Creating a Digital-Rich Classroom: Teaching & Learning in a Web 2.0 World

by Meghan Ormiston

Honorable Mention Recipient--ForeWord Reviews 2010 Book of the Year Award Instead of asking students to power down during class, power up your lesson plans with digital tools. Design and deliver lessons in which technology plays an integral role. Engage students in solving real-world problems while staying true to standards-aligned curricula. This book provides a research base and practical strategies for using web 2.0 tools to create engaging lessons that transform and enrich content.
It's a Web 2.0 World
Chapter 1: Today's Classrooms
Chapter 2: Active Learning in the Classroom
Chapter 3: Technology to Support Teaching and Learning
Chapter 4: Developing a Digital-Rich Curriculum
Chapter 5: Must-Have Technology for the Ideal Classroom
Chapter 6: Web 2.0 A Virtual Field Trip
Chapter 7: Changing Professional Development
Looking Forward
A Compendium of Web 2.0 Tools and Related Resources

160 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2010

Reviews

[Trever · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book is a little dated, but overall has some good tools and resources. It provides great first hand accounts of other teachers and how they implement online tools in the classroom.