ABSTRACT

This reader-friendly book offers practical strategies and digital resources that will help K–12 students succeed in the 21st century. You will learn how to teach students to collaborate and make connections, filter primary source information, create products to demonstrate learning, develop a digital toolkit, and more!

Special Features:

  • Digital resources are included to help you implement the ideas in this book.
  • Personal anecdotes are provided from the authors’ own successes and failures using technology.  
  • The book is organized by topic, so you can skip around and read or reread the parts that are relevant to you.
  • The authors provide suggestions for teachers at different comfort levels with technology--novice, intermediate, and expert.
  • The book’s accompanying Facebook page includes additional content and links to complement the book (https://facebook.com/EngagedConnectedEmpowered).

part |27 pages

Shift 1: Consumption Versus Production

chapter |3 pages

An Introduction

chapter |9 pages

Implementation

chapter |13 pages

Anecdotes

part |32 pages

Shift 2: Localized Versus Global

chapter |5 pages

An Introduction

chapter |17 pages

Implementation

chapter |8 pages

Anecdotes

part |24 pages

Shift 3: Searching Versus Filtering

chapter |4 pages

An Introduction

chapter |10 pages

Implementation

chapter |8 pages

Anecdotes

part |34 pages

Shift 4: Standardized Versus Student Centered

chapter |5 pages

An Introduction

chapter |17 pages

Implementation

chapter |10 pages

Anecdotes

part |23 pages

Shift 5: Isolated Versus Connected

chapter |3 pages

An Introduction

chapter |9 pages

Implementation

chapter |7 pages

Anecdotes

chapter |2 pages

Conclusion