The Socially Networked Classroom; Teaching in the New Media Age

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ISBN: 9781412967013 | 1412967015
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Copyright: 10/21/2009

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Web sites like Facebook and Twitter have transformed the way young people interact and communicate. With appropriate guidelines, students' social-networking skills can be harnessed to develop new literacies and deepen teaching and learning in the 21st century.

Foreword: Preparing Students for a World Gone Flat	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. xi
About the Author	p. xiii
The Writing Is on the Screen: Social Networking Is Here to Stay	p. 1
Terminology and Trends	p. 2
The Myth of a ôSafeö Adolescence	p. 4
The Script at School	p. 5
The Structure of This Book	p. 6
New Literacies: Essential Questions	p. 8
ôShortö: Social Networking in a Low-Tech Environment	p. 11
How Have We Been Shaped by Media Experiences?	p. 12
How Do New Forms Shape Reading and Writing?	p. 17
How Do We Respond to Film Texts?	p. 21
What Does it Mean to Represent an Idea Visually?	p. 25
What Does ôGenreö Mean, Particularly When We Are Working Across Texts?	p. 26
What is the Power Behind Listing and Classifying Texts?	p. 28
How Do We Form Communities?	p. 30
How Do We Work Together?	p. 33
Who is the Audience for Our Writing in a New Media Age?	p. 37
How Do We Multitask or Do Things Simultaneously and/or Synchronously	p. 40
How Do New Formats Transform Writings?	p. 42
Pausing to Reflect	p. 43
A Blog Post From the Field: Cassie Neumann	p. 45
ôTallö: Social Networking in a Medium-Tech Environment	p. 47
How Do We Communicate Safely Online?	p. 48
What Does ôFair Useö Mean in a Web 2.0 World?	p. 50
What Does it Mean to Have a Dialogue With a Text Using Hyperlinks	p. 51
What Are the Generally Accepted Rules for Blogging?	p. 54
How Do We Co-construct What We're Reading and Studying?	p. 62
How Can We Create Portfolios to Look at Work Over a Period of Time?	p. 65
A Blog Post From the Field: William Chamberlain	p. 69
ôGrandeö: Social Networking in an Unlimited Tech Environment	p. 71
What is it Like Being Part of the Blogosphere?	p. 71
What Does it Mean to Do Inquiry?	p. 75
How Do We Evaluate What We Read?	p. 79
How Do We Discuss Issues With People Face-to-Face and Across the World?	p. 81
A Blog Post From the Field: Kim Whitaker	p. 95
ôVentiö: Social Networking in an Unlimited Tech Environment	p. 97
How Do we Use Facebook to Learn What We Need to Learn?	p. 97
What is it Like to Telecommute?	p. 99
What Does Learning Look Like Outside of the School Day?	p. 109
A Blog Post From the Field: Clarence Fisher	p. 113
ôRefillö: Continuing the Dialogue	p. 115
Will Social Networking Be Used to Free Students or More Tightly Limit Their Freedoms?	p. 115
What is the Relationship Between Entertainment and Education?	p. 118
Is There Enough Time in My Schedule for Social Networking?	p. 120
What Should Our Schools Aspire to?	p. 121
Appendix: Sample Letters to Parents	p. 123
References	p. 129
Index	p. 131
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