internet in education

"Virtual learning became the reality for most students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The debate over virtual learning has many strong arguments on both sides. While one side argues that virtual learning provides a flexible schedule and comfortable home environment for students, the other side argues that students from low-income households and with special needs can fall behind. This book explores several arguments on both sides of the virtual learning debate. Readers are encouraged to think for themselves using facts and their own experience. This timely topic gives readers a chance to exercise the important life skill of critical thinking"--Provided by publisher.

"The book traces an arc from (1) teaching students to make sense of today's influx of information with the help of comprehension skills to (2) broadening students' empathy and their understanding of the world by teaching them how to listen to the diverse voices that technology brings us to (3) using their technological skills and broadened understanding of the world to take action in the world"--Provided by publisher.

"Capture the hearts, minds, and attention of your digital-age listeners using read-aloud experiences that engage technology"--Provided by publisher.

Describes ways that teachers work with students to navigate the constantly changing world of technology, explains what it means to read, write, view, listen, and communicate in the twenty-first century, and offers examples of students and teachers successfully integrating technology to enrich literacy learning.

"... applies the wisdom of Visible Learning research to demonstrate what really works with distance learning. Spanning topics from teacher-student relationships, teacher credibility and clarity, instructional design, assessments, and grading, this comprehensive playbook details the research - and evidence - based strategies teachers can mobilize to deliver high-impact learning in an online, virtual, and distributed environment"--Back cover.

"Focusing on the teacher-student connection, [the author] guides you to: effectively prioritize what matters most during remote, online instruction; schedule your day and your students' to maximize teaching and learning; streamline curricular units and roll them out digitally; record short lessons that students will learn from; confer, working with small groups, and drive learning through independent practice; partner with the adults in a student's home to support your work with their child. Features more than 55 step-by-step teaching strategies and videos, this book helps new teachers, teachers new to technology, or anyone who wants to better understand the essence of effective online instruction. Along the way, it addresses crucial topics including assessment and progress monitoring, student engagement and accountability, using anchor charts and visuals, getting books into students' hands, teaching subject-area content, and avoiding teacher burnout.

Discusses how to use modern Internet and phone technology to learn history.

Examines how social bookmarking can impact academic and public libraries and increase collaborations with both patrons and faculty, and introduces a variety of social bookmarking websites with tutorials and activities for a wide range of users.