Teaching in the New Media Age
Incorporate social networking into instruction, no matter your level of technological expertise or Internet access!
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.
The Socially Networked Classroom demonstrates how pioneering teachers have successfully integrated screen-based literacies into their instruction. This book includes:
- Real-world activities and lesson examples with assignment sheets, assessments, and rubrics
- Ideas on fostering collaborative learning using blogs, wikis, nings, and other interactive media.
- Tips on Internet safety, blogging etiquette, protected blogging sites, and more
- Blog entries from classroom teachers
With this accessible guide for Grades 5–12, teachers of all levels of technological expertise can help students develop the new literacies necessary to succeed in a digital world.
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William Kist has been researching classroom uses of new media across disciplines and grade levels for over 15 years. His profiles of teachers who are broadening our conception of literacy were included in his books, New Literacies in Action and The Socially Networked Classroom. 
