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Item#: 101
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by James Lerman
Publisher: ISTE
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Free teachers' tools on the Internet? Yes, indeed, and in amazing variety. Now, with help from Web expert Jim Lerman, you too can discover the choicest sites for classroom tools and professional development. Learn how you can edit digital media for free online rather than purchasing and installing costly software. Use the power of RSS to collect the content you want without tedious searching. Locate or custom-build student worksheets. Find video clips for on-demand viewing. Design your classroom floor plan. Construct tests that score themselves. All of this and more - all free, all vetted, and all online.
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- Detailed site descriptions and highlights for teachers
- Primer on RSS and Web 2.0 technologies
- Full correlation to NETS Teachers
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Item#: 102
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by Susan Brooks-Young
Publisher: ISTE
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With ISTE NETS embedded in nearly all U.S. state standards, most teachers in the country are accountable for at least basic mastery of the 23 NETS-T performance indicators. But many pre- and in-service teachers haven't had the opportunity to develop effective strategies for integrating technology into their classroom practice. This timely and engaging book provides a remedy. Written by best-selling author and educator Susan Brooks-Young, it guides teachers step-by-step through each of the NETS-T performance indicators, demonstrating along the way how to use appropriate digital-age tools to increase productivity and advance student learning.
Regardless of their current level of technology proficiency, Digital-Age Literacy for Teachers will help teachers systematically reexamine their curriculum and classroom management to develop effective strategies for incorporating technology. The book provides readings and activities that will support classroom teachers, professional development providers, and teacher preparation instructors as they strive to incorporate twenty-first century learning tools and skills into daily practice.
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- Comprehensive discussion of each of the NETS-T performance indicators
- Easy-to-follow charts and tables with detailed task assignments
- Profiles of exemplary technology tools and resources for ongoing professional development
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Item#: 103
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by Mike Ribble and Gerald D. Bailey
Publisher: ISTE
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"[This] book tackles personal interaction when using technologies and the role of digital citizenship in classrooms. . . . As more and more classroom experiences include digital interaction, the importance of teaching our students to become the best digital citizens they can be cannot be underestimated."
-Power to Learn, June 2007-
Most of today's students are entirely comfortable with technology, but are they using it appropriately? Do they understand their roles and responsibilities in digital society? How can teachers help students become responsible digital citizens? Digital Citizenship in Schools is an essential introduction to digital citizenship. Starting with a basic definition of the concept and an explanation of its relevance and importance, the authors go on to explore the nine elements of digital citizenship. Professional development idea, activity ideas, and lesson plans round out this timely book.
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- The nine elements of digital citizenship
- The role of digital citizenship in the classroom
- Lesson plans for teaching different aspects of digital citizenship
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Item#: 104
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by Grace E. Smith and Stephanie Throne
Publisher: ISTE
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Harness the "power of two": Differentiated instruction plus technology equals a better learning environment for diverse students. Differentiating Instruction with Technology in K-5 Classrooms helps today's educators understand how to immediately use technology as a tool to differentiate instruction. The authors provide a variety of practical instructional strategies to accommodate a broad range of learning styles, abilities, and curriculum content. Creative, ready-to-use lessons mapped to curriculum content standards, activities, and templates allow teachers to kick-start their use of technology in differentiating instruction.
Learn how to use technology to differentiate by student interest, readiness, ability, learning profile, content, process, and product. A chapter dedicated to applying technology to specific subjects --art, music, physical education, and foreign language-- rounds out the instruction-specific content. The final two chapters focus on using technology to assess student learning and manage the differentiated classroom.
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- Ready-to-use lessons mapped to curriculum content standards, activities, and templates.
- Information accommodates a broad range of learning styles, abilities, and curriculum content.
- Includes strategies for using technology to manage the differentiated classroom and assess student learning.
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Item#: 106
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by Boni Hamilton
Publisher: ISTE
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In 2004 a traditional Colorado elementary school became National School Library Media Program of the Year. How did they do it? In IT's Elementary: Integrating Technology in the Primary Grades instructional technology specialist Boni Hamilton offers an insider's view of her school's award-winning makeover. Guiding readers through the process of planning and implementing an integrated technology program on a shoestring budget, Hamilton discusses hardware procurement, lab design, curricular remodeling, classroom management, and the importance of a collaborative approach-all with an eye toward developing exciting, standards-based activities for our youngest digital natives.
