Greenhouse Effect: Bringing Biology to Life (South Philadelphia High School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| 21st Century Learning: Putting School to Work (Dos Palos High School, Dos Palos, California) |
| Computer Mini-School: Technology Builds Community (P.S. 125 Ralph Bunche School, New York, New York) |
| Myths and LegAnds: Creating New Traditions (Pine Ridge High School, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota) |
| Conclusion: Lessons Learned |
| Resource Guide |
