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 NETS•S Curriculum Series: English Language Arts Units for Grades 9–12 offers a holistic and reflective approach to using technology in the high school English class. Author Christopher Shamburg presents 12 language arts units that integrate technology into compelling, standards-based lessons. Examples of these units include fanfiction and creative writing, teaching Shakespeare with film and images, using blogs and social bookmarking to facilitate independent reading projects, podcasting for a variety of purposes, and creating and sharing digital video safely and meaningfully. Easily understood by the beginner but full of challenging ideas for the technology-savvy, these exciting lesson plans will appeal to any teacher who has a curiosity about new methods and a belief that technology can reshape and re-energize the high school English Language Arts classroom. (Amazon Link, ISTE Link)Features:
Praise for the Book This is an important book The lessons and unit plans in the book embrace the values that Shamburg calls his "hidden curriculum"— such as valuing all students' interests and experiences, valuing students' participation in culture, society, and politics, the effectiveness of real-life experiences, and the importance of connecting learners with the rest of the world. This book should be required reading for all pre-service English Methods students. It will give them the tools they will need for today's tech-savvy learners. Michael LoMonico, English Department, Stony Brook University and Senior Consultant on National Education, Folger Shakespeare Library This book and its authors are guides in a new frontier - one where our students are our partners for learning and the landscape is ever-changing. Shamburg's principles are sound, the pedagogy is solid, and the project ideas are gems. Teachers seeking a fresh and manageable look at the possibilities offered by current technology will have much to be pleased about herein - handouts, links to resources - it's all in here. Bud Hunt, Instructional Technologist and Blogger - www.budtheteacher.com From Shakespeare to YouTube, the whole book asserts that technology (students at computers) and reading (students at books) are deeply human acts. That we have already entered a new world where both acts are fundamental to literacy is the gentle cry of every unit outlined in this book. It is written in the unmistakable voice of a real-world practitioner, sensitive to the classroom's teacher's need for immediate support in the form of handouts, assessment rubrics, and a rich array of resources, most of which are instantly accessible online. This book never betrays the English teacher's faith in text; what it does is expand and enrich the context of our work. Mary Ellen Dakin, English Teacher, Revere High School, Revere MA. |
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