IT's Elementary is essential reading for K-6 teachers and administrators, technology and curriculum coordinators, library media specialists, and preservice teachers.
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- Dozens of sample activities and lesson plans for all elementary content areas and grade levels
- Tools for collaborative planning, curricular design, and change management
- Scope and sequence chart of technology skill development for elementary students
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Item#: 107
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by Mr. John G. Hendron
Publisher: ISTE
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A powerful technology, but a simple concept, RSS ("Really Simple Syndication") makes it possible to easily access frequently updated content on the Internet. RSS allows you to "subscribe" to content and have updates automatically delivered to your computer. Many Web 2.0 tools, including blogs, podcasts, and wikis, have been made even more useful with the advent of RSS technology.
Let expert John Hendron show you how to use a news aggregator to harness the power of RSS for a variety of purposes, including classroom projects, professional development, and keeping students and parents informed. Learn how to use free and inexpensive software such as Garage Band and Audacity to manipulate audio files and create podcasts. Explore the pros and cons of various blogging platforms. Have your students blog, and use RSS to deliver their assignments to you automatically. With RSS and the Read/Write Web, the possibilities are endless.
A glossary and an extensive list of online resources round out this essential guide to the power of Web syndication.
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- A complete introduction to RSS technology
- How to harness the power of RSS for educational purposes
- The pros and cons of low-cost and free Web 2.0 software
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Item#: 109
CD-ROM Included
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by Lynn Bell, Editor & Glen L. Bull, Editor
Publisher: ISTE
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Digital cameras offer exciting new possibilities for the classroom. Digital cameras are affordable, students love them, and they can be used to address curricular objectives in all of the core content areas. This first-of-its-kind book from ISTE shows you how.
Experienced practitioners and L&L authors Glen Bull and Lynn Bell bring together all the technical, curricular, and logistical strategies you'll need to make effective use of digital cameras. Subject area experts demonstrate how to use these nifty tools for data collection, scientific visualization, mathematical analysis, and digital storytelling covering both content area standards and the NETS-S. Get started today!
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- Introductory chapters on digital photography basics and image editing software
- Individual chapters on the use of digital cameras in math, science, language arts, and social studies classrooms
- Lesson plans, teaching tips, and classroom management strategies
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Item#: 110
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by Lynne Schrum & Gwen Solomon
Publisher: ISTE
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Web 2.0 has arrived - find out how it can transform teaching and learning!
What is Web 2.0? Once upon a time, Web sites were isolated information "silos"-all content and no functionality. Today, the next generation of Web sites gives power to the end-user, providing visitors with a new level of customization, interaction, and participation. Many Web sites now allow users to upload, categorize, and share content easily. Weblogs and podcasts allow anyone to publish or broadcast on any topic. Wikis provide information that is constantly updated by the end-user. Open-source software is free and customizable. These new technologies are changing our relationship to the Internet.
What can Web 2.0 tools offer educators? Web 2.0: New Tools, New Schools provides a comprehensive overview of the emerging Web 2.0 technologies and their use in the classroom and in professional development. Topics include blogging as a natural tool for writing instruction, wikis and their role in project collaboration, podcasting as a useful means of presenting information and ideas, and how to use Web 2.0 tools for professional development. Also included are a discussion of Web 2.0 safety and security issues and a look toward the future of the Web 2.0 movement. Web 2.0: New Tools, New Schools is essential reading for teachers, administrators, technology coordinators, and teacher educators.
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- A complete explanation of Web 2.0 tools, including weblogs, wikis, folksonomies, RSS feeds, and podcasts.
- Web 2.0 tools and their use in the classroom.
- Web 2.0's role in professional development.
- What administrators should know about Web 2.0.
