Technology and the Diverse Learner

Marty Bray holds a Ph.D. in Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University, and an MLS from Appalachian State University. He also holds certification in the areas of Behaviorally/Emotionally Disabled and Academically Gifted. In addition to working with exceptional children Marty has also worked as a Media Coordinator in North Carolina. Currently, he is an associate professor in the department of Elementary and Bilingual Education at California State University, Fullerton. Abbie H. Brown holds a Ph.D. in Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University and an MA from Teachers College at Columbia University. He is currently an associate professor at California State University, Fullerton in the department of Elementary and Bilingual Education. He is co-author of Multimedia Projects in the Classroom: A Guide to Development and Evaluation (Corwin Press), and a contributing author to Teaching Strategies: A Guide to Effective Instruction (Houghton Mifflin). He has taught at the Bank Street School for Children in New York City and George Washington Middle School in Ridgewood, New Jersey. He has received awards for outstanding teaching and curriculum design from the New Jersey Department of Education and is an experienced computer-based instructional media producer. Timothy D. Green holds a Ph.D. in Instructional Systems Technology and Curriculum and Instruction from Indiana University. He is co-author of Multimedia Projects in the Classroom: A Guide to Development and Evaluation (Corwin Press) and the author of PowerPoint Made Very Easy! (Scholastic). He has taught fourth grade and junior high school.  His expertise is in multimedia design, the integration of technology into the teaching and learning process, and pedagogy. He is an assistant professor at California Sate University, Fullerton in the department of Elementary and Bilingual Education. Currently, he is the university’s Director of Distance Education.

• PrefaceAbout the Authors1. Looking at Gender, Culture, and Other Diversities in the Classroom: An OverviewCultural DiversityGenderDiffering Abilities: Exceptional ChildrenStandards and GuidelinesSummaryFor Further Application2. A Closer Look at Diverse LearnersEnglish Language Learners/English as a Second Language LearnersLearners With Physical Disabilities or ImpairmentsLearners With Cognitive ImpairmentsStudents With Learning DisabilitiesGifted and Talented StudentsSummaryFor Further Application3. Diverse Learners and Innovative TechnologiesAssistive/Adaptive TechnologiesSupportive TechnologiesRemediation TechnologiesCompensatory TechnologiesExtension TechnologiesSummaryFor Further Application4. Curriculum, Technology, and Diverse LearnersDifferentiated Instruction: What Is It and How Does It Work?The Inclusive Classroom: An OverviewTechnology and the Individual Education PlanCultural Sensitivity, Gender Equity, and the Use of Technology in the ClassroomUsing Technology With ELL StudentsGender Equity and the Use of TechnologyUsing Technology in the Content Areas to Facilitate Instruction With Diverse LearnersSummaryFor Further ApplicationAppendix A: Diverse Learners and TechnologiesAppendix B: Diverse Learners and Instructional StrategiesReferences and Suggested ReadingsIndex

Technology and the Diverse Learner provides a substantial amount of information in an easy-to-read format, which is important since so many books on this subject use an extensive array of technical terms that are often confusing and impossible to apply in everyday practice.