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Teaching With the Tools Kids Really Use
Learning With Web and Mobile Technologies

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April 2010 | 152 pages | Corwin
Writing for educators who want to use 21st-century technologies to help deliver relevant classroom instruction, Susan Brooks-Young examines inexpensive hardware already used by many students, explores free Web 2.0 tools such as social networking and virtual worlds, and sheds light on both common objections and changing points of view about using mobile technologies for instructional support.

Emphasizing digital citizenship—the ethical use of technology—this invaluable resource identifies:

- Specific Web 2.0 tools for supporting collaboration and communication in primary and secondary settings

- Strategies for practical applications

- A decision-making model for selecting appropriate mobile technologies and Web 2.0 tools for classroom use

- Recommended books, Web sites, and online reports and articles for reference

Teaching With the Tools Kids Really Use gives educators a solid approach for capitalizing on readily available technologies and opens up rich teaching and learning opportunities for today's classrooms.

 
Acknowledgments
 
About the Author
 
Introduction
 
1. 21st-Century Skills
What Are 21st Century Skills?

 
Common Objections to Teaching 21st Century Skills

 
Changing Points of View

 
Strategies for Classroom Use

 
Practical Suggestions

 
Discussion Points

 
References

 
 
Part I. Mobile Technologies
 
2. Cell Phones
The Scoop on Cell Phones

 
Common Objections to Cell Phone Use on Campus

 
Changing Points of View

 
Strategies for Classroom Use

 
Practical Suggestions

 
Discussion Points

 
References

 
 
3. MP3 Players
MP3 Player Basics

 
Common Objections to Use of MP3 Players on Campus

 
Changing Points of View

 
Strategies for Classroom Use

 
Practical Suggestions—Using Existing Files

 
Practical Suggestions—Podcasting Basics

 
Discussion Points

 
References

 
 
4. Netbooks
Netbooks 101

 
Common Objections to Use of Netbooks on Campus

 
Changing Points of View

 
Strategies for Classroom Use

 
Practical Suggestions

 
Discussion Points

 
References

 
 
Part II. Web 2.0 Tools
 
5. Social Networking
Introduction to Social Networks

 
Common Objections to Use of Social Network Services on Campus

 
Changing Points of View

 
Strategies for Classroom Use

 
Practical Suggestions

 
Discussion Points

 
References

 
 
6. Virtual Worlds
Virtual World Basics

 
Common Objections to Use of Virtual Worlds on Campus

 
Changing Points of View

 
Strategies for Classroom Use

 
Practical Suggestions

 
Discussion Points

 
References

 
 
7. Creating Content—Writing
Writing Online

 
Common Objections to Classroom Use of Online Writing Tools

 
Changing Points of View

 
Strategies for Classroom Use

 
Practical Suggestions

 
Discussion Points

 
References

 
 
8. Creating Content—Images
Online Photos and Video

 
Common Objections to Classroom Use of Online Photo and Video Sites

 
Changing Points of View

 
Strategies for Classroom Use

 
Practical Suggestions

 
Discussion Points

 
References

 
 
9. Gaming
The Basics About Games and Gaming

 
Common Objections to Classroom Use of Online and Video Games

 
Changing Points of View

 
Strategies for Classroom Use

 
Practical Suggestions

 
Discussion Points

 
References

 
 
10. Digital Citizenship
Ethical Use of Technology

 
Discussion Points

 
References

 
 
11. Decision Making and Implementation Model
Who’s Calling the Shots?

 
Thinking Ahead

 
Decision Making Model

 
 
Glossary
 
Web Sites by Topic
 
Index

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ISBN: 9781412972758
£27.99

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