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Download or read book Technology in Its Place written by John F. LeBaron and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 2001-03-29 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Technology in Its Place is a practical resource that features diverse approaches for improving teaching and learning through the use of technology. The contributors are a blue-ribbon panel of experts in the field who cover a broad range of topics including information on administration, strategic planning, leadership, curricular integration, and professional development. Technology in Its Place shows how technology can be effectively implemented in the classroom and examines the roles and responsibilities of teachers, librarians, technologists, and administrators. The book is filled with helpful suggestions and examples such as practical advice for formulating and implementing policy on intellectual freedom and acceptable technology practice. The authors also address the key issues of funding, infrastructure, teacher resistance, and community support and offer guidance on planning for technology in an urban school district. In addition, the book includes examples of qualitative research that attest to the power of technology applications that promote learning. "Unlike so many technology cheerleading books that put the cart before the horse, Technology in Its Place shows how to support learning with technology as a means to an end that will appeal to school leaders and planners." --Jamie McKenzie, editor, From Now On-The Educational Technology Journal "Curriculum planners, technology coordinators, teachers, and school administrators will find much to learn in this rich overview of the promises and the challenges of technology as a tool for improved schooling." --Martin Huntley, director of technology, The Education Alliance, Brown University "Technology is provoking change worldwide. This book is published just in time to support us all in putting technology in its place in schools and teacher education, thank goodness! Highly recommended for schools and university graduate courses." --Niki Davis, president, Society for Information Technology in Teacher Education (SITE) "How do educators overcome the gulf between open and flexible networked learning environments and traditional practice? Read this book!" --Jaakko Luukkonen, professor of education, University of Oulu, Finland The Editors John F. LeBaron is professor of education at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. He was a Fulbright scholar in Educational Technology in1998-99. Catherine Collier is a technology specialist with the Shirley, Massachusetts, school district and adjunct professor of technology in education for Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.