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1 online resource (198 pages) |
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Eye on education |
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Eye on Education book.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Meet the Authors; Preface; 1 Create, Compose, Connect!; Using Mobile Devices and Web-Based Tools to Teach Language Arts; A Year in My Classroom; Chapter 2: Building a Classroom (and Virtual) Community; Chapter 3: The Rest of the Story: Reading and Writing Narratives; Chapter 4: Reading Our World, Writing Our Future (Informational); Chapter 5: Looking for Evidence (Argumentative); Chapter 6: Can You Hear Me Now? (Speaking and Listening); Chapter 7: Seeing Isn't Always Believing (Visual Literacy) |
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Chapter 8: Our Many Voices (Multigenre Research Project)Afterword; 2 Building a Classroom (and Virtual) Community; Setting the Stage: Permissions and Sign-Ups; Getting Started with Schoology; Digital Writing with Schoology; Getting Connected with Google Docs; Texting and Tweeting; A Defining Moment: Using Apps to Support Reading Comprehension; Listening to Grammar Girl; Conclusion; What's Next?; 3 The Rest of the Story: Reading and Writing Narratives; "This I Believe" Essays; Brainstorming; Authentic Models; Drafting; Revising versus Editing; Publishing; Memoirs; Digital Stories; What's Next? |
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4 Reading Our World, Writing Our Future (Informational)Article of the Week (AW); Book Review Project; Reading Logs; Written Book Review; Video Book Trailers and Comic Strips; Myths; What's Next?; 5 Looking for Evidence (Argumentative); Elements of Argument; The Language of Argument; The Moves that Writers Make in Arguments; The Differences between Argumentation and Persuasion; Making Connections; Public Service Announcements; PSA Wrap-Up; Police Reports; Cross Content Area Connections; Where Do They Go Now?; 6 Can You Hear Me Now? (Speaking and Listening); Digital Literature Circles |
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Creating a Wikispace Page for Each Digital Literature CircleDefining Roles in the Digital Literature Circle Group; Final Thoughts on Digital Literature Circles; Exit Speeches; Practice Makes Us Better, Not Perfect; Special Delivery; What's Next?; 7 Seeing Isn't Always Believing (Visual Literacy); Screencasting and Capturing; Responding to and Remixing Existing Visual Content; Introducing a New Unit or Idea; Developing Deeper Connections to a Text; Analyzing Video Texts; Mapping Mythical Worlds; Developing Infographics; Final Thoughts; 8 Our Many Voices (Multigenre Research Project) |
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Multigenre and Choosing TopicsResearching; Web Site Credibility; Understanding and Using Wikipedia; Using Library Databases; Organizing and Citing Information; Choosing Genres; Putting It All Together; More Genre Examples; Assessment and Reflection; Wrapping It Up; Afterword; References |
| Summary |
Find out how to incorporate digital tools into your English language arts class to improve students' reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. Authors Jeremy Hyler and Troy Hicks show you that technology is not just about making a lesson engaging; it's about helping students become effective creators and consumers of information in today's fast-paced world. You'll learn how to use mobile technologies to teach narrative, informational, and argument writing as well as visual literacy and multimodal research. Each chapter is filled with exciting lesson plans and tech tool suggestions t |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-183) |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
English language -- Study and teaching -- Computer-assisted instruction
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Language arts -- Computer-assisted instruction
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Computers and literacy.
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Creative writing -- Computer-assisted instruction
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Educational technology.
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EDUCATION -- Secondary.
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Computers and literacy
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Creative writing -- Computer-assisted instruction
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Educational technology
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English language -- Study and teaching -- Computer-assisted instruction
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Language arts -- Computer-assisted instruction
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hicks, Troy
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| ISBN |
9781317820970 |
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1317820975 |
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