This book is designed to assist preservice and inservice teachers as they cope with the introduction of computers and computer usage at this level. Broad in coverage, the book attempts to give a little information in a large number of computer-related areas--from the basic literary area, to dangers in the computer world, and the instructional and applications areas in between. While the coverage is broad, the authors meet the objective of providing significant detail and specificity to make the book usable for a general, beginning reference.
The material is presented in a well-organized manner with sufficient illustrations to assist the novice reader but not to bore the more sophisticated reader. Many chapters conclude with a “Self Test” and a section titled “Think About” as well as a list of suggested references. Many of the references and entries in the Bibliography can be used to keynote several important, major historical papers or books in each chapter (area) covered.
The text is readable and would be a valuable introductory tool for teachers at this level. It also has promise for use with noneducational groups for reference and general understanding of what computers are and what computers may be.