Storytelling is an important part of learning. This book provides practical ideas and lessons to apply digital storytelling in schools. It includes broader strategies for teaching powerful storytelling, and a useful CD-ROM with resources and examples of digital storytelling in education. Today's technology allows students and faculty to tell stories in powerful ways. The digital camera, editing software, and media outlets allow anyone to tell their story. Digital Storytelling with PowerPoint helps teachers learn how to create, teach, and coach storytelling with students across the curriculum. You'll find broad ideas about storytelling in information literacy, knowledge management, and critical thinking. You'll also find very practical ideas about using PowerPoint software in digital storytelling for curriculum nights, ABCs and student portfolios.

Digital Storytelling with PowerPoint

Meg Ormiston

Mark Standley

Visions Technology in Education

Honorable Mention Recipient--ForeWord Reviews 2010 Book of the Year Award
Instead of asking students to power down during class, power up your lesson plans with digital tools. Design and deliver lessons in which technology plays an integral role. Engage students in solving real-world problems while staying true to standards-aligned curricula. This book provides a research base and practical strategies for using web 2.0 tools to create engaging lessons that transform and enrich content. Benefits: 
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<li>Learn how to use technology to support and enhance standards-aligned curricula. </li> <li>Gain high-tech, budget-friendly tools you can use to create highly engaged classrooms. </li> <li>Explore a compendium of web 2.0 tools organized for quick reference. </li>
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Contents: Introduction: It's a Web 2.0 World Chapter 1: Today's Classrooms Chapter 2: Active Learning in the Classroom Chapter 3: Technology to Support Teaching and Learning Chapter 4: Developing a Digital-Rich Curriculum Chapter 5: Must-Have Technology for the Ideal Classroom Chapter 6: Web 2.0 Classroom: A Virtual Field Trip Chapter 7: Changing Professional Development Epilogue: Looking Forward Appendix: A Compendium of Web 2.0 Tools and Related Resources

Creating a Digital-Rich Classroom: Teaching & Learning in a Web 2.0 World

Computers & Technology

Web Development & Design

Solution Tree

Unite pedagogy and technology to inspire systemic school change. The author offers powerful, yet practical methods to incorporate technology into daily instruction and prepare students for lifelong learning in a global society. Explore digital tools that help seamlessly incorporate the technology-rich world into the classroom, understand how to use media for deeper learning, and examine a gamification approach to engagement and recognition. Benefits: 
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<li>Use technology to link educational theory and effective classroom instruction. </li> <li>Involve students in their learning using engaging websites, apps, software, and other media. </li> <li>Empower students to solve real-world problems using digital tools. </li> <li>Create a common language about lesson design, delivery, and assessment. </li> <li>Acquire tech-savvy strategies for providing effective feedback and assessment. </li> <li>Reflect on chapter-ending questions individually or in small groups. </li> <li>Create a toolbox of pedagogical methods that work with any new technology. </li> <li>Gather a multitude of powerful technology resources and tools for immediate use in the classroom. </li>
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Contents: Introduction: Pedagogy Should Lead Technology Use in the Classroom Chapter 1: Providing Specific and Timely Feedback Chapter 2: Creating Nonlinguistic Representations for Deeper Understanding Chapter 3: Using Technology Tools for Formative Evaluation Chapter 4: Teaching Metacognitive With Technology Chapter 5: Recognizing and Reinforcing the Efforts of Students, Schools, and Districts Chapter 6: Collaborating and Cooperative Learning Epilogue: Looking Ahead Appendix: Technology Resources References and Resources Index

Create Future-Ready Classrooms, Now! (Technology-Rich Strategies for Formative Assessment: Teaching and Learning with Digital Tools)

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Part of the Solutions for Digital Learner-Centered Classrooms series Shift classroom structures to create a space in which all K-12 students and teachers continually learn from each other. By becoming learning partners with their students, teachers can help them develop enthusiasm for learning and employ deep learning goals. Discover how to cultivate a classroom environment in which students can apply what they've learned, teach it to their teacher and fellow students, and understand how their knowledge will be useful beyond the classroom. Benefits: 
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<li>Gain strategy-rich and practical ways connected to Michael Fullan's 6 Cs to immediately create change in classrooms. </li> <li>Study real stories and examples of transformation in K-12 classrooms, and read teachers' and students' comments. </li> <li>Discover online organizational, planning, and collection tools that educators can use to manage recordkeeping, assessment, feedback, and personal professional development. </li> <li>Determine how to connect with other classrooms and maintain personal portfolios online. </li> <li>Ascertain the importance of transparency as part of a healthy school culture. </li>
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Contents: About the Author Introduction Chapter 1: What Does It Look Like When the Teacher Becomes a Learning Partner? Chapter 2: The 6 Cs in Action Chapter 3: Bring Back the Fun With New Professional Development Experiences Chapter 4: Connected Learning Is the Future References and Resources

