Harwood, Paul G.

Educating the first digital generation / Paul G. Harwood and Victor Asal. - Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2009. - x, 191 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : technology in the classroom, from chalk and slate to the Web -- The first digital generation : in their own words -- Teachers : in their own words -- Digital divide : can America's children ever be "e-qual"? -- Big brother : privacy in the wired classroom -- The electronic cheat : a culture of cut and paste -- Distance learning : virtual teaching -- Conclusion : looking to the information highway ahead.

This book explores how today's information technology is changing how we educate and are educated. The authors investigate the impact of today's technologies on education, how they impact teachers and teaching, children and learning, and the intersection of teaching and learning.--[book cover]

9781578867981 (pbk.) 1578867983 (pbk.)


Educational technology--United States.
Computer-assisted instruction--United States.
Teachers--Effect of technological innovations on--United States.

LB1028.3 / .H374 2009

371.102