Bringing Technology into the Classroom is a non-technical, practical guide to help you make an informed choice about the technologies you can use in class, and how to integrate them into your teaching.The contents of the book include:Developing a technology plan: Define your teaching model; Being aware of the issuesUsing offline tools: Word processing tools, interactive whiteboards; Emails, chats, and textmessaging; the world wide web.Using advanced online tools - Web 2.0; blogs, wikis, podcasts, and digital portfolios; social networks, virtual learning environmentsLooking forward: technology and differentiation; the future.Glossary andUseful websites (also available on the accompanying website).The accompanying website includes:Getting used to educational technology; Computer skills checklist; Website evaluation form; 'Try this' ideas for the classroom; All the practical teaching ideasand technology ideas from the book as PDFs.