Designing Teacher-Student Partnership Classrooms (Solutions) (Professional Development for Teachers to Become Learning Partners) (Solutions for Digital Learner-centered Classrooms)

Part of the NOW Classrooms series. Developed specifically for grades K-2, this resource presents classroom-ready lessons that support the ISTE Standards for Students and digital citizenship. Use the lessons, which focus on four essential skills (communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity), to take instruction and learning to the next level through the use of technology. Each chapter includes strategies for developing authentic digital learning experiences and ends with discussion questions for personal reflection. Integrate digital learning and support the ISTE Standards (formerly National Educational Technology Standards for Students): 
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<li>Understand that real transformational change results from teaching and learning, not ever-changing digital devices.</li> <li>Give students opportunities to exercise voice, choice, and creativity using multimedia and digital tools.</li> <li>Implement practical novice-, operational-, and wow-level lessons and tips for using digital tools in classroom lessons.</li> <li>Foster digital citizenship, helping students keep themselves and their data safe online and make ethical decisions online.</li> <li>Learn how to get students communicating, collaborating, innovating, and thinking critically in grade K-2 classroom lessons.</li>
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Contents: Chapter 1: Learning Technology Operations and Concepts Chapter 2: Embracing Creativity Chapter 3: Communicating and Collaborating Chapter 4: Conducting Research and Curating Information Chapter 5: Thinking Critically to Solve Problems Chapter 6: Being Responsible Digital Citizens Chapter 7: Expanding Technology and Coding Concepts Books in the NOW Classrooms series: 
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<li>NOW Classrooms, Leader's Guide</li> <li>NOW Classrooms, Grades K-2</li> <li>NOW Classrooms, Grades 3-5</li> <li>NOW Classrooms, Grades 6-8</li> <li>NOW Classrooms, Grades 9-12</li> </ul>

NOW Classrooms, Grades K-2: Lessons for Enhancing Teaching and Learning Through Technology (Supporting ISTE Standards for Students and Digital Citizenship)

Beth Hatlen

Kristy Hopkins

Kirstin McGinnis

Lissa Blake

Nicole Ring

Solution Tree Press

Part of the NOW Classrooms series. Developed specifically for grades 3-5, this resource presents classroom-ready lessons that support the ISTE Standards for Students (NET standards). Use the lessons, which focus on four essential skills (communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity) to take instruction and learning to the next level through the use of technology. Each chapter includes strategies for developing authentic learning experiences and ends with discussion questions for personal reflection. Integrate digital learning and support the ISTE Standards (formerly National Educational Technology Standards for Students or NETS): 
<ul>
<li>Understand that real transformational change results from teaching and learning, not ever-changing digital devices.</li> <li>Give students opportunities to exercise their voice, choice, and creativity using multimedia and digital tools.</li> <li>Implement practical novice-, operational-, and wow-level lessons and tips for using digital tools in classroom lessons.</li> <li>Foster digital citizenship, helping students keep themselves and their data safe online and make ethical decisions on the Internet.</li> <li>Learn how to get students communicating, collaborating, innovating, and thinking critically in grade 3-5 classroom lessons.</li>
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Contents: Chapter 1: Embracing Creativity Chapter 2: Communicating and Collaborating Chapter 3: Conducting Research and Curating Information Chapter 4: Critically Thinking to Solve Problems Chapter 5: Being Responsible Digital Citizens Chapter 6: Expanding Technology and Coding Concepts Appendix References and Resources Books in the NOW Classrooms series: 
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<li>NOW Classrooms, Grades K-2</li> <li>NOW Classrooms, Grades 3-5</li> <li>NOW Classrooms, Grades 6-8</li> <li>NOW Classrooms, Grades 9-12</li> <li>NOW Classrooms, Leader's Guide</li> </ul>

NOW Classrooms, Grades 3-5: Lessons for Enhancing Teaching and Learning Through Technology (Supporting ISTE Standards for Students and Digital Citizenship) (New Art and Science of Teaching)

