TY  - BOOK
AU  - Parker,Jessica K
TI  - Teaching tech-savvy kinds: bringing digital media into the grades 5-12 classroom 
SN  - 9781412971508
U1  - 371.334464 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - California
PB  - Corwin
KW  - Digital media
KW  - Educational technology
KW  - Study and teaching (Elementary)
KW  - United States
KW  - Study and teaching (Secondary)
KW  - Internet in education
N1  - This resource expands educators' understanding of the relationship between their students and digital media and shows how to design learning opportunities that make the most of that relationship.Based on the findings of a three-year study on youth and their use of digital media for informal learning, this book gives teachers a deeper awareness of the characteristics of iGeneration culture and the dynamic potential for student learning through digital media, such as fostering collaboration, creativity, feedback, and critiques.Presented in a teacher-friendly format, each of the chapters include: A description of each digital medium,A vignette about a young person using the medium, Advice about navigating digital media for both novice and expert teachers, plus activities and sidebarsA section addressing myths related to each medium etc
ER  -