Teaching with the tools kids really use [electronic resource] : learning with Web and mobile technologies / Susan Brooks-Young.

From the Publisher: This resource helps educators integrate Web and mobile technologies and tools into classroom instruction and offers a model for selecting appropriate tools and technologies for K-12 settings.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full Text (via SAGE)
Main Author: Brooks-Young, Susan
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin, ©2010.
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the author
  • Introduction
  • 1: 21st-century skills
  • What are 21st-century skills?
  • Common objections to teaching 21st-century skills
  • Changing viewpoints
  • Strategies for the classroom use
  • Practical suggestions
  • Discussion points
  • References
  • Part 1: Mobile Technologies
  • 2: Cell phones
  • Scoop on cell phones
  • Common objections to cell phone use on campus
  • Changing viewpoints
  • Strategies for the classroom use
  • Practical suggestions
  • Discussion points
  • References
  • 3: MP3 players
  • MP3 players basics
  • Common objections to MP3 player use on campus
  • Changing viewpoints
  • Strategies for the classroom use
  • Practical suggestions-Using existing files
  • Practical suggestions-Pod casting basics
  • Discussion points
  • References
  • 4: Netbooks
  • Netbooks 101
  • Common objections to netbooks use on campus
  • Changing viewpoints
  • Strategies for the classroom use
  • Practical suggestions
  • Discussion points
  • References
  • Part 2: Web 2_0 Tools
  • 5: Social networks
  • Introduction to social networks
  • Common objections to social network services use on campus
  • Changing viewpoints
  • Strategies for the classroom use
  • Practical suggestions
  • Discussion points
  • References
  • 6: Virtual worlds
  • Virtual worlds basics
  • Common objections to virtual worlds use on campus
  • Changing viewpoints
  • Strategies for the classroom use
  • Practical suggestions
  • Discussion points
  • References
  • 7: Creating content-writing
  • Writing online
  • Common objections to classroom use of online writing tools
  • Changing viewpoints
  • Strategies for the 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 viewpoints
  • Strategies for the classroom use
  • Practical suggestions
  • Discussion points
  • References
  • 9: Gaming
  • Basics about games and gaming
  • Common objections to classroom use of online and video games
  • Changing viewpoints
  • Strategies for the classroom use
  • Practical suggestions
  • Discussion points
  • References
  • Part 3: Digital Citizenship And Decision-Making Model
  • 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.