Education for an Information Age, 7th ed.

Education for an Information Age
Teaching in the Computerized Classroom

7th Edition
by
Bernard John Poole, MSIS, PGCE
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Johnstown, PA, USA
and
Elizabeth Sky-McIlvain, MLS
Least Tern, Georgetown, ME, USA

with

John Evans, MS

Boise State University, Boise, ID

and

Yvonne Singer, MS

Middlesex County College, Edison, NJ, USA

The audience for Education for an Information Age is the pre-service/in-service K-12 teacher. The primary goal of the text is to help you incorporate the computer into your K-12 curriculum. A secondary goal is to support your endeavors towards becoming the most effective educator you can be in the context of the K-12 classroom of today and tomorrow.

To this extent the book cannot be taken in isolation. The ideas and skills presented here, and in the accompanying tutorials for Microsoft Office 2000, Microsoft Office XP, Microsoft Office 2003, or Microsoft Office 2007,form part of the continuum of learning and experience related to your profession that began when you were yourself a K-12 student. The continuum continues during your college studies as an Education major, and ultimately bears fruit in your role as a teacher in the classroom. The computer, along with the expanding range of associated technologies, is just one of many tools and techniques that can improve the learning environment that you provide for your students.

NEW IN THE 7TH EDITION
The changes in this edition are included to bring the text up to date so that it reflects the current state of the art in technology and the current state of practice in technology-integrated education. I am especially indebted to Betsy Sky-McIlvain, John Evans, and Yvonne Singer. Betsy Sky-McIlvain brings a wealth of current K-12 experience which she contributes especially in chapters 5 through 9. John Evans has "adopted" chapters 1 through 4 and provided useful recommendations for this 7th edition. He will more significantly manage, update, and maintain those chapters for future editions. Ms. Singer has helped me learn about the needs of people with disabilities more effectively than anyone else in my life. Her presence as friend and guide have influenced every chapter in one way or another by increasing my sensitivity for the many students in our schools who have a disability.

The state of the art in instructional technology (also called Information and Communication Technology--ICT) is in a constant state of flux, more now than ever before. For this reason we have tried to write an updated new edition of this book every year or so.

CONDITIONS FOR USE
The 7th edition of Education for an Information Age is available for download free of charge. As a courtesy to the author, please drop him a line at poole@pitt.edu to let him know that you're interested in reading the book and/or using it with pre-service or in-service teachers to promote the effective use of technology in the K-12 classroom.

You may not sell this book for profit. You may, however, in the context of a College course, print as many copies as are needed and sell them at cost to the students, or, if any profit is made, that profit must be used for non-profit, charitable purposes, such as scholarships, awards, or technology acquisitions which will directly benefit students who are training to become teachers. Please be sure to print the entire contents of the book, including the Cover Page as published on the web. Any attempt to profit financially from our work would be a direct infringement of the copyright.