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The Last Silver Bullet?
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30 July 2006

Originally this book was meant only to recommend a way to pay for placing modern technology into all of our country's public schools. As we began to formulate that financing plan, however, we realized the task was not as straightforward as we had thought. We were struck by the vehement opposition to our basic premise-the importance of using technology in education-voiced by most relevant constituencies: educators, taxpayers, and especially many businesses.
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Improving Students' Behavior
Chapter 3. Increasing Students' Motivation to Learn
Chapter 4. Extending Students' Thinking
Chapter 5. Designing Effective Practice
Chapter 6. Changing Waiting Time to Learning Time
Chapter 7. Teaching to Achieve Independent Learners
Chapter 8. Giving Effective Directions
Chapter 9. Using Aides/Volunteers in the Classroom
Chapter 10. Improving Parent Conferences
Chapter 11. Developing Discrimintators, Tattling or Reporting?