Editorial Review:
Features *Part of the GO! Series - this concepts book is super hot! *TOC is organized in the same way a student would use a computer - keeps students engaged *Each section starts with a question - students believe they are having a conversation with the authors *Unique and outstanding multimedia tied to the text can be found at www.prenhall.com/techinaction Typical Competitors *Discovering Computers, Shelly Cashman (Course Tech) *O'Leary (McGraw Hill) *Computers, Fuller (Paradigm)
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i did not recieve my item  2008-09-05
i did not ever receive my item. i want my book or my money back please. i will let others know not to shop with you all. have a nice day.
Book selection 2008-08-01
I got a great price on the book but, I didn't receive the book as I should.
Needed it for class  2008-06-05
Needed it for class and it suited my needs. Only complaint is I couldn't sell it back to my college's bookstore because it was the complete version versus the standard student copy. The only difference is it has extra information/chapters in the back. The entire beginning is the student copy, it just has extra chapters. I was shocked they wouldn't take it back. If you need this book for a class get it here. Good price.
The coverage of ethics in many areas of the use of computers sets this book apart 2008-02-17
There are many books that could be used in the introduction to computers level of classes. They tend to be very similar, in topics, order and structure. While this book is more of the same, there is one feature that stands out, the coverage of ethics in the context of computing. Ethics and the proper usage of computers is a significant aspect of the computing culture for all of us, but it is more significant for the college student. The advent of the Internet has made it much easier to obtain information and harder to filter it for accuracy. It is now much easier to plagiarize; all you have to do is copy and paste. Fortunately, it is also easier for instructors to identify an act of plagiarism; there are websites that will do it for you. The digitization of music makes it easy to download and play music on MP3 players. This list could continue for some time.
There are several places in the book where ethical principles are related to the topic. It is to the credit of the authors that this coverage is not just a spouting of facts; the questions are designed to have the students think about the situation and reach their own ethical conclusions.
It is most unlikely that I will ever teach an introductory course in computing again. However, if I was to do so, I would take a hard look at this book, it is suitable for the course.
Fantastic Introduction to Computing 2008-01-29
Technology in Action is a great book for college-level computer concepts classes. I have taught with Technology in Action at a community college for 4 years now. The book is written to engage today's students with a very useful question and answer format. I find my students are reading again since using Technology in Action!
My students also love the multimedia that comes on the CD (packaged with the text) which they describe as entertaining, informative and fun! Wow, students who think learning is fun...what a concept!
I highly recommend this text for freshman and sophomore computer concepts classes. This is a book your students will read and enjoy!
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