Social Network-Powered Education Opportunities |
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| Author:
| Mozer, Mindy |
| Series title: | A Teen's Guide to the Power of Social Networking Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4777-1682-3 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2013 |
| Publisher: | Rosen Publishing Group
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $38.41 |
Book Description:
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Increasingly, schools and classrooms are embracing the digital technology that most captivates students and putting it to work for educational ends. Social networking sites, including Facebook and Twitter, can be used in and out of the classroom to facilitate group projects, classroom discussions, teacher-student feedback, and important coursework. Skype can be used to forge connections with other students and institutions worldwide. Blogs can be used for creative writing assignments...
More DescriptionIncreasingly, schools and classrooms are embracing the digital technology that most captivates students and putting it to work for educational ends. Social networking sites, including Facebook and Twitter, can be used in and out of the classroom to facilitate group projects, classroom discussions, teacher-student feedback, and important coursework. Skype can be used to forge connections with other students and institutions worldwide. Blogs can be used for creative writing assignments or to post reports of findings. This guide to the brave new world of education technology introduces readers to the best learning opportunities that the Web has to offer. This supports Common Core standards for the reading of technical texts and accounts.