Digital tools for teaching
Subtitle: 30 e-tools for collaborating, creating, and publishing across the curriculum
By: Steve Johnson
Publisher: Maupin House Pub.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Gainesville, FL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9781934338841
Subjects: Computer-assisted instruction; Internet in education; Education; Effect of technological innovations on
Description: In this Web 2.0 world, your students are communicating, customizing, and creating like never before. It's no surprise, therefore, that standards for the twenty-first century classroom recognize the value of teaching with digital tools. Knowing how to effectively teach with them is another matter altogether. In Digital Tools for Teaching, educator and self-proclaimed techno-geek Steve Johnson shows you how to transform 30 cutting-edge e-tools into powerful vehicles for teaching and learning. You will find: An array of low-to-no-cost digital tools ranging in complexity and all focused on educational merit; Step-by-step instructions that take the mystery out of using each e-tool; Lesson connections and lists of classroom-proven ideas for applying each e-tool across the curriculum; Backdoor links to the special services and discounts available to teachers for many of the digital tools profiled in this book; Standards-based assessment rubrics and strategies (including how to implement digital portfolios) to help you meet twenty-first century classroom instructional goals; and Links to Steve Johnson s website and blog for news and updates on incorporating technology-based activities into your lessons. Complete and ready-to-use, Digital Tools for Teaching shows you how to connect your teaching to the e-tools that are relevant to your students lives. Whether you re already an advanced e-tool user or a newbie, Digital Tools for Teaching will increase your confidence using digital tools, broaden your perspective, and give you new teaching strategies that you can use tomorrow.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 131).
Table of contents: title: Understanding today's tech-savvy learner; title: Preparing students for their digital future; title: Getting started using e-tools for learning; title: How to assess digital products; title: Animoto; title: Blogs; title: Collaborative whiteboards; title: Digital storytelling; title: ePals; title: Glogster; title: Google Docs; title: Google Earth; title: Google Forms; title: Image editing and enhancement; title: Live internet video streaming; title: Message boards; title: Mind mapping; title: Ning; title: Podcasting; title: Prezi; title: SchoolTube; title: Screen recording; title: Second Life; title: SlideShare; title: Spore Creature Creator; title: Timeline creators; title: TodaysMeet; title: Twitter; title: Video conferencing; title: VoiceThread; title: Website creators; title: Wikis; title: Word clouds; title: Zoho.