Teaching Tech-Savvy Kids: Bringing Digital Media Into the Classroom, Grades 5-12

Students are plugged in, powered up, and connected. Are you?

The author gives teachers a deeper understanding of the dynamic potential for increasing student learning through digital media. Based on a three-year study of youth and their use of new media, this teacher-friendly resource includes:

• Descriptions of digital tools such as social networking platforms, You Tube, Wikipedia, virtual worlds, digital music, and more
• Vignettes about how young people use digital media
• Sidebars debunking common myths about technology
• Advice about navigating digital media for both novice and expert teachers
• Pedagogical implications and practices, including sample activities