Ebook: Emerging Technologies for the Classroom: A Learning Sciences Perspective

This book provides contemporary examples of the ways in which educators can use digital technologies to create effective learning environments that support improved learning and instruction. These examples are guided by multiple conceptual and methodological traditions evolving from the learning sciences and instructional technology communities as well as other communities doing important work on learning technologies. In particular, the book provides examples of technology innovations and the ways in which educators can use them to foster deep understanding, collaboration, creativity, invention, and reflection. Additional examples demonstrate the ways in which emerging mobile and networked technologies can help extend student learning beyond the confines of the classroom wall and support student-directed learning and new media literacies.

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This book provides contemporary examples of the ways in which educators can use digital technologies to create effective learning environments that support improved learning and instruction.

Guided by multiple conceptual and methodological traditions evolving primarily from the learning sciences and instructional technology communities, the book offers readers a myriad of technologic innovations and supplies concrete solutions to anyone looking to foster deep understanding, collaboration, creativity, invention, and reflection in both formal and informal learning settings .

Emerging mobile and networked technologies specifically designed to extend student learning and foster student engagement beyond the confines of the classroom are provided along with tangible guidelines for their implementation and incorporation.

This book will prove an invaluable resource to researchers, teacher educators and anyone actively seeking to support student-directed learning through a focused engagement with new media literacies .

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This book provides contemporary examples of the ways in which educators can use digital technologies to create effective learning environments that support improved learning and instruction.

Guided by multiple conceptual and methodological traditions evolving primarily from the learning sciences and instructional technology communities, the book offers readers a myriad of technologic innovations and supplies concrete solutions to anyone looking to foster deep understanding, collaboration, creativity, invention, and reflection in both formal and informal learning settings .

Emerging mobile and networked technologies specifically designed to extend student learning and foster student engagement beyond the confines of the classroom are provided along with tangible guidelines for their implementation and incorporation.

This book will prove an invaluable resource to researchers, teacher educators and anyone actively seeking to support student-directed learning through a focused engagement with new media literacies .

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
Curricular Activity Systems Supporting the Use of Dynamic Representations to Foster Students’ Deep Understanding of Mathematics....Pages 15-30
Dynabooks: Supporting Teachers to Engage All Learners in Key Literacies....Pages 31-46
Teaching Engineering Design with Digital Fabrication: Imagining, Creating, and Refining Ideas....Pages 47-62
Professional Development Programs for Teaching with Visualizations....Pages 63-78
Front Matter....Pages 79-79
Networked Technologies for Fostering Novel Forms of Student Interaction in High School Mathematics Classrooms....Pages 81-92
Supporting Collaborative Knowledge Construction with Web 2.0 Technologies....Pages 93-112
Networked Technologies to Foster Students’ Collaboration and Reflection....Pages 113-126
Like, Comment, Share: Collaboration and Civic Engagement Within Social Network Sites....Pages 127-141
Front Matter....Pages 143-143
The Role of One-to-One Computing in the Education of at-Risk High-School Students....Pages 145-159
Virtual Middle School Courses to Support Anytime, Anyplace Learning....Pages 161-174
The Potential of Mobile Technologies to Connect Teaching and Learning Inside and Outside of the Classroom....Pages 175-186
Mobile Media Learning: Ubiquitous Computing Environments for the Mobile Generation....Pages 187-202
Front Matter....Pages 203-203
Design Principles for Creating Educational Virtual Worlds....Pages 205-222
Narrative-Centered Learning Environments: A Story-Centric Approach to Educational Games....Pages 223-237
Creative Play in Virtual Worlds: Avatar Designs, Language Play, and Cheats....Pages 239-252
Imagining, Creating, Playing, Sharing, Reflecting: How Online Community Supports Young People as Designers of Interactive Media....Pages 253-268
Epilogue: Designing and Integrating Emerging Technologies for Learning, Collaboration, Reflection, and Creativity....Pages 269-288
Introduction to Emerging Technologies for the Classroom: A Learning Sciences Perspective....Pages 1-12
Back Matter....Pages 289-303

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This book provides contemporary examples of the ways in which educators can use digital technologies to create effective learning environments that support improved learning and instruction.

Guided by multiple conceptual and methodological traditions evolving primarily from the learning sciences and instructional technology communities, the book offers readers a myriad of technologic innovations and supplies concrete solutions to anyone looking to foster deep understanding, collaboration, creativity, invention, and reflection in both formal and informal learning settings .

Emerging mobile and networked technologies specifically designed to extend student learning and foster student engagement beyond the confines of the classroom are provided along with tangible guidelines for their implementation and incorporation.

This book will prove an invaluable resource to researchers, teacher educators and anyone actively seeking to support student-directed learning through a focused engagement with new media literacies .

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
Curricular Activity Systems Supporting the Use of Dynamic Representations to Foster Students’ Deep Understanding of Mathematics....Pages 15-30
Dynabooks: Supporting Teachers to Engage All Learners in Key Literacies....Pages 31-46
Teaching Engineering Design with Digital Fabrication: Imagining, Creating, and Refining Ideas....Pages 47-62
Professional Development Programs for Teaching with Visualizations....Pages 63-78
Front Matter....Pages 79-79
Networked Technologies for Fostering Novel Forms of Student Interaction in High School Mathematics Classrooms....Pages 81-92
Supporting Collaborative Knowledge Construction with Web 2.0 Technologies....Pages 93-112
Networked Technologies to Foster Students’ Collaboration and Reflection....Pages 113-126
Like, Comment, Share: Collaboration and Civic Engagement Within Social Network Sites....Pages 127-141
Front Matter....Pages 143-143
The Role of One-to-One Computing in the Education of at-Risk High-School Students....Pages 145-159
Virtual Middle School Courses to Support Anytime, Anyplace Learning....Pages 161-174
The Potential of Mobile Technologies to Connect Teaching and Learning Inside and Outside of the Classroom....Pages 175-186
Mobile Media Learning: Ubiquitous Computing Environments for the Mobile Generation....Pages 187-202
Front Matter....Pages 203-203
Design Principles for Creating Educational Virtual Worlds....Pages 205-222
Narrative-Centered Learning Environments: A Story-Centric Approach to Educational Games....Pages 223-237
Creative Play in Virtual Worlds: Avatar Designs, Language Play, and Cheats....Pages 239-252
Imagining, Creating, Playing, Sharing, Reflecting: How Online Community Supports Young People as Designers of Interactive Media....Pages 253-268
Epilogue: Designing and Integrating Emerging Technologies for Learning, Collaboration, Reflection, and Creativity....Pages 269-288
Introduction to Emerging Technologies for the Classroom: A Learning Sciences Perspective....Pages 1-12
Back Matter....Pages 289-303
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