Cases on Instructional Technology in Gifted and Talented Education provides educators with real-life examples and research-based directions for the use of digital media resources in classrooms at all academic levels.

Table of Contents

• Editorial Advisory Board and List of Reviewers
• Foreword
• Preface
• Section 1: What is Giftedness?
• Chapter 1: Defining the Undefinable
• Chapter 2: Historical Overview of Adult Gifted Education in the United States
• Section 2: Science and the Gifted/Talented Student
• Chapter 3: Using Technology to Teach Gifted Students in a Heterogeneous Classroom
• Chapter 4: Integrating Educational Robotics to Enhance Learning for Gifted and Talented Students
• Chapter 5: VoiceThread and iPad Apps Supporting Biological Change Concept
• Chapter 6: To Boldly Go
• Chapter 7: Showcasing the Creative Talents in Science of the Academically Less-Inclined Students through a Values-Driven Toy Storytelling Project
• Section 3: Arts and Humanities and the Gifted/Talented Student
• Chapter 8: Creating Our World
• Chapter 9: From Student to Author
• Chapter 10: Culturally Relevant Applications of Digital Audio Workstations in the Heterogeneous GT Classroom
• Section 4: Voices from the Schools
• Chapter 11: iMovies and Gifted Grouping
• Chapter 12: Motivational Video for State Testing
• Section 5: Teacher Training
• Chapter 13: Differentiating through Technology for Gifted Students
• Chapter 14: Differentiation 2.0
• Chapter 15: School Activities with New Dot Code Handling Multimedia
• Chapter 16: Designing Instruction for Future Gifted Science Teachers
• Section 6: Teacher Education
• Chapter 17: A Case Study of Distance Education for Informatics Gifted Students
• Chapter 18: Gifted Education and One Case Solution through E-Learning in Japan
• Chapter 19: The Role of Technology in Providing Effective Gifted Education Services in Clustered Classrooms
• Chapter 20: Instructional Technology and the Nature of the Gifted and Talented
• Compilation of References
• About the Contributors