Includes bibliographical references (p. [236]-249) and index.

Ch. 1. Educational Technology and Illusions of "Progress" -- Ch. 2. White Knight or White Elephant? The Real Costs of Computerizing Education -- Ch. 3. The Disembodied Brain -- Ch. 4. Online to Success? Computer-Based Instruction and Academic Achievement -- Ch. 5. The Young Reader and the Screen -- Ch. 6. The Young Writer and the Screen -- Ch. 7. The Information Maze -- Ch. 8. Caught in the Web: Children's Advertising on the Internet -- Ch. 9. The Physical Effects of Computer Use -- Ch. 10. The Art of Intelligence -- Ch. 11. The Real World of Learning -- Ch. 12. Imagining Alternatives.