β Scribed by Paul Chin
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Information and Communication Technology is part of everyday life, including education. For teachers, however, keeping up to date with the various technologies that help support the learning process can be challenging.This book meets those challenges by highlighting the benefits of ICTΒ in teaching and learning, and providing practical advice and real examples from a wide range of subject disciplines. Writing in a refreshingly accessible style, the author dispels common myths surrounding technology and offers pragmatic solutions that can be easily used or adapted, covering the use of: overhead projectors and PowerPoint handouts videos and slides interactive whiteboards* electronic information resources and e-learning.This book demonstrates that with a little thought and preparation,Β technology can provide tangible benefits in the support of traditional teaching and will be essential reading for teachers, lecturers, staff developers and students in further and higher education.
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Series preface......Page 10
Acknowledgements......Page 13
Introduction......Page 14
Why not just use chalk?......Page 16
Preparing the students......Page 24
Overhead projectors and PowerPoint......Page 32
Handouts......Page 53
Videos and slides......Page 68
Interactive whiteboards......Page 90
Electronic information resources......Page 108
Virtual learning environments......Page 120
E-learning......Page 136
Field trips......Page 150
Laboratory classes......Page 159
Evaluating teaching resources......Page 167
Bibliography......Page 178
Appendix......Page 183
Index......Page 186
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