Computers into Classrooms

First published in 1993, Computers into Classrooms critically examines computers and their uses in teaching and learning. It sets out to raise fundamental questions concerning the nature of 'technological literacy', a hitherto vague term.

Introduction: More Questions than Answers 1. Computers and Exploratory Learning in the Classroom 2. Siuli's Maths Lesson: Autonomy or Control? 3. A Case Study of Microcomputers in Art Education 4. Appropriate Tools? IT in the Primary Classroom 5. Word-Processors and Collaborative Writing 6. What Can't Speak Can't Lie: Computers and Records of Achievement 7. The Training Materials Network 8. Mapping the Offers: Databases of Special Educational Needs INSET 9. Computing: An Ideal Occupation for Women? 10. Gender Equity and Computing in Secondary Schools: Issues and Strategies for Teachers 11. Computers, Dominant Boys and Invisible Girls: Or 'Hannah, it's not a toaster, it's a computer!' 12. Micros in Action: Three Classroom Case Studies Epilogue Technological Literacy: Where Do We All Go From Here?