Suggested Readings and References

Ross Sheppard High School
Computer Studies Program

Suggested Readings and References

These Suggested Readings and References are here for both students and teachers. While students will be most interested in the publications related to programming, teachers might enjoy reading the other references related to teaching, pedagogy, and classroom issues.

Entries in black are suggested teacher resources
Entries in green are programming resources - teachers should consider a few of these for classroom resources
Entries in blue are suggested classroom resources
Entries in red are resources that students should purchase

__________, (1999). How computers work. Winter, 1999. Smart Computing: Lincoln, NE.

Albrecht, B. and Albrecht, K. (1996). Teach yourself visual basic. McGraw-Hill:Berkeley, CA.
ISBN: 0-07-882078-2

Berners-Lee. T. (1999). Weavng the web: The original design and ultimate destiny of the World Wide Web. HarperCollins: New York, NY.
ISBN: 0-06-251586.

Briggs, L. Gustafson, K. & Tillman, M. (1991). Instructional design: Principles and applications. Educational Technology Publications: Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

Brooks, J. and Brooks, M. (1993). In search of understanding: The case for constructivist classrooms. ASCD: Alexandria, VA.
ISBN: 0-87120-211-5

Brown, B. and Presley, B. (1999). An introduction to programming using Microsoft Visual Basic. Lawrenceville Press: Pennington, NJ.
ISBN: 1-879233-20-7

Castro, E. (1998). HTML 4 for the world wide web. Peachpit Press: Berkeley, CA.
ISBN: 0-201-69696-7

Danesh, A. (1997). Javascript interactive course. Waite Group Press: Corte Madera, CA.
ISBN: 1-57169-084-0

Franks, D., Langford, H., & McEachern, W. (1995). Constructivism: Its significance for education. Nipissing University Press: North Bay, ON.
ISBN: 0-919527-14-0

Gurewich, N. and Gurewich, O. (1997). Teach yourself visual basic in 21 days. SAMS Publishing: Indianapolis, IA.
ISBN: 0-672-30978-5

Harris, S. and Kidder, G. (1996). HTML publishing for Netscape. Ventana Communications: Research Triangle Park, NJ.
ISBN: 1-56604-288-7

Jamsa, K., Schmauder, P. & Yee, N. (1997). VRML programmer's library. Jamsa Press: Las Vegas, NV.
ISBN: 1-884133-51-7

Joyce, B. and Calhoun, E. (1996). Creating learning experiences: The role of instructional theory and research. ASCD: Alexandria, VG.
ISBN: 0-87120-272-7

McCormack, C. & Jones, D. (1998). Building a Web-based education system. John Wiley & Sons: New York.
ISBN 0-471-19162-0.

Microsoft Corporation. (1997). Microsoft visual basic 5: Learning edition. Microsoft Press: Redmond,WA.

Negroponte, N. (1995). Being digital. Random House: New York, NY.
ISBN: 0-679-72690-6

Pfaffenberger, B. (1997). Webster's new world dictionary of computer terms. MacMillan: New York.
ISBN 0-02-861890-4.

Sprague, M. (1998). Using visual basic. Southwestern Educational Publishing: Cincinnati, OH.
ISBN: 0-538-67886-0

Stoll, C. (1995). Silicon snake oil. Anchor Books: New York, NY.
ISBN: 0-385-41994-5

Tennant, D. (1998). Caught in the net. National Film Board of Canada: Montreal, PQ.
Order from the NFB: C97197039

Vanier, J. (1999). Becoming human. House of Anansi Press Limited: Toronto, ON.
ISBN: 0-099784-631-9

Wang, W. and Mueller, J. (1996). Dummies 101: Visual basic programming. IDG Books Worldwide: Foster City, CA.
ISBN: 0-7645-0033-3

Wright, P. (1997). Beginning visual basic 5. Wrox Press: Olton, UK.
ISBN: 1-861000-39-1

Zeichner, K. & Liston, D. (1996). Reflective teaching: An introduction. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates: Mahwah, NJ.
ISBN: 0-8058-8050-X

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