Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the Book -- About the Author -- Introduction -- Why This Book? -- Why Is an English Teacher Writing This Book Instead of Bill Gates? -- Creating the Essential Conditions Needed for Successful Technology Use -- Chapter One: Why Should Classroom Teachers Be Technologically Skillful? -- Revolution or Evolution in Educational Change? -- Developing a Framework for Thinking About Technology in Schools -- Established Infrastructure -- Effective Administration -- Extensive Resources -- Enhanced Teaching -- Empowered Students -- Chapter Two: Q&A About Some Basics -- What Type of Computer Should I Have? -- What Operating System (OS) Should I Choose: Windows, Macintosh, GNU/Linux, or Chrome? -- How Much Memory Do I Need, and How Fast Does the Computer Need to Run? -- Desktop, Laptop, Netbook, or Tablet? -- What Other Equipment Should I Buy? -- What Basic Software Do I Need? -- What Are Freeware and Open-Source Software? -- How Do I Manage Files on Multiple Computers? -- What Is Cloud Computing, and What Are Its Advantages and Disadvantages? -- How Can Teachers Take Advantage of Cloud Computing? -- Disadvantages of Cloud Computing -- What Does a Technologically Well-Equipped Classroom Look Like? -- Seven Stupid Mistakes Teachers Make with Technology -- Seven Brilliant Things Teachers Do with Technology -- Chapter Three: Using Technology for Professional Productivity -- Keeping Professionally Organized: Managing the Business of Teaching -- Communicating Using Technology -- Student Information System -- Curriculum Management System -- Course Management System -- School Web Site and Teacher-Created Class Pages -- Basic Productivity Tools -- Word Processors -- E-mail -- Web Browsers and Search Engines -- Graphics and Digital Image Editing Tools -- Spreadsheets -- Presentation Software -- Basic Online Tools.

Online Productivity Suites -- Blogs -- RSS Feed Aggregators and Readers -- Wikis -- Social Bookmarking Sites -- Sites for Storing and Sharing Media -- Options for Sharing andWorking Collaboratively on Documents -- Chapter Four: The Technology Upgrade -- Getting Started with Technology in the Classroom -- Assessing Technology-Enhanced Student Work -- What IT Skills Should Teachers Expect of All Students? -- Survival Skills for the Information Jungle -- Problem-Based Learning and Information Literacy -- Information Problem Solving Meets Technology -- Information Jungle Survival Skills -- The Hazards Are Great, but So Are the Rewards -- Chapter Five: Teaching 21st-Century Skills -- The Fourth R-Research -- Designing Technology-Enhanced Projects-the Four A's -- The First A: Assignments -- The Second A: Activities -- The Third A: Assessment -- The Fourth A: Attitude -- Everyday Information Problem Solving -- Entertain or Engage? Why You Need to Know the Difference -- A Few Thoughts About Creativity -- Right-Brain Skills and Technology: A Whole New Mind(-Set) -- I Will as a Teacher -- Chapter Six: Managing Disruptive Technologies in the Classroom -- Some Approaches to Managing Technology in the Classroom -- Using Technology in the Classroom to Support Student Learning -- Computer Games in the Classroom -- Why You Should Let Your Students Use the Internet for Nonacademic Purposes -- Chapter Seven: Commonsense Practices for Safe and Ethical Technology Use -- Teacher's Day-to-Day Security Guide -- Hardware Security -- Passwords -- Backups -- Viruses -- Data Privacy -- Personal Privacy -- Helping Students Stay Ethical and Safe Online -- What's Different About Technology Ethics? -- Basics of Technology Ethics: Privacy, Property, Appropriate Use -- Staying Safe on the Read-Write Web -- What Are the Read-Write Web Safety Concerns, and How Valid Are They?.

What Students Need to Understand About Technology Use -- Guidelines for Educators Using Social and Educational Networking Sites -- Social Networking Scenarios -- Social Networking Scenario 1: Mr. Blake and Jennifer -- Social Networking Scenario 2: Ms. Olson's Camping Trip -- Social Networking Scenario 3: Juan and Philip Trade Insults -- Social Networking Scenario 4: The Social Networking Ban -- Social Networking Scenario 5: The Blog About Blobs -- Chapter Eight: Developing a Long-Term Learning Strategy -- Keeping Your Sanity -- The Librarian: Your Technology Partner -- Bonus: Top Ten Secrets for Conducting a Successful Technology Workshop -- Chapter Nine: Looking into the Crystal Ball -- Three ''High-Tech'' Schools of the Future -- Skinner Elementary School -- John Dewey High School -- Duncan Middle School -- So What's the Point? -- How You Can Invent the Future and Take Charge of Your Own Technology Environment -- Have a Personal Vision of Education and How Technology Should Be Used in It -- Have a Voice in School Technology Policymaking and Planning -- Experiment -- Look for a Mentor, Coach, or Guide -- Share Information -- Support Others and Use a Team-Teaching Approach -- Change from the Radical Center of Education -- Adopt an ''And'' Not ''Or'' Mind-Set -- Look for Truth and Value in All Beliefs and Practices -- Respect the Perspective of the Individual -- Recognize That One Size Does Not Fit All (Kids or Teachers) -- Attend to Attitudes -- Understand That the Elephant Can Only Be Eaten One Bite at a Time -- Make Sure Everyone Is Moving Forward, Not Just the Early Adopters -- Don't Be Afraid to Say, ''I Don't Know'' -- Believe That Measurement Is Good, but Not Everything Can Be Measured -- Know and Keep Your Core Values -- The Giant and the Ants: How Problems Are Solved -- Readings and Resources.

Chapter One: Why Should Classroom Teachers Be Technologically Skillful? -- Associations -- Some Influential Writers in the Field -- Technology Critics and Skeptics -- Other Education and Technology Thinkers -- Chapter Two: Q&A About Some Basics -- Chapter Three: Using Technology for Professional Productivity -- Chapter Five: Teaching 21st-Century Skills -- Chapter Six: Managing Disruptive Technologies in the Classroom -- Chapter Seven: Commonsense Practices for Safe and Ethical Technology Use -- Chapter Eight: Developing a Long-Term Learning Strategy -- Chapter Nine: Looking into the Crystal Ball -- Index.