Using Social Media in the Classroom is an essential guide to Web 2.0 sites and services, providing both an overview of different types of digital technologies as well as constructive guidance on how to safely and intelligently use them as tools ...

Learning to Teach Using ICT in the Secondary School offers teachers of all subjects a comprehensive, practical introduction to the extensive possibilities that ICT offers pupils, teachers and schools. Under-pinned by the latest theory and ...

This collection of papers presents a comprehensive overview of the concerns and developments in the use of Information and Communication Technologies that are currently of relevance to educators and educational policymakers across the globe. This ...

There is increasingly wide agreement among teachers, researchers, inspectors, advisers and policy-makers that both teaching and research will benefit from being brought closer together. But how can this be achieved? Hard-pressed practitioners ...

This book takes a practical approach to improving secondary science education with the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), while considering the broader educational issues that inform and underpin the approach. The material is ...

The rapidly increasing availability and low cost of e-book technology make it perfect for schools and educators looking to expand their resources for readers. This book introduces the unique features that have established e-books as a powerful ...

"Incorporating a variety of contexts face-to-face, self-directed, blended and distance learning modes this book examines different perspectives on effectively designing and delivering learning activities to ensure that future development is ...

Academics in education explore the impact of new information and communication technologies (ICTs) on teaching and on the way children learn, addressing key issues across all phases of education, within the UK and internationally. They look at ...

Bridget Somekh draws on her experience of researching the introduction of ICT into education to look back over ICT development over the last 20 years through her previously unpublished work.