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OverviewExamines the transition from a book and library world and its influence upon schools to a digital world of electronic text, television, and the Internet. It redefines literacy in that new world and addresses the questions: What does a digital world mean for schools? Can we provide a model of education that allows the learner access to learning at anytime and anyplace? Includes: a glimpse of how students might learn in a digital world. a discussion of national and international digital libraries of high quality curriculum. a model federal law that could provide for the development of a digital resource for schools across the nation and eventually for the world. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Frank B. WithrowPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Education Dimensions: Width: 15.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.181kg ISBN: 9781578860333ISBN 10: 1578860334 Pages: 114 Publication Date: 18 November 2003 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1 How Do Infants and Children Learn 2 Signs, Codes, and Symbols 3 Multiple Literacies 4 Reading and Writing 5 Literacy and Technology 6 Literacy, Curriculum, and School Achievement 7 Learning in the Twenty-First Century 8 What We Have Learned 9 The Role of the Federal Government in Learning TechnologiesReviews"The book is very readable and laudable in its ""motherhood and apple pie"" approach to education. * British Journal of Educational Technology * Redefines literacy for the digital world and poses the question: What does a digital world mean for schools? * Education Week *" The book is very readable and laudable in its motherhood and apple pie approach to education. British Journal Of Educational Technology Redefines literacy for the digital world and poses the question: What does a digital world mean for schools? Education Week Author InformationFrank B. Withrow is president of ABLE Company, A Better Learning Experience Company. He has been an early childhood teacher, speech pathologist, audiologist, director of research, and a federal program officer. He was the senior learning technologist at the U.S. Department of Education for 30 years. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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