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Item#: 111
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NETS Project
with contributions by Susan Brooks-Young
Publisher: ISTE
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First introduced in 1998, the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) Project is an ongoing initiative of the International Society for Technology in Education. In a unique partnership with teachers and teacher educators, curriculum and education associations, government, businesses, and private foundations, ISTE has responded to calls for educational technology standards, curriculum, and tools with its NETS Project. The primary goal of the NETS Project is to enable stakeholders in PK-12 education to develop national standards for educational uses of technology that facilitate school improvement. The NETS Project works to define standards for students, integrating curriculum, technology, and standards for student assessment and evaluation of technology use. Forty-nine of the 50 U.S. states have adopted, adapted, or referenced ISTE's NETS in state department of education documents.
As technology, resources, practices, and assessments changed over time, it became necessary to review and refresh the standards. This full-color booklet includes the entire revised text of the National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS-S). Also included are a discussion of the need for technology standards, a project overview offering historical perspective on the NETS-S and a summary of the refresh process, student profiles and examples, and the results of a scenario survey.
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- The full text of the revised NETS-S and performance indicators
- Student profiles, examples, and conditions
- The results of a scenario survey
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Item#: 112
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NETS Project
Publisher: ISTE
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First published in 2000, the National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-T) introduced ISTE's technology standards for teachers and included profiles for each stage of teacher education from general preparation through first-year teaching.
ISTE is proud to announce this new edition of the NETS-T, which includes the new standards for students with its emphasis on skills and expertise supported by technology. Profiles are now included for all teachers in addition to the four previous stages of teacher preparation. Examples and scenarios demonstrate ways in which the standards facilitate effective teaching and learning strategies for prospective and beginning teachers, teacher candidates, current teachers, and teacher educators.
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Item#: 113
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by Will Richardson
2007 CECA/CEMA Keynote Speaker
Publisher: Corwin Press
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Technology impacts every facet of students' lives and plays a significant role in how students receive and process information. The second edition of Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms shows educators at all levels and disciplines how to tap into the potential of digital tools for creating relevant, interactive learning experiences in the classroom.
With updated research on Web technology, a critical section on Internet safety, and a new emphasis on information literacy with related links, this resource equips teachers with:
- Definitions, explanations, and how-to's for using technology to enhance learning
- Applications for blogs, wikis, podcasts, Real Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds, aggregators, social bookmarking, and online photo galleries
- Real-world examples from K-12 teachers around the world
When teachers expand their knowledge of Web tools to build 21st-century learning skills, they can effectively prepare students for future success.
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Use this practical resource to engage digital-age students in real-world learning!
Integrating digital storytelling with instruction becomes a creative opportunity for both novice and technologically experienced educators when using Jason Ohler's Digital Storytelling in the Classroom. Ohler links digital storytelling to improving traditional, digital, and media literacy, and guides teachers on how to empower students to tell stories in their own native language: new media and multimedia.
Aligned with NCTE standards and covering important copyright and fair use information, this text provides information on integrating storytelling into curriculum design and using the principles of storytelling as a measurement of learning and literacies. Implementation tips and visual aids abound, giving teachers an exciting new resource.
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Item#: 115
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by Elizabeth Hartnell-Young and Maureen P. Morriss
Publisher: Corwin Press
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Create a digital portfolio that effectively communicates your professional values, goals, and achievements!
Digital technology offers powerful tools to educators who wish to develop electronic portfolios to foster and enrich their professional learning. Digital Portfolios, Second Edition, written by experts in the field, explores the latest methods and techniques for creating electronic portfolios.
In this revised edition, Elizabeth Hartnell-Young and Maureen Morriss demonstrate how teachers, principals, and professors of education can develop high-quality portfolios that reflect personal vision, record professional growth, and celebrate accomplishments.
The authors present a comprehensive framework for portfolio development, from determining the audience and selecting material from a personal archive, to defining, producing, and sharing your digital portfolio. This timely resource offers ten easy-to-follow steps and:
- Provides the "why" for creating digital portfolios
- Emphasizes the importance of reflection as part of the process
- Presents tips and strategies for using digital technology
- Includes guidelines for evaluating portfolios
Whether you are a novice teacher or a veteran educator, this practical handbook is your comprehensive guide to digital portfolio development.
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Item#: 116
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by Timothy D. Green, Abbie H. Brown, LeAnne K. Robinson
Publisher: Corwin Press
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Translate Web technology into practical applications for the daily curriculum!
