BLOGS WIKIS PODCASTS AND OTHER POWERFUL WEB TOOLS FOR CLASSROOMS

'WE NEED A SOLID BOOK EXPLAINING AND ILLUSTRATING AND LETTING TEACHERS KNOW ABOUT THESE POWERFUL TOOLS. THIS BOOK MEETS THE NEED IN AN AWESOME WAY!' - MIKE MUIR, DIRECTOR, MAINE CENTER FOR MEANINGFUL ENGAGED LEARNING 'THIS AUTHOR IS A GEM! IT STARTLES ME TO BE 'PULLED' SO HAPPILY THROUGH A TEXT ABOUT THESE NEW WEB TOOLS IN THE CONTEXT OF GOOD LITERACY INSTRUCTION' - GARY GRAVES, SENIOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION ADVISOR, TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION, NORTHWEST REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LABORATORY THIS BOOK BRINGS TEACHERS A BOLD VISION AND ON-THE-GROUND MONDAY MORNING PRACTICALITY. IT WILL MOVE EDUCATORS TO THINK DIFFERENTLY ABOUT TECHNOLOGY'S POTENTIAL FOR STRENGTHENING STUDENTS' CRITICAL THINKING, WRITING, REFLECTION, AND INTERACTIVE LEARNING. WILL RICHARDSON DEMYSTIFIES WORDS LIKE "BLOG," "WIKI," AND "AGGREGATOR" MAKING CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY AN EASILY ACCESSIBLE COMPONENT OF CLASSROOM RESEARCH, WRITING, AND LEARNING. THIS GUIDE DEMONSTRATES HOW WEB TOOLS CAN GENERATE EXCITING NEW LEARNING FORMATS