Teaching with information and communication technology (ICT)

Teaching with information and communication technoloy (ICT) prepares teachers to teach with ICT rather than focusing on technologies.

This book shows teachers how ICTs can be used effectively as learning tools. It introduces the key theories for intergrating ICTs into lessons, and explains the types of ICTs that are currently used in the field of education. It draws on useful concepts from developmental psychology so that the ICTs used at different grades are age-appropriate. In addition, the book examines local and international policy initiatives that try to harness the potential of ICT for learning.

The main strength of this book lies in how it concepts with practical examples, and in many cases illustrates this with a detailed lesson plan. Whatever their abiliteis, the book will give teachers the confidence to introduce digital resources into their lessons.

Teaching with information and communication technoloy (ICT) is a valuable resource for both pre-service teachers taking modules an 'uising ICT in teaching and learning' as part of a B.Ed degree and in-service teachers.

Key features include:

• personal and critical reflection boxes
• tips for teachers
• detailed lesson plans
• end-of-chapter questions for discussion
• a list of useful websites for each chapter.

Additional lecturer and student resources are available on the OUPSA website Learning Zone or institutions that prescribe the book. Lecturer resources include answers to textbook qustions, teaching plans, and additional reading suggestions. student resources include critical thinking exercises linked to online clios, 'how to use' pages on key technologies, more lesson plans fot wide range of subjects.