ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book combines research and theory to help pre-service and in-service teachers alike grapple with the integration of technology. Through the concept of layered literacies it draws attention to the ways in which students make meaning from the cohesion of experiences and texts, and it offers suggestions for classroom practice. The layered literacies framework described in the book goes one step further by offering models for flexible and innovative pedagogy related to technology integration. It offers ideas for practice that are designed to help educators and students understand the connection between out-of-school and in-school literacies, when those literacies are layered rather than compartmentalized in isolation. The book combines foundational educational concepts with contemporary learning theories to help explore how the confluence of online and offline learning both in and out of school can help educators reconceptualize learning objectives, formative assessments, and educational practices.
