What do classroom teachers do on a daily basis to incorporate the study and production of texts in multiple media? What are some of their assignments? How do teachers assign grades in a classroom where the final project may be a sculpture, a film, or a website? This book answers these and many other questions by examining the work of pioneers: teachers who have transformed their classrooms in an effort to broaden the literacy of their students. Describing some of the most innovative examples of teaching and learning, this volume offers practical guidance, including actual lessons, assignments, and assessments that have been used successfully in pioneering classrooms.
William Kist, an associate professor at Kent State University, has been researching classroom uses of new media for over a decade. His profiles of teachers who are broadening our conception of literacy were included in his first book, New Literacies in Action and have been expanded in his new book, The Socially Networked Classroom, focusing on the uses of Web 2.0 in the classroom..
With over 50 articles or book chapters to his credit, Dr. Kist and has been sought out for interviews in the popular press regarding new literacies including such publications as U.S. News and World Report, The Observer (UK), and Education Week's Digital Directions; he also reviews books for the Cleveland Plain Dealer and is a member of the National Book Critics Circle.
Remaining active in video production work over the years, Dr. Kist is the recipient of an Ohio Educational Broadcasting Network Commission (OEBIE) Honorable Mention for the documentary The Learning Age and a regional Emmy Award nomination for outstanding achievement in music composition for the documentary series Our Family. Dr. Kist blogs at www.williamkist.com, and he may be followed on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/williamkist.
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