The Socially Networked Classroom: Teaching in the New Media Age

by William R. Kist

Overview

"Kist writes as a learner should, sharing what he discovers along the way. I like even more that he asks important questions while capturing how he and several other master teachers have attempted to ask and answer them with their own students. You will, too."
—Bud Hunt, Blogger at Bud the Teacher
Instructional Technologist, St. Vrain Valley School District, Longmont, CO

"The innovative classroom activities in this engaging book will inspire teachers to help students acquire digital-media literacies for collaborating on and sharing their work—literacies essential for participation in a networked world."
—Richard Beach, Professor of English Education
University of Minnesota

"A veritable smorgasbord of ideas and suggestions. This text grabbed me right away, and I started flagging all sorts of ideas even in the earliest chapters. It is as if Bill Kist met me in the hallway, took me by the hand, and simply said, ′Come here, I want to show you something.′"
—Sheila M. Gragg, Technology Integration Coach
Ashbury College, Canada

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452273280
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	10/21/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	152
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

William Kist, Ph.D., is an associate professor at Kent State University. Previously, a middle school and high school English teacher and a Language Arts and Social Studies curriculum supervisor, Dr. Kist has become a sought-after consultant and trainer for school districts across the United States, primarily in the area of 21^st century classrooms. With years of experience in imaginatively using instructional technology himself, Dr. Kist has also described the new media uses of teachers across the globe in three books and over 50 articles. His books demonstrate how teachers are making Web 2.0 applications, including social networking, work for them in their classrooms. His expertise in curriculum mapping and his knowledge of the Common Core performance assessment has been drawn upon by such organizations as the National Council of Teachers of English and the Ohio Department of Education . For his expertise on 21^st century classrooms, Dr. Kist has been interviewed by publications such as U.S. News and World Report, The Observer (UK), and Education Week’s Digital Directions, and Tech&Learning Magazine.

Dr. Kist maintains an active blogosphere and Twitter presence. Find his blog at www.williamkist.com. Follow him on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/williamkist.

Dr. Kist holds a PhD in curriculum and instruction from Kent State University. He received a master of arts in educational administration and a bachelor of arts in secondary education from the University of Akron.

Presentation Titles

· Updating the Standards: Bridging the Gaps

· Writing in a Digital Age

· New Literacies in Action

• The Socially Networked Classroom
• Motivating the Unmotivated Adolescent Reader
• Curriculum Audits

Other Possible Topics:

· Mapping the Common Core

· Aligning high school curricula and college readiness standards

· Integrating the anchor standards through all academic areas

· Energizing the high school classroom

Table of Contents

Foreword by Kylene Beers
Acknowledgments
About the Author
1. The Writing Is on the Screen: Social Networking Is Here to Stay
2. "Short": Social Networking in a Low-Tech Environment
3. "Tall": Social Networking in a Medium-Tech Environment
4. "Grande": Social Networking in a High-Tech Environment
5. "Venti": Social Networking in an Unlimited Tech Environment
6. "Refill": Continuing the Dialogue
Appendix: Sample Letters to Parents
References
Index

Editorial Reviews

"A veritable smorgasbord of ideas and suggestions. This text grabbed me right away, and I started flagging all sorts of ideas even in the earliest chapters. It is as if Bill Kist met me in the hallway, took me by the hand, and simply said, 'Come here, I want to show you something.' "

Sheila M. Gragg

"This book is the push that many educators need to seriously think about why and how they 'do' technology in schools and implement the changes necessary to ensure our students are networked and connected 21st-century learners. It should be in the hands of all teachers and teacher-librarians. "

Joanne de Groot

"Kist chronicles his journey in both the classroom and online, as well as that of many other teachers navigating these new spaces with their students. He writes as a learner should, sharing what he discovers along the way. I appreciate the notes from the road, and I suspect educators will find much to take back to their classrooms. I like even more that he asks important questions while capturing how he and several other master teachers have attempted to ask and answer them with their own students. You will, too. "

Bud Hunt

"The innovative classroom activities in this engaging book will inspire teachers to help students acquire digital-media literacies for collaborating on and sharing their work—literacies essential for participation in a networked world. "

Richard Beach

"This book is totally compelling and geared to a slice of the teaching profession that is in desperate need of the kind of guidance and insight that Kist offers. By sharing his creative teaching methods, he points out the openings in teachers’ practice where shift can happen. "

Sue Collins

"This book marks our place in the whirlwind transformation of Internet technology that launched users in a surprisingly sudden (and often unnoticed) leap from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0. Kist shows educators both a mirror and a map, explaining where we are and where we might go in this vastly rich frontier of knowledge and learning. The paths he shows us spill into layered networks of inter-crossing connections and intersections—a true 'web' of knowledge—replacing old, tired, and narrow paths. "

Sharon Elin

"I loved this book. I learned a great deal about 'texts' and about how to teach 'texts' to students in the digital age. But what was so compelling about this book was the genuineness of the author; he cares passionately about his students and passionately about the subject matter. As Dewey points out, effective education must have an emotional component; indeed, the book’s credibility and authority derives from its core emotional energy. "

Elliot Soloway