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Teachers often e-mail me and ask for specific titles that I use to help support the integration of technology in the classroom or for teacher training and professional development. Below is a list of my current favorite titles.

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Classroom Integration and Training

Gilster, Paul. Digital Literacy. Wiley, 1997.

If you are involved with any segment of the Internet, read this book! It is a wonderful explanation of the skills needed for us (and our students) to conquer this new arena and its immense amount of information, and how to do it in a meaningful way.

Gordon, David T. (editor). Better Teaching and Learning in The Digital Classroom. Harvard Education Letter, 2003.

A follow-up collection of expert articles dealing with the research basis of teachers using technology to impact classroom practice.

Gordon, David T. (editor). The Digital Classroom. Harvard Education Letter, 2000.

A great collection of expert articles dealing with the research basis of teachers using technology to impact classroom practice.

Greenwood Press Professional Guides.Using Internet Primary Sources to Teach Critical Thinking Skills in...

A wonderful series of books which demonstrate the true infusion of technology into the curriculum.

Kasowitz, Abby S. Using the Big6 to Teach and Learn with the Internet. Linworth, 2000.

A book to help teachers and library media specialists provide instruction and guidance for K-12 students as they learn how to solve information problems using a variety of print and online tools.

Lamb, Annette. Building Treehouses for Learning: Technology in Today's Classroom. 3d ed. Vision to Action, 2002.

"This book focuses on the design, development, and integration of traditional and emerging technologies into today's classrooms."

Lamb, Annette.The Magic Carpet Ride: Integrating Technology into the K-12 Classroom. 3d ed. Vision to Action, 2002.

"Focuses on integrating CD-ROM, laserdiscs, and student-produced multimedia technology into the classroom including digitized images, video, and sounds."

Lamb, Annette. Surfin' the Internet: Practical Ideas from A-Z. 2d ed. Vision to Action, 1998.

"A practical guide to integrating Internet technology into the classroom. Contains unit and lesson ideas, resource lists, and reproducible activity sheets for a wide range of K-12 Internet projects."

November, Alan. Empowering Students With Technology. Skylight, 2001.

A book to assist teachers with the task of integrating technology into their curriculum for the purpose of enhancing their student's learning and critical thinking skills.

Shelly, Gary B., Thomas Cashman, et.al. Teachers Discovering Computers: Integrating Technology into the Classroom. 5th ed. Course Technology (ITP), 2007.

A must-have for every libray media center and professional development library. Intended as a textbook, it is filled with practical, useful, and wonderful information to get educators quickly caught up in the rapidly expanding fields of technology and technology integration.

Sherman, Chris and Gary Price. The Invisible Web: Uncovering Information Sources Search Engines Can't See. Independent Publishers, 2001.

This book explains what the invisible Web is, how to search and find information "hidden" away, and provides lists of sources to use to troll this vast information source.

Simpson, Carol. Copyright for Schools: A Practical Guide. 4th.ed. Linworth, 2005.

A fact-filled book dealing with the gray areas of copyright for schools and libraries. Many forms and practical examples are included.

Spitzer, Kathy, et.al. Information Literacy: Essential Skills for the Information Age.2d ed. Libraries Unlimited, 2004.

A well-done overview and compilation of the information literacy skills needed to succeed. As in the first edition, the authors examine current content standards and provide a huge bibliography.

Valenza, Joyce.Power Research Tools: Learning Activities and Posters. ALA, 2003.

This book provides a guide for the skills that students need to have to become information consumers. Many graphic organizers for research strategies and presentations for parents are included.

Warlick, David. Raw Materials for the Mind: Teaching & Learning in Information & Technology Rich Schools.2d. ed., Landmark Project, 2000.

This well-thought out book examines the role of technology in the classroom today and in the future. It provides practical ideas for the successful integration of technology into the curriculum to make it meaningful for the students.

Warlick, David. Redefining Literacy for the 21st Century. Linworth, 2004.

This book explains the author's new definition of literacy and provides ideas and practical applications to seamslessly infuse technology into an expanded view of reading, writing, and mathematics. The book also has an accompanying Web site.

How-To

Castro, Elizabeth. Publishing a Blog with Blogger. Peachpit Press, 2005.: Learn how to create and maintain a blog on Google's free blogging site.
Deubert, John. Adobe Acrobat 8 for Windows and Macintosh. Peachpit Press, 2006.: If you don't own Adobe Acrobat yet, put it on your list of must-buys! This book makes a perfect companion to this multi-functional software which is used to create cross-platform documents.
Miller. Michael Googlepedia: The Ultimate Google Resource. Que, 2007.: The only reference book you will ever need to learn all about the Google tools.
Ozer, Jan. DV 101: A Hands-On Guide for Business, Government, and Educators. Peachpit Press, 2005.: A well-done overview of learning how to successfully create digital videos including lighting, sound, rendering, DVD-production and much more.
Ozer, Jan. Making a Movie in Premiere Elements. Peachpit Press, 2005.: A Visual QuickStart Guide to using this new video editing product.
Ozer, Jan. Microsoft Windows Movie Maker 2. Peachpit Press, 2004.: A Visual QuickStart Guide to using this video production tool that comes free with Windows XP.
Morris, Tee. et.al. Podcasting for Dummies. 2d. IDG, 2008: Another great "dummies" book for helping you design, create, and publish your podcast!.