Sheri DeCarlo

Sonya Raymond

Grace Kowalski

Justin Gonzalez

Part of the NOW Classrooms series. Developed specifically for grades 6-8, this book presents middle-school-classroom-ready lessons that support the ISTE Standards for Students (formerly NETS) and digital citizenship. Use the lessons, which focus on four essential skills (communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity), to take instruction and learning to the next level through the use of technology. Each chapter includes strategies for developing authentic digital learning experiences and ends with discussion questions for personal reflection. Integrate digital learning and support the ISTE Standards (formerly National Educational Technology Standards for Students): 
<ul>
<li>Understand that real transformational change results from teaching and learning, not ever-changing digital devices.</li> <li>Give middle-school students opportunities to exercise their voice, choice, and creativity using multimedia and digital tools.</li> <li>Implement practical novice-, operational-, and wow-level lessons and tips for using digital tools in classroom lessons.</li> <li>Foster digital citizenship, helping students keep themselves and their data safe online and make ethical decisions on the Internet.</li> <li>Learn how to get students communicating, collaborating, innovating, and thinking critically in grade 6-8 classroom lessons.</li>
</ul>
Contents: Chapter 1: Embracing Creativity Chapter 2: Communicating and Collaborating Chapter 3: Conducting Research and Curating Information Chapter 4: Critically Thinking and Solving Problems Chapter 5: Being Responsible Digital Citizens Chapter 6: Expanding Technology and Coding Concepts Books in the NOW Classrooms series: 
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<li>NOW Classrooms, Leader's Guide</li> <li>NOW Classrooms, Grades K-2</li> <li>NOW Classrooms, Grades 3-5</li> <li>NOW Classrooms, Grades 6-8</li> <li>NOW Classrooms, Grades 9-12</li> </ul>

NOW Classrooms, Grades 6-8: Lessons for Enhancing Teaching and Learning Through Technology (Supporting ISTE Standards for Students and Digital Citizenship)

Lauren Slanker

Jennifer Lehotsky

Megan K. Flaherty

Janice Conboy

Whitney Cavanagh

Part of the NOW Classrooms series. Developed specifically for grades 9-12, this resource presents classroom-ready lessons that support the ISTE Standards for Students (formerly NET standards). Use the lessons, which focus on four essential skills (communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity), to take instruction and learning to the next level using technology. Each chapter includes strategies for developing authentic learning experiences and ends with discussion questions for personal reflection. Integrate digital learning and support ISTE Standards (formerly National Educational Technology Standards for Students or NETS): 
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<li>Understand that real transformational change results from teaching and learning, not ever-changing digital devices.</li> <li>Give high school students opportunities to exercise their voice, choice, and creativity using multimedia and digital tools.</li> <li>Implement practical novice-, operational-, and wow-level lessons and tips for using digital tools in the classroom.</li> <li>Connect each lesson to career and technical education (CTE) courses, such as entrepreneurship, culinary arts, web design, and many more.</li> <li>Foster digital citizenship, helping students keep themselves and their data safe online and make ethical decisions on the internet.</li>
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Contents: Chapter 1: Embracing Creativity Chapter 2: Communicating and Collaborating Chapter 3: Conducting Research and Curating Information Chapter 4: Critically Thinking to Solve Problems Chapter 5: Being Responsible Digital Citizens Chapter 6: Expanding Technology and Coding Concepts Conclusion and Looking Ahead Books in the NOW Classrooms series: 
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<li>NOW Classrooms, Leader's Guide</li> <li>NOW Classrooms, Grades K-2</li> <li>NOW Classrooms, Grades 3-5</li> <li>NOW Classrooms, Grades 6-8</li> <li>NOW Classrooms, Grades 9-12</li> </ul>

NOW Classrooms, Grades 9-12: Lessons for Enhancing Teaching and Learning Through Technology (Supporting ISTE Standards for Students and Digital Citizenship)

Scott D. Parker

Tom Lubbers

Gretchen Fitzharris

Ellen K. Lawrence

Katie N. Aquino

Part of the NOW Classrooms series. With a clear vision for action, school and district leaders can establish a creative, collaborative school climate that equips students with the 21st century skills necessary to thrive in the connected world. Part of the NOW Classrooms series, this guidebook outlines a flexible framework that school leaders can use to drive instructional innovation and create an engaging, student-centered learning environment using technology. The guide will help school leadership and management create 21st century schools: Understand that real transformational change results from teaching and learning, not ever-changing digital devices. Learn how to bring communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity to the center of classrooms in grades K-12 and increase digital citizenship. Review education tech tools, digital platforms, and other online options for managing building- and district-level changes now and in the future. Explore how to address varied leaders' and staff members' willingness to shift the school culture. Follow a school improvement plan designed to lead real, systemic change in a school. Contents: Chapter 1: The Why: Creating and Communicating a Vision for Change Chapter 2: The What: Planning the Launch Chapter 3: The How: Defining and Deploying Essential Resources Chapter 4: The Then What: Providing Professional Development and Sharing Your Story Chapter 5: A Shifting Vision Appendix A: Grade-Band Books at a Glance Appendix B: Technology Tools, Apps, Terms, and Resources References and Resources Books in the NOW Classrooms series:  NOW Classrooms, Grades K-2 NOW Classrooms, Grades 3-5 NOW Classrooms, Grades 6-8 NOW Classrooms, Grades 9-12 NOW Classrooms, Leader's Guide

NOW Classrooms, Leader's Guide: Enhancing Teaching and Learning Through Technology (A School Improvement Plan for the 21st Century)

Cathy Fisher

Becky Fischer

Jamie Reilly

Courtney Orzel

Jordan Garrett

Robin Bruebach

Steve M. Griesbach

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