Sourcebooks

 

Ackerman, Ernest. Learning to Use the Internet. Wilsonville, OR: Franklin, Beedle & Associates, 1995.
ISBN: 0- 938661-92-2
Level(s): H, R
This book is designed to give basic, simple to read information to beginners on the Internet.

Baroudi, Carol, and John R. Levine. Internet for Dummies
. Foster City, CA: IDG Books, 1997.
ISBN: 1-56884-024-1
Level(s): H, R
This book, written in an easy to understand manner, covers everything from how to get on the Internet to chat rooms and everything in between.

Bitter, Gary G., Ruth A. Camuse, and Vicki L. Durbin. Using the Microcomputer in the Classroom
. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 1993.
ISBN: 0-205-14758-5
Level(s): R
This is an excellent resource for the classroom teacher. It discusses and explains everything from the very basics to distance learning. It includes lesson plans and numerous other resources.

Cannings, Terence R., and LeRoy Finkel. The Technology Age Classroom
. Wilsonville, OR: Franklin, Beedle & Associates, 1993.
ISBN: 0-938661-44-2
Level(s): R
This collection of readings deals with technology in the classroom, research, applications and issues facing teachers.

Educator’s Internet Companion
. Lancaster, PA: Wentworth Worldwide Media, 1995.
ISBN: 0-932577-10-5
Level(s): R
This is a complete guide to educational resources on the Internet from Classroom Connect.

Geisert, Paul G., and Mynga K. Futrell. Teachers, Computers, and Curriculum: Microcomputers in the Classroom
. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon, 1995.
ISBN: 0205-15627-4
Level(s): R
This source offers practical help for incorporating computers into your teaching with an emphasis on computer applications rather than hardware and software issues.

How Computers Work
. Emeryville, CA: Ziff Davis Press, 1997.
ISBN: 1-56276-250-8
Level(s): M, H, R
Full-color illustrations and specific text explain exactly how computers work, from processor to CD-ROM.

Internet and World Wide Web Simplified. Foster City, CA: IDG Books, 1998.
ISBN: 1-56884-658-4
Level(s): M, H, R
The 3-D visual approach to learning about the Internet and the World Wide Web.

Lamb, Annette. Building Treehouses for Learning: Technology in Today’s Classroom
. Emporia, KS: Vision To Action, 1996.
Level(s): P, I, M, H, R
This book focuses on both teacher and student use of technology in grades K-12 and encourages the development of hands-on projects and practical lesson plans.

Negrino, Tom. Office 98 for the Mac for Dummies
. New York: IDG Books, 1998.
ISBN: 0-7645-0229-8
Level(s): M, H, R
As with all Dummies books, this book is simply written for all to understand Office 98. It is an easy to read reference book for all users.

Sandholtz, Judith H., Cathy Ringstaff, and David C. Dwyer. Teaching with Technology: Creating Student-Centered Classrooms. New York: Teacher’s College Press, 1997.
ISBN: 0-8077-3586-8
Level(s): R
Drawing from the Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow programs, this book contains case studies of teachers and students using technology, the role of technology in helping the teachers instruct effectively and imaginatively and how technology supports instructional change.

Teach Yourself Office 97 Visually
. Foster City, CA: IDG Books, 1997.
ISBN: 0-7645-6018-2
Level(s): M, H, R
This book walks the user visually through each part of Office 97.

Webster’s New World Dictionary of Computer Terms
. New York: Prentice Hall, 1998.
ISBN: 0-671-84651-5
Level(s): M, H, R
This is a compact, easy to read, up-to-date resource for computer terminology.

 

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