For nearly eighty years students have been reading Newbery Medal winning books. From historical fiction set during the Dustbowl or World War II to contemporary issues such as animal abuse and divorce, these award winning authors can bring reading alive for students. By adding the power of Internet and other technologies, educators can build information-rich, thematic technology connections. This book explores how to connect popular, award winning books with online resources and technology-based classroom projects. Readers will explore book lists, web addresses, and software titles that can lay the foundation for your technology connections. Each Newbery medal and honor book is highlighted on a two-page spread that provides background, thematic, and author information, along with activities and suggested websites. The book includes resources for over 150 Newbery medal and honor books. All the Newbery medal books have been included. All honor books from 1980 through 1999 and selected honor books from 1922 to 1979 are included.
About the Author
Dr. Annette Lamb has been a full professor of teacher education, elementary library media specialist, and computer teacher. She is currently working with educators to more effectively integrate technology into their classrooms. In addition to maintaining a popular educational website called Eduscapes, she writes, speaks, and conducts professional development workshops in the areas of educational technology integration, educational computing, and library/media management.
Dr. Lamb has been active in both state and national educational technology associations. For example, she served as president of AECT's DISC (Division of Interactive Systems and Computers) and was the editor of HyperNexus, a publication of ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education). In addition to working on numerous projects with state and federal grant-winning schools, she has received grants and awards from organizations such as Apple Computer, IBM, and NCREL (North Central Regional Education Lab).
Annette received her Ph.D. in Educational Technology from Iowa State University. As President of Vision to Action Publishing and Lamb Learning Group, she has made over 500 state, regional, national, and international presentations, keynotes, and workshops. She is well-known for her practical approaches to technology integration. Annette has published numerous articles and over a dozen books on technology integration including multimedia and Internet. Three of her popular technology integration books are Building Treehouses for Learning: Integrating Technology into Today's Classrooms, MacPac for Teachers, and Magic Carpet Ride. She has three books about Internet Integration titled Cruisin' the Information Highway, Surfin' the Internet , and Spinning the Web: Designing and Developing Web Projects. Her most recent book focuses with teaching and learning at a distance and is titled Virtual Sandcastles: Teaching and Learning at a Distance. Newberys and the Net: Thematic Technology Connections (available 1/2000) focuses on combining children's literature and Internet resources. Two of her books are currently part of Apple Computer's staff development program.
