What Every Teacher Should Know About Media and Technology

Donna Walker Tileston is a veteran teacher and administrator. She is currently the president of Strategic Teaching and Learning, a consulting firm that provides services to schools throughout the United States and worldwide. Donna's publications include Ten Best Teaching Practices: How Brain Research, Learning Styles, and Standards Define Teaching Competencies (2000), which has been on Corwin's bestseller list since its first year in print, in addition to the ten-volume award-winning series What Every Teacher Should Know, now in its second edition. Other recent titles are Teaching Strategies for Active Learning (2006), Teaching Strategies that Prepare Students for High Stakes Tests (2008), and Closing the Poverty and Culture Gap (2009). Donna received her BA from the University of North Texas, her MA from East Texas State University, and her EdD from Texas A & M University-Commerce. She may be reached at www.whateveryteachershouldknow.com

About the Author Acknowledgments Introduction Vocabulary Pre-Test 1. The Importance of Media in the Classroom Why Media is Brain Friendly The Effect of Media on Student Modalities The Effect of Media on Motivation The Effect of Media on Behavior Management The Effect of Media on Reaching Higher Levels of Thought The Effect of Media on Real-World Applications 2. Using Media to Plan and Introduce a Lesson Begin With Goals for the Learning Build Declarative Objectives Develop Procedural Objectives Provide a Matrix or Rubric 3. Using Media for Teaching The Basics Using Technology to Teach Standards Higher-Level Thinking Skills 4. Using Media to Enhance Student Products Making Choices on Products Following a Guide for Research 5. Viewing the Big Picture: Keeping Up Being an Agent of Change Creating a Plan for the Classroom Technology = Success Vocabulary Summary Vocabulary Post-Test References Index