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

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:

• Learn how to use technology to support and enhance standards-aligned curricula.
• Gain high-tech, budget-friendly tools you can use to create highly engaged classrooms.
• Explore a compendium of web 2.0 tools organized for quick reference.

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

Meg Ormiston, in her role as a consultant, partners with school systems that have committed to 21st century learning experiences for everyone. Meg creates a unique partnership in each district, reflecting the mission, vision, and direction that local leaders identify. Her districtwide projects include guiding teams through the visioning process, designing and delivering professional development, facilitating classroom modeling, developing student leaders in technology, and educating parents.

Meg is a teacher, a keynote speaker, and an author/co-author of twelve books, including Creating a Digital-Rich Classroom, which received an honorable mention in the education category for the 2010 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards. After twelve years teaching and coaching in the classroom, Meg volunteered on her local school board, facilitated grant projects, and continued researching and writing about best practices.

Meg has a master's degree in curriculum and instruction from the National College of Education at National Louis University and travels globally, sharing her passion for real change in the classroom. She lives in the suburbs of Chicago with her husband, Brian; her sons, Danny and Patrick; and her golden retriever, Sonoma.

To learn more about Meg's work, follow @megormi on Twitter.