Title:
Understanding and creating digital texts : an activity-based approach / Richard Beach, Chris M. Anson, Lee-Ann Kastman Breuch, and Thomas Reynolds.
Author:
Beach, Richard.
Publication Information:
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2014]
Call Number:
LB1028.3 .B427 2014
Abstract:
"Given the increased use of digital reading and writing tools in the classroom, 'Understanding and Creating Digital Texts: An Activity-Based Approach' provides secondary and college English language arts teachers with activities and classroom examples for using a range of different digital tools - blogs, wikis, websites, annotations, Twitter, mapping, forum discussions, and so forth -to engage students in understanding and creating digital texts. It integrates reading and writing instruction through goal-driven activities supported by uses and affordances of digital tools." -- from the publisher.
ISBN:
9781442228733
Physical Description:
xv, 303 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Contents:
Introduction -- Planning for an activity-based approach to understanding and creating digital texts -- Accessing information for constructing knowledge -- Curating, organizing, and summarizing information -- Networking and connecting with others through note-taking, social bookmarking, and social media/networking -- Engaging in online discussions -- Co-constructing knowledge through collaborative writing -- Composing multimodal texts through use of images, audio, and video -- Designing and editing texts for audiences -- Using new technologies for formative response to writing -- Summative assessment of digital reading and writing -- Professional development for teachers -- References.
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