Technology Instruction and Integration

Kurztext§§Since the turn of the twentieth century, technology§has added a new dimension to instructional delivery. §This work examines a novel approach to technology§instruction and integration incorporating a§well-known pedagogical strategy with technology§instruction and integration, to yield outcomes that§go beyond technological skills. §Peer tutoring is one among many instructional§strategies that can be used to achieve the multiple§goals of improving students cognitive, technological§and social skills. But teachers application of this§strategy is dependent on their beliefs regarding the§effectiveness of this approach in technology§instruction and integration. Correspondingly, their§perceptions may be shaped by demographic and other§factors. §§This book emphasizes the importance of teachers§focusing on what they do best §designing pedagogical instruction that facilitates§learning in every child. This work refocuses§education practitioners on the how of technology. §That is, recognizing the usefulness of technology as§a strategy to create more effective learning. For§example using technology in a way that encourages§student to think, probe, and collaborate.