Teaching Computers in Pre-K through 8th Grade: One New Teacher's Voyage in Education [Paperback]

Salvatore Mamone (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 4, 2006

Have you ever wondered what it might be like to teach a subject to every grade in a school? Do you think you could teach the same subject to every student in school?

This book describes my experiences teaching computer to all grades, pre-K through 8th grade, in a private school. This book contains:

• My experiences, both good and bad, and how I corrected the bad experiences.
• Assessment tests on all subjects, such as history, geography, and science. These tests were used by me, and can be used by you, to give the student experience with the computer and as practice taking the exams.
• Appendix of web sites that teachers and students can use to enhance their knowledge in computers and other topics.
• A computer room design setup. This setup will enhance the learning experience for the students and will make the instructor’s job easier.
• A set of assignments designed for each class.

This book is designed for the teacher and educator and will give you laughs as you see how I learned through trial and error. It will also help in teaching computers in grade school.

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About the Author

Salvatore Mamone has been in the computer field for over forty years and has held senior positions in major international corporations. He is the author of numerous published technical articles. He has taught for over twelve years at college and he has taught computer in a private K-12 school. Sal lives with his wife of 40 years, Bridget, and their 3 cats.

Product Details

• Paperback: 185 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (December 4, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595424368
• ISBN-13: 978-0595424368
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,661,626 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Teaching Computers in Pre-K through 8th Grade: One New Teacher's Voyage in Education (Paperback)

For such a recent book (published in 2007), the advice is archaic. It does not include lessons in using the computer to its fullest potential. The writing is from personal experience and ignores most of the research done on best practices in using educational technology that has been published in the past 3 decades.

The author has written a few short stories and an example of one of his lessons for PreK to 2nd grade is having the students copy a story as a typing exercise. Hello! What are Pre-K and K kids learning from typing paragraphs when they are just beginning to read? Why not start by teaching the home row? If I was a student in Mamone's classroom I think I would hate writing by the end of it. Why not get to the students to brain storm and come up with their own stories instead of typing the teacher's?

Some helpful parts of this book were the Excel section, where students can easily practice how to take an average, for example. Most of the assignments in this book are things that can be done without a computer. . . . for example, simple math, writing assignments (which can be done on paper).

I agree that we live in an increasingly technological society, but sometimes computers can be more of a hindrance than a help. This may be because Mr. Mamone comes from a computer-field background and not a teaching background.