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 Quoting from the Preface to this 1982, 1995 book:  This book is written for educators who want to play a leadership role in the instructional use of computers and other information technology facilities in precollege education. The main orientation of this book is toward schools in the United States and Canada. However, many of the ideas are applicable in other countries. This is because the
 nformation Age is a worldwide phenomenon.

The first edition of this book was published in February 1985 with the title, The Computer Coordinator. Since that time, the number of computers in schools has grown immensely; the quality and capability of computer hardware and software has grown substantially; and the complexity of the computer coordinator job at the school and at the school district has continued to increase.

Quoting from the Preface: 

 

Advisory councils are a key part of site-based management. An advisory council should be broadly representative of the stakeholders—the people who are affected by the decisions that need to be made and the people who are involved in implementing the decisions. Thus, an advisory council for computer technology in schools might well include students, parents, teachers, school administrators, school board members, taxpayers, business people, union representatives, and elected officials.

This book is designed to help a Technology Advisory Council (TAC) get started. It provides a sense of direction for some things that a TAC might do once it is started.
 

This PDF format eBook specifically designed to be used as a supplemental text in a secondary school Computer Literacy course. When used in that format, the book contains sufficient materials to be used two days a week or part of each day in a semester-length course.
This book is based on the following two premises. The premises are strongly supported by the research literature.

1. Through the appropriate study of the discipline of problem solving, a student can get better at solving both school problems and non-school problems
2. Computers are a powerful aid to problem solving. A student can get better at solving certain types of problems by learning to make appropriate use of computers as an aid to solving the problems.

This MS Word format eBook specifically designed to be used as a supplemental text in a secondary school Computer Literacy course. When used in that format, the book contains sufficient materials to be used two days a week or part of each day in a semester-length course.
This book is based on the following two premises. The premises are strongly supported by the research literature.

1. Through the appropriate study of the discipline of problem solving, a student can get better at solving both school problems and non-school problems
2. Computers are a powerful aid to problem solving. A student can get better at solving certain types of problems by learning to make appropriate use of computers as an aid to solving the problems.

This 1997 book was originally published by the International Society for Technology in Education. Quoting from the Preface:  "This book is about the future of information technology in K-12 education. It is intended for people who have an interest in how information technology will change and improve education. This includes parents, teachers, school administrators, school board members, legislators, corporate foundations, and educational policy makers."