Teaching generation text
Subtitle: using cell phones to enhance learning
By: Lisa Nielsen and Willyn Webb
Contributors: Webb, Willyn H.
Edition: 1
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2011
Place of publication: San Francisco, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9781118076873
Subjects: EDUCATION / Computers & Technology; Effect of technological innovations on; Educational technology; Cell phones; Education; Mobile communication systems; Telephone in education
Description: "Mobilizing the power of cell phones to maximize students' learning powerTeaching Generation Text shows how teachers can turn cell phones into an educational opportunity instead of an annoying distraction. With a host of innovative ideas, activities, lessons, and strategies, Nielsen and Webb offer a unique way to use students' preferred method of communication in the classroom. Cell phones can remind students to study, serve as a way to take notes, provide instant, on-demand answers and research, be a great vehicle for home-school connection, and record and capture oral reports or responses to polls and quizzes, all of which can be used to enhance lesson plans and increase motivation.  Offers tactics for teachers to help their students integrate digital technology with their studies  Filled with research-based ideas and strategies for using a cell phone to enhance learning  Provides methods for incorporating cell phones into instruction with a unit planning guide and lesson plan ideas  This innovative new book is filled with new ideas for engaging learners in fun, free, and easy ways using nothing more than a basic, text-enabled cell phone"--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Foreword (Marc Prensky).Preface.Introduction.Chapter 1. The Texting Teacher.Chapter 2. The Texting Learner.Chapter 3. Supporting Research-Based Instructional Strategies Using Cell Phones.Chapter 4. The 6 Building Blocks for Success with Cell Phones in Education.Chapter 5. Cell Phone-Enriched Lessons to Engage Learners.Chapter 6: The Texting School Community.Chapter 7. How to Use Teaching Generation Text for Professional Development.Appendix A. Breaking the Ban with a Six-Part Plan.Index.