Peter H. Martorella is Professor of Social Studies Education at North Carolina State University. He is the editor of the SUNY Press publication series, Theory, Research, and Practice in Social Education. Among his many books are Teaching Social Studies in Middle and Secondary Schools and Social Studies for Elementary School Children: Developing Young Citizens.

• IntroductionPeter H. Martorella1. Online Learning Communities: Implications for the Social StudiesLynn A. Fontana2. Bringing Preservice Teachers OnlineCharles S. White3. Multimedia in a Visual SocietyPeter H. Martorella4. Technology and the Darkside: Hate OnlineMilton Kleg5. Information Technology and Civic EducationRichard A. Diem6. Knowledge-Based Learning Environments: A Vision for the Twenty-First CenturyPatrick J. FitzGerald and James C. LesterList of ContributorsIndex

"The issues dealt with in this book are important to both social studies educators and to people interested in educational uses of technology. I like the concrete examples, the references to national guidelines and standards in the social studies, the currency of material about the Internet, and the concern with teaching about controversial issues—especially concerning use of the Internet." — Barbara B. Levin, University of North Carolina at Greensboro