Computers Technology category: 8704 books
by Richard Wentk
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2015
Getting acquainted with your Raspberry Pi has never been sweeter
Raspberry Pi For Kids For Dummies makes it easy for kids to set-up, operate, and troubleshoot like a Pi pro! Introducing you to Pi through a series of entertaining and inspiring projects, this handy, step-by-step guide shows you...
Computers, Phones, and the Internet
Domesticating Information Technology
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2006
During the past decade, technology has become more pervasive, encroaching more and more on our lives. Computers, cell phones, and the internet have an enormous influence not only on how we function at work, but also on how we communicate and interact outside the office. Researchers have been documenting...
Artificial Unintelligence
How Computers Misunderstand the World
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2018
A guide to understanding the inner workings and outer limits of technology and why we should never assume that computers always get it right.
In Artificial Unintelligence, Meredith Broussard argues that our collective enthusiasm for applying computer technology to every aspect of life has resulted...
Technology in Social Work Education and Curriculum
The High Tech, High Touch Social Work Educator
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2016
Save time and trouble as you incorporate technology into your social work curriculum
The dramatic increase in the use of computers and other forms of technology in social work education and practice has educators, trainers, and administrators investing valuable time, money, and effort into...
by Frederick Bennett
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2014
Calls for improving education have been loud starting at the top with American presidents. Little improvement in schooling has resulted. Technology has dramatically changed and improved countless other fields but not education despite the millions of computers that schools have added in classrooms.
If...
Big Data
Information in the Digital World with Science Activities for Kids
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2018
What is big data and what does it have to do with you?
Have you watched videos online today? Did you post photographs on social media? Did you upload your English essay to Google docs?
All of these questions are questions about data. Data is information. It can be stored in books, magazines,...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Computer technology has impacted the practice of medicine in dramatic ways. Imaging techniques provide noninvasive tools which alter the diag nostic process. Sophisticated monitoring equipment presents new levels of detail for both patient management and research. In most of these high technology...
The Flickering Mind
Saving Education from the False Promise of Technology
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
The Flickering Mind, by National Magazine Award winner Todd Oppenheimer, is a landmark account of the failure of technology to improve our schools and a call for renewed emphasis on what really works.
American education faces an unusual moment of crisis. For decades, our schools have been beaten...
Composition in Convergence
The Impact of New Media on Writing Assessment
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2005
Composition in Convergence: The Impact of New Media on Writing Assessment considers how technological forms--such as computers and online courses--transform the assessment of writing, in addition to text classroom activity. Much has been written on how technology has affected writing, but assessment...
by Baby Professor
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2017
You enjoy watching movies, don’t you? But have you ever wondered how they are made? How are animations created, and pictures and sounds synced? This book is going to be a thrilling addition to the collection of your future professional movie makers. Help your child create a stream of knowledge about anything and everything else. Grab a copy today!
Computers as Components
Principles of Embedded Computing System Design
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2012
Computers as Components: Principles of Embedded Computing System Design, Third Edition, presents essential knowledge on embedded systems technology and techniques. Updated for today's embedded systems design methods, this volume features new examples including digital signal processing, multimedia,...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2017
A complete lexicon of technical information, the Dictionary of Computer Science, Engineering, and Technology provides workable definitions, practical information, and enhances general computer science and engineering literacy. It spans various disciplines and industry sectors such as: telecommunications,...
by Britannica Educational Publishing
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018
Today it seems that computers occupy every single space in life. This book traces the evolution of computers from the humble beginnings as simple calculators up to the modern day jack-of-all trades devices like the iPhone. Readers will learn about how computers evolved from humongous military-issue...
Devices of the Soul (Hardcover)
Battling for Our Selves in an Age of Machines
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2007
"Self-forgetfulness is the reigning temptation of the technological era. This is why we so readily give our assent to the absurd proposition that a computer can add two plus two, despite the obvious fact that it can do nothing of the sort--not if we have in mind anything remotely resembling what...