Janet Collins, Michael Hammond, Jerry Wellington
This book is an introduction to the issues and practicalities of using multimedia in classrooms - both primary and secondary, and across a range of subject areas. The book draws on material from a range of case studies and focuses on areas of concern for teachers and researchers.
Using IT effectively continues to be a problem for many teachers, and there is still a long way to go toward organising this properly. The book takes a thorough look at IT in the school, discussing and examining issues such as:
* IT and the National Curriculum
* foreign language teaching
* differing curricular needs
* opportunities and constraints of groupwork
* talking books and primary reading
* ways in which multimedia supports readers.
The book also looks at some of the more philosophical issues such as the implications of home-computers and the limits of independent learning, and the notion of "edutainment" - the relationship of motivation and enjoyment to learning.
Finally, the book makes comparisons across the curriculum and between primary and secondary sectors and raises questions about the future of IT in schools, arguing that teachers should make a significant contribution to decisions about future development.
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IT is a still a major concern for teachers - few feel comfortable using it, and few have any trainig, but it is a good part of the National Curriculum so they have to use it
Multimedia is still very new for schools - teachers need help in learning how to use it effectively
Covers primary and secondary age phases
This book is an introduction to the issues and practicalities of using multimedia in classrooms - both primary and secondary, and across a range of subject areas. The book draws on material from a range of case studies and focuses on areas of concern for teachers and researchers.Using IT effectively continues to be a problem for many teachers, and there is still a long way to go toward organising this properly. The book takes a thorough look at IT in the school, discussing and examining issues such as:* IT and the National Curriculum* foreign language teaching* differing curricular needs* opportunities and constraints of groupwork* talking books and primary reading* ways in which multimedia supports readers.The book also looks at some of the more philosophical issues such as the implications of home-computers and the limits of independent learning, and the notion of "edutainment" - the relationship of motivation and enjoyment to learning.Finally, the book makes comparisons across the curriculum and between primary and secondary sectors and raises questions about the future of IT in schools, arguing that teachers should make a significant contribution to decisions about future development.
Part One: Introduction 1. An Introduction to Multimedia 2. IT and Multimedia in Education: Lessons from the Past Part Two: Learning with Multimedia 3. Learners and Reading 4. Learners and Information Handling 5. The Medium and the Message: Learners and the Words, Sounds and Images Part Three: Multimedia and Schools 6. Teachers and Multimedia 7. Teachers and Schools Part Four: Conclusions 8. Looking Back, Looking Forward Appendix One: glossary Appendix Two: Discography References Index
This book is an introduction to the issues and practicalities of using multimedia in classrooms - primary and secondary. The book also raises questions about the future of IT in schools and the role of the teacher in its development.
'This is a thoughtful and challenging book which succeeds in providing a historical perspective on today's technologies and their use in schools.' - Times Educational Supplement
