<P style="MARGIN: 0px">Perfect for pre-service and practicing teachers <I>The Computer as an Eduational Tool: Productivity and Problem Solving</I>  guides the reader as they learn:</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">- to become proficient at applying the computer to solve problems, </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">- to infuse the computer into the curriculum in order to help students do the same, </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">- and to integrate technology into their professional, academic, and personal lives in useful and meaningful ways.  </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">Written by leaders in the field of Educational Technology this text illustrates how technology can be used to support learning  while being transparent as possible--that is, that the use of technology does not call attention to itself but rather is a means to an end.  This philosophy is reflected throughout the book and illustrates how the computer can empower the user to solve problems effectively and efficiently.</P>