COMPUTERS IN EDUCATION VOLUME 1 -- COMPUTER SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS -- COMPUTERS IN EDUCATION -- VOLUME 1 -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- WHEN DID IT ALL START? -- CONTENT -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 1. EDUCATIONAL COMPUTING:PROMISING PRACTICES OF THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- SOME GENERAL PROBLEMS IN EDUCATIONAL COMPUTING -- The Backlash Against Educational Computing -- Educational Fads and the Pendulum Syndrome -- Lack of Willingness to Question -- SOME INNOVATIONS OF THE PAST IN EDUCATIONAL COMPUTING -- Programming in BASIC -- Computer Programming as a Cognitive Amplifier -- Word Processing and Writing Quality -- Drill and Practice -- The Internet and the World Wide Web -- Mobile Devices and Social Networking Applications -- Digital Fabrication and the Semantic Web -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 2. PUBLIC POLICIES FOR INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES PROVISION AND UTILIZATION IN BRAZILIAN SCHOOLS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. BRAZILIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM -- 1.1. Characteristics -- 1.2. Education Development Plan (EDP) -- 2. COMPUTERS IN BRAZILIAN EDUCATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY -- 2.1. Infrastructure Federal Initiatives for Brazilian Public Schools -- 2.1.1. National Educational Technology Program (Proinfo) -- 2.1.2. Broadband Internet in Schools Program (PBLE) -- 2.2. New Paradigms of Technology Education -- 2.2.1. One Laptop per Student Program (Prouca) -- 2.2.2. Integrated Proinfo Projector - Innovation and Functionality -- 2.3. Brazilian Teacher Training Actions -- 2.4. Digital Content Production -- 2.4.1. Teacher's Portal - The Main Brazilian Gateway forPrecollege Educational Resources -- 2.4.2. International Educational Objects Database -- 2.4.3. Public Domain Portal -- 2.4.4. TV School Program.

3. DIGITAL INCLUSION POLICIES FOR EDUCATIONIN BRAZIL AND THE WORLD -- 3.1. Infrastructure Actions -- 3.2. Impact of ICT on Learning -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 3. STUDENTS' PREFERENCES AND PERFORMANCE USING E-TEXTBOOKS AND PRINT TEXTBOOKS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- Preference Study -- METHODOLOGY -- Participants -- Materials and Procedure -- OUTCOMES -- E-Textbook Preference -- E-Textbook Use -- Preference Study Conclusions -- PERFORMANCE STUDY -- METHODOLOGY -- Participants -- Texts -- Quiz and Other Measures -- OUTCOMES -- Quiz Performance -- Reading Times -- Students' Perceptions of Motivation and Learning -- Competing Activities -- Use of Special Features -- PERFORMANCE STUDY CONCLUSIONS -- GENERAL DISCUSSION -- Affordances -- Interactions with Print and E-Textbooks -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 4. MEDIATING LEARNING ONLINE IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS: THE CASE OF A CLASSROOM HOMEPAGE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MEDIATED LEARNING -- THE CLASSROOM HOMEPAGE: A TOOL FOR MEDIATING LEARNING ONLINE -- COMMUNICATION WITH STUDENTS AT OTHER SCHOOLS -- LINKS BETWEEN THE SCHOOL AND HOME -- Student to Student Online Communication -- Parent to Student Online Communication -- Parent to Teacher Online Communication -- Teacher to Student Online Communication -- SUPPORTING A STUDENT-CENTRED APPROACH TO LEARNING -- CHALLENGES OF MEDIATING LEARNING ONLINE -- Unwanted Contact with People -- Cyberbullying -- Online Stalking -- Online Grooming -- Sexual Solicitation -- Contact with Content -- Ways of Managing Access to People and Content -- The Use of Filters -- HEALTH ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF THE COMPUTER -- Sleep Deprivation -- Computer Vision Syndrome -- Posture/Back -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 5. ORCHESTRATING TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED COLLABORATIVE LEARNING: EFFECTS OF KNOWLEDGE SHARING AND SHARED KNOWLEDGE.

ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- Knowledge Convergence -- Influence of Fellow Learner -- From Prior Knowledge to Shared Knowledge -- Collaboration Scripts and Orchestration of Collaborative Learning -- RESEARCH QUESTIONS -- METHODS -- Participants, Conditions and Task -- Interactive Table -- Data Sources -- Pre- and Post-Tests -- Collaboration of Participants -- Data Analysis -- Pre- and Post-Tests Analysis -- Analysis of Collaboration -- Shared Prior Knowledge before Collaboration -- Knowledge Sharing in Collaboration -- Prior Knowledge Sharing in Collaboration -- Shared Knowledge -- Learning Outcome -- Learning from Fellow Learner -- RESULTS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX 1. -- CHAPTER 6. FROM PRESENT TO VIRTUAL CLASSROOM: A REVIEW OF THE INFLUENCE OF ICT ON EDUCATION -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MULTIMEDIA -- HYPERMEDIA -- COMMUNICATION MEDIA -- ICT AND DESIGN -- ICT AND LEARNING SYSTEMS -- ICT AND INTEGRATION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 7. HOW CAN WEB 2.0 TECHNOLOGIESPROVIDE INNOVATIVE AND EFFECTIVE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES? -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- WEB 2.0 -- Web 2.0 applications -- Wiki -- Blog -- Podcast -- RSS and Syndication -- Tagging and Social Bookmarking -- Multimedia Sharing -- Mashup -- EXPERIENCE, REFLECTION AND SOCIAL RELATIONS FOR LEARNING -- Constructivist Learning -- Experience and Reflection -- Social Relationships -- The Integration of Web 2.0 Technologies in Education -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 8. MORAL REASONING IN KNOWLEDGE AUTHORING: AN E-LEARNING 4.0 PROSPECT! -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- DISCLOSURE -- Guiding Concepts -- Etymological Roots -- Definitions -- Additional Constructs -- E-Learning -- Knowledge Authoring -- Moral Reasoning -- DIGITAL KNOWLEDGE -- From Traditional to Distributed Knowledge -- Digital Authorship -- The Importance of Pedagogy -- E-LEARNING -- Definition.

Technological Generations -- Knowledge Authoring -- Coordinator -- Tutor -- Learners -- DEBATE -- Moral Reasoning -- Ethical and Moral Array -- Query1: Ethicultural Challenges -- Query2: Intellectual Property Rights -- Query3: Moral Responsibility -- Query4: Moral Reasoning -- PROSPECT: AN EPIPHANY! -- An Epiphany! -- 4.0. Education- Ethical and Moral Debate -- Query1: Ethicultural Challenges -- Queries2 and 3: Intellectual Property Rights and Moral Responsibility -- Query4: Moral Reasoning -- An Exponential Epiphany -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 9. DEVELOPING EDUCATIONAL SOCIAL ICT TOOLS TO HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. SAVEH PROJECT -- 3. ICT FOR HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN: A SWOT ANALYSIS -- 3.1. Strengths -- 3.2. Weaknesses -- 3.3. Opportunities -- 3.4. Threats -- 4. PROPOSED TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTION -- 5. VIRTUAL HOSPITAL CLASSROOM -- 6. SOCIAL VIDEO GAMES IN VHC -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 10. TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS: UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL, OPENING A WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND -- THEORETIQUE UNDERPINNINGS -- FRAMEWORKS -- TOOLS AND APPLICATIONS -- Operating System Adjustments -- Vision -- Physical and Motor Barriers -- Hearing -- Cognitive Barriers -- Hardware Adaptations, Additions and Accessories -- Monitor Accessories -- Keyboard Accessories -- Alternate Keyboards -- Switches and Mouse Alternatives -- Microphones -- Scanners -- Braille: Translators, Embossers, and Refreshable Display -- Mobile Readers -- The Intel Reader -- The Mobile Reader -- Handheld Mobile Devices: iPod and iPad: Accessibility and Use -- Language Development -- Reading Fluency -- Organizational Skills -- Lesson Review -- Behavioral Monitoring -- Web Applications:"There's an APP for that" -- Students with Autism.

Kindergarten and Special Needs Pre-Schools -- STANDARD AND LOW COST SOFTWARE PROGRAMS -- Word Processing -- Specialized Word Processors -- Digital Literacy -- Web 2.0 Tools -- Productivity -- Productivity Tools -- Blogs -- Wikis -- Podcasts -- Social Bookmarking -- Photo Sharing -- Photo Editing -- Digital Storytelling -- Video Gaming -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 11. A COMPARISON OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND SATISFACTION IN BLENDED AND CLASSROOM MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS EXPERIENCES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHOD -- Design -- Participants -- The Course -- Course Management System -- Instrumentation -- Knowledge Test -- Satisfaction Scale -- Procedure -- Pilot Study -- Main Study -- RESULTS -- Item Analysis of the Knowledge Scale -- Reliability of the Knowledge and Satisfaction Scales -- Knowledge Test Comparison -- Student Course Satisfaction -- Class exams and Final Course Grade -- DISCUSSION -- LIMITATIONS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.