Jessica K. Parker

Teaching Tech-Savvy Kids

Bringing Digital Media Into the Classroom, Grades 5-12

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Students are plugged in, powered up, and connected. Are you? The author gives teachers a deeper understanding of the dynamic potential for increasing student learning through digital media. Based on a three-year study of youth and their use of new media, this teacher-friendly resource includes: Descriptions of digital tools such as social networking platforms, YouTube, Wikipedia, virtual worlds, digital music, and more Vignettes about how young people use digital media Sidebars debunking common myths about technology Advice about navigating digital media for both novice and expert teachers Pedagogical implications and practices, including sample activities

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Corwin
• Seitenzahl: 218
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Mai 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 420g
• ISBN-13: 9781412971508
• ISBN-10: 1412971500
• Artikelnr.: 29378156

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Glynda Hull
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
About the Contributors
1. Understanding Youth and New Media - Jessica K. Parker
2. Hanging Out With Friends: MySpace, Facebook, and Other Networked Publics
- danah boyd and Jessica K. Parker
3. YouTube: Creating, Connecting, and Learning Through Video - Patricia G.
Lange and Jessica K. Parker
4. Wikipedia: The Online Encyclopedia Based on Collaborative Knowledge -
Jessica K. Parker
5. Role-Playing: Writing and Performing Beyond the Classroom - Becky
Herr-Stephenson and Jessica K. Parker
6. Virtual Worlds: Designing, Playing and Learning - Jessica K. Parker and
Maryanne Berry
7. Remix Culture: Digital Music and Video Remix, Opportunities for Creative
Production - Erin B. Reilly
8. Conclusion - Jessica K. Parker
Glossary
Index