This practical, how-to guide makes it easy for teachers to incorporate the latest technology in their classes. Employing an informal workshop approach, the book avoids technical jargon and pays special attention to the needs of teachers who are expanding the use of computers in their classrooms. The authors focus on what teachers do and how they can do it better, and provide a wide variety of proven tools, tips, and methods for enhancing these activities with technology."Best Ideas for Teaching with Technology" provides extensively illustrated tutorials for a wide variety of software, online tools, and teaching techniques. It covers everything from lesson plans, to time management, how to show animation, blogging, podcasts, laptop strategies, and much, much more. In addition, periodic updates to the text will be available on the authors' website.

Tom Daccord and Justin Reich run EdTechTeacher.org, which publishes a series of Web Sites for teachers-The Best of History Web Sites (besthistorysites.net), Teaching History with Technology (thwt.org), Teaching English with Technology (tewt.org), and The Ed Tech Teacher (edtechteacher.org). EdTechTeacher also offers customized workshops and consulting services for schools. Both Tom and Justin have extensive experience teaching in 1-1 computing environments and have spoken at conferences and schools across the country. Tom is currently an Academic Technology Advocate at the Noble and Greenough School in Dedham, Massachusetts, and Justin is a doctoral candidate at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Introduction; Chapter 1 Lectures: Enhancing Teaching and Learning with Multimedia; Chapter 2 Discussion and Communication; Chapter 3 Note Taking and Organization; Chapter 4 Guided Inquiry; Chapter 5 Open Research; Chapter 6 Homework; Chapter 7 Writing; Chapter 8 Student Presentations; Chapter 9 Assessment and Grading; Chapter 10 Class Management;