HTML and Internet Books

Batelle, John. The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture. Portfolio Hardcover, 2005.: A wonderful book dealing with the past, present, and future of search technology.
Calishain, Tara, et.al . Google Pocket Guide. O'Reilly, 2003.: A very useful book with the in's and out's of using the most popular search engine.
Castro, Elizabeth. HTML, XHTML, & CSS. 6th ed. Peachpit, 2006.: A Visual QuickStart Guide which provides many screen shots and examples of what the HTML code looks like.
Lemay, Laura. Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML & CSS in One Hour Per Day. 5th ed. Sams.net, 2006.: The premier author on the topic of the creation of a quality Web page. It is conversational in tone, and includes hundreds of tips and tricks, as well as the rationale for various design decisions.
Niederst, Jennifer. Learning Web Design: A Beginners Guide to HTML,Graphics, and Beyond.. 2nd ed. O'Reilly, 2003.: A readable book teaching the basic concepts of Web design, including lists of do's and don'ts and much more!
Niederst, Jennifer.Web Design in a Nutshell. 3d ed.. O'Reilly, 2006.: A well-done. comprehensive book dealing with all aspects of Web design, from HTML to CGI. and everything in between.
Schwartz, Steve. Microsoft Office 2007 for Windows.. Peachpit Press, 2007.: A Visual Quickstart guide which will help you learn the ins and outs of this major upgrade to the Microsoft Office suite.
Teague, Jason Crawford. DHTML for the World Wide Web. 3d ed. Peachpit, 2003.: A Visual Quickstart Guide which teaches the proper use of Dyanamic HTML and Cascading Style Sheets so both major browsers can "read" them.
Yeung, Rosanna. Macromedia Flash MX 2004 Hands-on-Training. Peachpit Press, 2003.: This book, well-reviewed by purchasers, includes a CDROM and training in the use of Flash MX 2004..

General Teaching, Leadership, and Information

Brooks-Young, Susan. Critical Technology Issues for School Leaders. Corwin, 2006.: This book includes "a collection of practical technology strategies for issues most critical to busy school leaders."
Dufour, Richard. Professional Learning Communities at Work Best Practices for Enhancing Student Achievement. NES, 1998.: Practical advice and a well-written overview of professional learning communities in schools.
Friedman, Thomas. The World is Flat: A Brief History of the 21st Century. Farrar, 2006.: A must-read to understand the globalization of business and commerce.
Gladwell, Malcolm.The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Difference. Back Bay Books, 2002.: A business book which is applicable to the school setting, too..
Marzano, Robert J. et. al. Assessing Student Outcomes: Performance Assessment Using the Dimensions of Learning Model. ASCD, 1993.: The theoretical basis for linking teaching, learning, and assessment, as well as the practical way to do this with an assessment rubric.
Saphier, Jon and Mary Ann Haley.Activators: Activity Structures to Engage Students' Thinking Before Instruction.Research for Better Teaching, 1993.: Over 40 pages of activation activities to use with students. This book is great for any grade level and any subject area.
Saphier, Jon and Mary Ann Haley.Summarizers: Activity Structures to Support Integration and Retention of New Learning.Research for Better Teaching, 1993.: A companion volume to theActivatorsbooklet, this book provides another series of strutured student activities to ensure learning has taken place.

Second Life

Mansfield, Richard. How to do Everything with Second Life. McGraw-Hill, 2007.: A great book for learing and teaching about Second Life, full of tips and tricks.
Robbins, Sarah and Mark Bell. Second Life for Dummies.IDG, 2008.: Another well-done Second Life book with loads of information!

Web 2.0

Richardson, Will. Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms. 2d ed.Corwin, 2008.: Learn how to utilize these new tools to support classroom instruction.
Schrum, Lynn & Gwen Solomon. Web 2.0: New Tools, New Schools. ISTE, 2007.: An examination of the new Web 2.0 tools and how they can be used in the classroom and for professional development.
Warlick, David. Classroom Blogging: A Teacher's Guide to the Blogosphere. 2nd ed. lulu.com, 2007.: Tips and tricks for using this new Web 2.0 technology in the classroom to suppport teaching and learning.
Williams, Bard.Educator's Podcast Guide. ISTE, 2007.: Learn the ins and outs of podcasting in the classroom and explore exemplars of educational podcasts.

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