Designed for novices and experienced users, this comprehensive guide includes all the need-to-know aspects of using the World Wide Web to support student learning. Making the Most of the Web in Your Classroom covers the language of the Web, describes Web-editing software, and shows how to use Web tools that offer unique learning opportunities for students.
This book examines issues of student safety, appropriate "netiquette," and copyright and other legal considerations and provides field-tested strategies, examples, and reproducibles to help teachers create powerful learning opportunities. Educators will be able to meet ISTE NETS technology and content standards as they:
- Design and build Web sites
- Help students develop their own Internet projects
- Evaluate and manage Web projects
Featuring a list of key terms in each chapter, this timely resource will motivate your students and help make technology a seamless part of your classroom instruction.
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Boost teacher/student Web literacy while using the Internet to enrich classroom instruction!
For many of today's students, the Web is one of the first places they go to for information. Unfortunately, doing research on the Internet poses many dangers and challenges. Both students and educators must become Web literate, which means not only knowing how to find information but also how to examine content, find out who published a Web site, and see who is linked to a site.
This practical guidebook helps teachers and students effectively find, sort, and evaluate information on the Web and illustrates how educators across all content areas and grade levels can use the Internet to strengthen students' critical thinking skills. Educational technology expert Alan November offers methods to conduct smarter, faster, and more productive student research and provides basic steps to help learners judge information for quality and validity. This resource includes:
Formative assessments in each chapter
- Need-to-know information for students' out-of-school, unfiltered research
- Tips for addressing plagiarism
- Explanations of commonly used terminology
Web Literacy for Educators shows teachers how to navigate the Internet efficiently and wisely and help their students do the same.
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Item#: 119
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by James Lerman
Publisher: ISTE
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Frustrated with hours of hit-and-miss surfing for Web sites that support your goals for student learning? This handy reference will save precious time and broaden classroom horizons. These 101 best Web sites-chosen for their exemplary content and clean, kid-friendly design-will really earn their place in your kitbag of preparation and planning tools. You'll find hundreds of interactive games, projects, lessons, and instructional resources to supplement and enrich the entire elementary curriculum. Chapters cover all of the core content areas as well as Cool Sites for Kids, General Teacher Support, and Technology Integration.
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Quick Reference Charts for efficient Web site navigation
Detailed site descriptions and highlights for teachers
Full correlation to NETS for Students and Teachers
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Item#: 120
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by James Lerman
Publisher: ISTE
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Many secondary students today are quite Web-savvy, spending hours online every week visiting fan sites, downloading music, shopping eBay, and writing blogs. These same students, however, may be at a loss when it comes to accessing resources for research papers, school projects, test preparation, and college and career planning. This guide to the best Web sites for secondary education assembles a host of Internet resources that support independent learning, research, and technology-infused instructional practices. Teachers can quickly locate sites that will usefully supplement their existing curriculum, and other sites that can transform how they teach specific subject matter.
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Item#: 121
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by Robert Blomeyer & Cathy Cavanaugh
Publisher: ISTE
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A new form of distance learning, online learning is education in which instruction and content comprising a formal course of study are delivered primarily via the Internet. K-12 enrollments in online courses continue to grow, and while there is great potential in the virtual schools movement, there are many challenges inherent in this relatively new method of education delivery.
What Works in K-12 Online Learning provides a comprehensive overview of effective online teaching and learning practices. Based on extensive experience and research, chapters cover a full spectrum of topics including virtual course development, online learning in elementary classrooms, instructional assessment and differentiating online instruction, professional development for teachers of virtual courses, and the challenges that virtual schools will face in the future.
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- A complete introduction to virtual courses
- Chapters addressing literacy/language, mathematics, social studies, physical education, and differentiated instruction
- An overview of professional development for online teachers
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Item#: 122
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by Pamela Lewis
Publisher: ISTE
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Dozens of new lessons and activities enrich the second edition of this popular favorite, proof of how flexible and effective a teaching tool the humble spreadsheet can be. Spreadsheets are ubiquitous in the higher grades and the professional world, but they're also a great way for younger kids to learn basic math, science, and language arts concepts. This updated bestseller includes everything you'll need to incorporate spreadsheets in K-6 classrooms: an introduction to the software's basic functions and capabilities, step-by-step activity descriptions keyed to the NETS-S and content area standards, teaching tips and extension ideas for promoting higher-order thinking skills, and a CD-ROM with a complete set of modifiable lesson templates and samples.
