| Description |
1 online resource (1 online resource (330 pages). |
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text file |
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Chandos Social Media Series
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Chandos social media series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
New technologies are transforming the way students work. The Plugged in Professor provides a timely and exceptional resource for using social media and other new technologies to help college students meet both general and discipline-specific objectives. The title covers techniques built around well-known social networking technologies, as well as other emerging technologies such as mobile phone and tablet apps. With a practical focus and reader-friendly format, this book shows educators how to apply techniques in each technology, and includes clear student learning objectives and step-by-step directions. |
| Contents |
Part 1: Writing, research, and information fluency; Chapter 1: Writing for Wikipedia: co-constructing knowledge and writing for a public audience; Chapter 2: Organizing with Pinterest and Delicious; Chapter 3: Students' inadequate exposure to learning technology: overcoming the pedagogical challenge using wikis; Chapter 4: Collecting and analyzing primary sources; Chapter 5: Unraveling the research process: social bookmarking and collaborative learning. |
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Part 2: Communication and collaboration; 2A Communication, oral and written; Chapter 6: Using Wimba Voice Board to facilitate foreign language conversation courses; Chapter 7: Web conferencing and peer feedback; Chapter 8: Learning through YouTube; Chapter 9: Wiki-workshopping: using Wikispaces for peer writing workshops; 2B Collaboration; Chapter 10: Using persistent wikis as a pedagogical resource; Chapter 11: Social media and public speaking: student-produced multimedia informative presentations; Chapter 12: Collaborative presentations using Google DocsChapter 13: Cooperative study blog. |
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Part 3: Critical thinking and creativity; 3A Critical thinking; Chapter 14: Using Facebook to apply social learning theory; Chapter 15: Technology as a tool to develop problem-solving skills in general chemistry; Chapter 16: Communicating experiential learning through an online portfolio in Tumblr; Chapter 17: The Biology Taboo Wiktionary: a tool for improving student comprehension of key terminology in introductory biology courses; 3B Creativity; Chapter 18: Mobile digital storytelling in the second language classroomChapter 19: Creating a video dialogue with streaming video clips; Chapter 20: Remix as an educational activity; Chapter 21: Using Twitter to assist students in writing a concise nut graph. |
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Part 4: Integrative learning; Chapter 22: Using simulation, video sharing, and discussion threads for practice-based skills; Chapter 23: Using Facebook Mobile as a tool to create a virtual learning community for pre-service teachers; Chapter 24: Using social software tools to facilitate peer e-mentoring and self-reflection among students on practicumChapter 25: Using opinion leaders on Twitter to amplify PR and marketing messages; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Educational technology.
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Educational technology. |
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Social media.
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Social media. |
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Internet in education.
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Internet in education. |
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Education -- Computer-assisted instruction.
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Education -- Computer-assisted instruction. |
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Education. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Social media. |
| Added Author |
Ferris, Sharmila Pixy, editor.
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Wilder, Hilary Anne, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Plugged-in professor. Oxford : Chandos Publishing, 2013 9781843346944 (OCoLC)842877114 |
| ISBN |
9781780633428 (electronic book) |
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1780633424 (electronic book) |
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1306176646 (electronic book) |
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9781306176644 (electronic book) |
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9781843346944 (print) |
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184334694X (print) |
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