Includes bibliographical references.

Foreword iii -- Preface iv -- Acknowledgement v -- A Review of Educational Technology 1 9 -- An Overview: Educational Technology 2 12 -- Understanding Technology Learners 16 -- Bridging the Generation Gap 19 -- Preferences of the Technology Generation 22 -- Developing Basic Digital Skills 26 -- Evaluation of Technology Learning 32 -- Higher Thinking Skills Through IT-Based Projects 35 -- Computers as Information and Communication Technology 45 -- The Computers as a Tutor 50 -- The Computer as the Teacher's Tool 59 -- Information Technology in Support of Student- Centered Learning 66 -- Cooperative Learning with the Computer 71 -- The Software as an Educational Resource 76 -- Understanding Hypermalia 82 -- The Internet and Education 85 -- Educational Technology 2 Practicum 91 -- Tables for Textbooks 95 -- Bibliography 99 -- Appendix 100

This textbook on Educational Technology 2 comes at an opportune time when professional teachers are still taking their place in the new information technology environment of the millennium. Now it has become clear to educators that it is not enough for teachers to be able to tap the computers keyboard, prepare computer designed test papers, prepare PowerPoint presentations, and be computer savvy. Yes professional teachers, especially in developed countries may have kept up with the computer age by being computer literate, but it is clear that this is not enough. The computer ant its multi or hypermedia capabilities must still be used not simply for direct instruction, but for integration into the curricula and its various courses or subjects. Integration is the present challenge and given this situation the Educational Technology 2 textbook has significance.