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- Comprehensive introduction to using spreadsheets in the classroom
- 40 ready-to-use lesson plans for grades K-6
- Tips for lesson preparation, assessment, and instructional support.
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Item#: 123
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by Pamela Lewis
Publisher: ISTE
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PowerPoint is an effective and engaging tool for communication, visualization, and graphic representation, allowing students to be active producers rather than passive consumers of multimedia. PowerPoint allows students to tap into creativity and skills beyond the traditional paper-and-pencil approach to projects. In PowerPoint Magic, lessons encourage students to select, organize, and integrate verbal and pictorial material to make sense of information and build understanding. Educators, whether PowerPoint newbies or seasoned pros, will appreciate how Pamela Lewis's lesson plans seamlessly integrate the software into regular content area curricula in compelling ways.
PowerPoint Magic offers you everything you need to incorporate this flexible and powerful software into your classroom: an introduction to the software's basic functions and capabilities, step-by-step activity descriptions keyed to the NETS-S and content area standards, and teaching tips and extension ideas for promoting higher order thinking skills. Also included is a CD with a complete set of modifiable lesson templates and samples.
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Item#: 125
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by Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
Publisher: Corwin Press
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Cyberbullying is the intentional and repeated act of causing harm to others through the use of computers, cell phones, and other electronic devices. The authors help educators understand the potential consequences of this deliberate behavior and present strategies for effective identification, prevention, and response.
Focusing on the way technology can facilitate or magnify bullying behavior, this comprehensive resource offers information, guidelines, and resources to give students the protection they need. Written by leading experts, this groundbreaking book offers the voices of youth affected by or involved in real cyberbullying incidents and includes:
- Illustrations of what cyberbullying looks like
- Tips for identifying cyberbullies or targets
- "Breakout boxes" highlighting hundreds of anti-cyberbullying strategies
- A review of current research and legal rulings
- Strategies for responsible social networking
- Follow-up reflection questions in each chapter
- Guidelines for working with parents and law enforcement
Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard helps educators confront technology-based aggression and ensure the safe and responsible use of computers and the Internet.
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Item#: 127
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by Sandra A. Dounce
Publisher: ISTE
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In a data-driven world, understanding how to manage information with powerful tools is a skill needed by both students and educators. Database Magic is filled with practical advice and tips for using databases as learning and teaching tools. Practicing educator Sandra A. Dounce guides you from the basics of using databases to the higher-level learning strategies. Seventeen ready-made curriculum-based databases on the included CD-ROM in both MS Access and Excel formats enable users to put the information from the book into use immediately.
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- CD-ROM with curriculum-based sample data sets and companion worksheets. Data is in both MS Excel and Access formats for high level of compatibility (PC or Mac)
- Combines practical how-to steps with examples of how databases can foster higher-order thinking skills
- Promotes powerful technology skills for educators and students
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Item#: 128
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by Justin Reich and
Thomas Daccord
Publisher: Sharpe
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This practical, how-to guide makes it easy for teachers to incorporate the latest technology in their classes. Employing an informal workshop approach, the book avoids technical jargon and pays special attention to the needs of teachers who are expanding the use of computers in their classroom. The authors focus on what teachers do and how they can do it better, and provide a wide variety of proven tools, tips, and methods for enhancing these activities with technology.
The book provides extensively illustrated tutorials for a wide variety of software, online tools, and teachning techniques. It covers everything from lesson plans, to time management, how to show animation, blogging, podcasts, laptop strategies, and much, much more.
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Item#: 129
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by Thomas Daccord
Publisher: Schuman
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Educator and technology trainer Thomas Daccord has painstakingly selected and compiled this guide to the best history sites for use in high school, academic, and public libraries. The Best of History Web Sites is the quickest path to a rich variety of content, including multimedia presentations, subject gateways, lesson plans and activities, primary resources, interactive quizzes and games, virtual tours, maps and atlases, statistical collections, and more. Based on his award-winning Internet portal, this new resource describes over 800 Web sites covering United States, ancient and medieval, and modern history. Each entry includes the complete URL and a detailed annotation. Unique to this resource are easy-to identify categories that indicate the type of content featured on the site; grade level recommendations; and "Best Of " selections that identify the best e-texts, research and plagiarism sources, advanced placement study guides, virtual tours, and more. Two special introductory chapters help librarians and educators learn to locate and evaluate history Web sites and integrate them into the educational or library setting. Librarians and educators will find this an ideal starting place for designing lesson plans, helping students complete assignments, getting researchers started on specific subjects, creating pathfinders, or even answering history-related reference questions.
