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Teaching the iGeneration Second Edition
5 Easy Ways to Introduce Essential Skills With Web 2.0 Tools
Find the natural overlap between the work you already believe in and the digital tools that define today's learning. Each chapter introduces an enduring skill: information fluency, verbal persuasion, visual persuasion, collaborative dialogue, and problem solving. Then, the authors present a digital solution that can be used to enhance traditional skill-based instructional practices. A collection of handouts and supporting materials tailored to each skill and tool type ends each chapter.
Benefits
- Find a wealth of handouts and activities focused on each skill and digital tool discussed.
- Explore practical methods to connect the enduring skills taught for generations with the technology that students are using every day.
- Understand concrete ways that students can make a difference around the world.
- Learn step-by-step directions for each digital tool.
- Investigate numerous online resources, and understand the pros and cons of each.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction: The iGeneration
Chapter 1: Managing Information in the 21st Century
Chapter 2: Exploring Verbal Persuasion
Chapter 3: Exploring Visual Persuasion
Chapter 4: Exploring Collaborative Dialogue
Chapter 5: Exploring Collaborative Problem Solving
Appendix: Technology Permission Slip
REPRODUCIBLES
Chapter 1
- Building a Collection of Web Sources
- Building a Shared Collection of Bookmarks
- Reflecting on Diigo Annotations
- Rubric for Scoring Your Collection of Web Sources
- Scoring Shared Annotation Efforts
- Searching With instaGrok
- Shared Annotation Checklist
- Social Bookmarking as a Research Tool
- Social Bookmarking Roles
- Spotting Websites You Just Can't Trust
- What Will You Click on Next?
Chapter 2
- Blog Entry Scoring Checklist
- Collecting and Respecting Different Perspectives
- Convincing Evidence Tracking Sheet
- Evaluating Persuasive Letters
- Exploring Misguided Arguments
- Leaving Good Blog Comments
- Persuasive Writing Scoring Rubric
- Popular Blogging Platforms
- Recognizing Different Perspectives
- Teacher Checklist for Blogging Projects
Chapter 3
- The Characteristics of Memorable Images
- Checklist for Creating Influential Visual Images
- Examining a Video
- Influential Video Scoring Rubric
- Influential Visual Image Scoring Rubric
- Planning Template for Influential Videos
- Teacher Digital Video Checklist
Chapter 4
- Asynchronous Conversation Checklist
- Commenting in an Asynchronous Conversation
- Previewing an Asynchronous Conversation
- Reflecting on an Asynchronous Conversation
- Scoring Student Participation in Asynchronous Conversations
- Teacher Videoconferencing Checklist
- Tracking Conversation Behaviors
- Tracking Your Videoconference
- VoiceThread in Action
- What Can Digital Conversations Look Like?
Chapter 5
- Characteristics of Quality Wiki Pages
- Evaluating Potential Solutions
- Rating Potential Solutions
- Rating Problem-Solution Pieces
- Teacher Checklist for Wiki Projects
- Understanding the Problem
- Wiki Scoring Rubric
- Wiki Tasks for Student Groups
Appendix
REPRODUCIBLES
Introduction
Chapter 1
Feed Reader Programs
Social Bookmarking Applications
Other Resources
Chapter 2
Blogging Examples
Blogging Platforms
Chapter 3
Online Creative Commons Warehouses
Photo Sharing Services
Tools for Making Visual Influence Projects
Video Applications and Examples
Chapter 4
Applications for Online Conversations
VoiceThread and VoiceThread Examples
Chapter 5
Wiki Samples
Other Resources
Epilogue
Kid-Friendly Social Networking Sites
