Includes Index

Includes bibliographical references

Introduction -- Early engagement with new technologies: decisions, dangers and data -- New technology: supporting all learners or divisive tools -- Global and cultural reflections on educational technology.

Education and New Technologies focuses on aspects of education where the use of twenty-first-century technologies has been particularly controversial, contemplating the possible educational benefits alongside potential negative impacts on learners. Topics covered include: e-books and their influence on literacy skills, games-based learning, the impact of new technologies on abilities and disabilities, learning analytics and the use of large-scale learner data, cyberbullying, intelligent technologies and the connected learner. A twenty-first-century book for twenty-first-century concerns, Education and New Technologies presents up-to-date research and clear, engaging insight about the relationship between technology and how we learn.

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