From blogs to wikis, invite Web 2.0 tools into the classroom. In this invaluable resource, you'll find a host of Web 2.0 tools available on the Internet today, plus teaching and learning strategies to use them in the K-12 classroom. Language arts, science, and social studies unit lesson plans included in each chapter exemplify topics at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Each chapter focuses on a specific Web 2.0 tool: Blogs - high school science study; Podcasts - immigrant topic for the elementary classroom; Wikis - learning about novels in high school; Video/digital storytelling about energy; Google tools (e.g., Google Earth, Maps, and Docs) - current events in social studies; Voice Thread - language learning for non-native speakers; and, Social bookmarking - Earth Day projects. Each chapter of this title incorporates a glossary; a description of the particular tool; examples of its use in the K-12 curriculum; how to get started; and, a unit plan focused on learning strategies. Exercises in each chapter reinforce the concepts. Readers get a complete listing of all Web sites mentioned plus access to a Web site for exercises, new URLs, and more. Teachers will want to check this out of your library too.

Book Information
ISBN 9781555706531
Author Beverley E. Crane
Format Paperback
Page Count 200
Imprint Neal-Schuman Publishers Inc
Publisher Neal-Schuman Publishers Inc