Teaching in the Digital Age : Using the Internet to Increase Student Engagement and Understanding
by Kristen J. NelsonEdition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-09-20
Publisher(s): Corwin Pr
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Summary
Teaching in the Digital Age, Second Edition provides a framework to help teachers connect brain-compatible learning, multiple intelligences, and the Internet to help students learn and understand critical concepts and skills.Educators will find internet-based activities that feature interpersonal exchange, problem-solving, and information gathering and analysis, plus standards-based lesson plans built around Howard GardnerÃ' s theory of multiple intelligences.The author also demonstrates how teachers can adapt activities to meet studentsÃ' unique learning needs and provides rubrics for assessing information literacy and multiple intelligence skills. The book features classroom tips throughout, with appendices that include a list of updated Web sites and blank assessment rubrics.
Table of Contents
| Preface | |
| Acknowledgments | |
| Introduction | |
| The Scope of This Book | |
| Designing Internet-Based Activities What Does a Well-Designed | |
| Internet Activity Look Like? | |
| Understanding by Design Framework Nine Steps to a Successful | |
| Internet-Based Project Example Lesson: Getting Started Taking It to the Classroom: So Many Ways to Be Smart! | |
| Connecting Brain-Compatible Learning, Multiple Intelligences, and the Internet Brain-Compatible | |
| Learning Multiple Intelligences Theory The Internet | |
| Assessing Internet-Based Activities Assessment: The Great Debate Performance Tasks: Six Facets of Understanding Rubrics Rubrics | |
| Using the Internet to Strengthen | |
| Interpersonal Skills | |
| The History of the Internet Taking It to the Classroom: What Is the Internet? | |
| Searching for Information: Search Engines Taking It to the Classroom: Getting to Know Search Engines Favorites and Web Site Notebooks | |
| Electronic Mail Interpersonal | |
| Exchange Activities Taking It to the Classroom: Reflective Writing | |
| Enhancing Information-Gathering and Analysis Skills | |
| Information Literacy Skills | |
| Taking It to the Classroom: Mini-Research Project | |
| Information-Gathering and Analysis Activities | |
| Taking It to the Classroom: What Makes Good Writing Good? | |
| Taking It to the Classroom: Virtual Field Trips | |
| Improving Questioning and Problem-Solving Skills | |
| Uncoverage Questioning Problem-Solving | |
| Activities Taking It to the Classroom: Social Action Project | |
| Web Site Addresses | |
| Rubrics | |
| Notes | |
| Bibliography | |
| Index | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
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