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Item#: 140
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by Linda Good
Publisher: Corwin Press
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This all-in-one guide shows teachers how to use digital photography successfully to assess and instruct young children. The author targets two important early childhood themes: using technology to enhance children's cognitive and social-emotional abilities, and fostering a sense of belonging in young learners who experience a special delight in seeing themselves and their environment in photos.
Written for early childhood educators, this comprehensive guide offers practical, theory-based ideas for using digital photos to achieve effective classroom management, nurture language and literacy skills, and promote self-esteem in preschool, kindergarten, and primary students. A hands-on resource, this book helps educators:
- Learn the basics about software, hardware, and photography
- Integrate photos into PowerPoint presentations and assessment portfolios
- Use digital photography effectively across the curriculum
- Communicate with administrators and parents through practical applications of technology
A CD-ROM containing more than 40 user-friendly forms and templates helps busy educators quickly and easily implement the strategies presented in the book.
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Item#: 141
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by Arlene Borthwick & Melissa Pierson
Publisher: ISTE
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This book provides an overview of professional development programs that have demonstrated long-term success through assessment of outcomes. The models described here explore approaches that expand teachers' knowledge, skill, and confidence in using technology tools in teaching and learning environments, with the focus on improving teaching and learning rather than on the technology use. Models discussed include in-house, peer-coaching, learning circles, action research, outside leaders and partners, networked learning communities, and working for systemic change.
Although there is no one "right" approach to working with teachers, professional developers will increase their chances for success when they base their work on a solid theoretical background of adult learning theory and organizational development, along with an understanding of lessons learned from the practice of others through the years, both nationally and internationally.
Thirteen chapters cover a wide range of topics, including a history of professional development in educational technology and a grounding in the relevant literature; successful and cutting edge professional development models that discuss program planning, implementation, and assessment; and a discussion of lessons to be learned. The chapters are presented against a backdrop of selected relevant literature.
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Item#: 142
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by Elizabeth Kolb
Publisher: ISTE
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Many, if not most, educators view cell phones as the enemy. Author Liz Kolb sees them as powerful technology in the hands of students. Acknowledging the current reality--that many schools ban student cell phone use in the classroom--Kolb discusses a host of innovative and highly interesting uses for the technology that do not require using the phones in the classroom. She also addresses the issues that have caused the bans and provides guidelines for overcoming the problems.
Ignoring, or worse, demonizing a technology that students willingly and actively use in every other aspect of their lives is not a winning educational strategy. Tapping into the ubiquitous power of modern communications technology and merging it with the flexibility and excitement of the Interactive Web (Web 2.0), Kolb provides a vision in which engaged students use the tools of their choice to enhance learning both inside and outside of the classroom. Mini lessons and powerful resources throughout the book are easily adaptable and appropriate for almost any grade level.
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Item#: 143
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by Frank S. Kelly, Ted McCain, Ian Jukes
Publisher: Corwin Press
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Preparing students to meet the demands of a constantly changing, technology-driven environment presents today's educators with unique challenges. This innovative resource demonstrates how traditional, industrial-type high schools have become outdated and helps school leaders plan facilities and curriculum in ways that benefit students' academic development and performance.
Teaching the Digital Generation examines how educators can address the learning needs of secondary students immersed in a digital world by designing and implementing new instructional models and technology infrastructure. The authors explore ten alternative high school models that address 21st-century skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, and digital literacy, and pose five critical considerations:
- What should instruction and learning look like in a 21st-century school?
- How can technology foster this kind of learning?
- What noninstructional components are required?
- How can time be used differently to support our vision?
- How can new facility design turn this vision into reality?
Incorporating issues of facility design with curriculum and instructional planning, the authors offer educational leaders a new vision for schools.
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