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Teachers often e-mail me and ask for specific titles and items that I use to help support the infusion of technology into the classroom or for teacher training and professional development. Below is a list of my current favorite titles and gadgets!
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- Brooks-Young, Susan.
- Teaching With the Tools Kids Really Use: Learning with Web and Mobile Technologies. Corwin, 2010.
- This book "helps educators integrate Web and mobile technologies and tools into classroom instruction."
- Frazel, Midge.
- Digital Storytelling: Guide for Educators. ISTE, 2009.
- Learn tips, tricks, and methods of incorporating digital storytelling into your classroom curriculum.
- Gilster, Paul.
- Digital Literacy. Wiley, 1998.
- An "oldie" but a "goodie"! This book was one of the first to include an explanation of the skills needed for educators and students to conquer the Internet and its immense amount of information, and how to do it in a meaningful way.
- Greenwood Press Professional Guides.
- Using Internet Primary Source to Teach Critical Thinking Skills in...
- A useful series of books which demonstrate the true infusion of technology into the curriculum.
- November, Alan.
- Empowering Students With Technology. 2d. ed. Corwin, 2009.
- A book to assist teachers with the task of integrating technology into their curriculum for the purpose of enhancing their student's learning and critical thinking skills.
- November, Alan.
- Web Literacy for Educators. Corwin, 2008.
- Tips, tricks, resources, and rationale to help teachers best use the Internet to support instruction.
- Shelly, Gary B., Thomas Cashman, et.al.
- Teachers Discovering Computers: Integrating Technology and Digital Media in the Classroom. 6th ed. Course Technology (ITP), 2009.
- A must-have for every professional development library. Intended as a textbook, it is filled with practical, useful, and wonderful information to get educators quickly caught up with information in the rapidly expanding fields of technology and technology integration.
- Simpson, Carol.
- Copyright for Schools: A Practical Guide. 5th.ed. Linworth, 2010.
- A fact-filled book dealing with all areas of copyright for schools and libraries. Many forms and practical examples are included.
- Spitzer, Kathy, et.al.
- Information Literacy: Essential Skills for the Information Age.2d ed. Libraries Unlimited, 2004.
- A well-done overview and compilation of the information literacy skills needed to succeed. As in the first edition, the authors examine current content standards and provide a huge bibliography.
- Warlick, David.
- Raw Materials for the Mind: A Teacher's Guide to Digital Literacy. 4th. ed., Landmark Project, 2005.
- This book examines the role of technology in the classroom today and in the future. It provides practical ideas for the successful integration of technology into the curriculum to make it meaningful for the students.
- Warlick, David.
- Redefining Literacy 2.0. Linworth, 2008.
- This book explains the author's new definition of literacy and provides ideas and practical applications to seamslessly infuse technology into an expanded view of reading, writing, and mathematics. The book also has an accompanying Web site.
- Amazon Kindle.
- The best electronic book, bar none! This is the latest edition and I love mine!
- Apple Airport Extreme Base Station.
- A router, dual-band wireless access point, and file storage device in one package!
- Western Digital My Book Studio Edition 1 TB.
- A great external hard drive with USB 2.0 and Firewire 400/800 connections. Very, very quiet!
- Nikon D3100 DSLR Camera.
- I have this camera and I love it! Great photos, video,, and smaller and lighter than most other DSLRs.
- Flip MinoHD Camcorder.
- Want to shoot HD video on the fly? The Flip cameras are portable, have a built-in USB connector, and even include the sofware to transfer the video to your desktop.
- Kodak Zi8 Pocket Video Camera.
- I have this little camcorder, and besides the built-in USB connector and the ability to shoot in HD, it takes an SD card for easy expandability.
- Eye-Fi Explore x2 Video Wi-Fi Wireless 8GB SDHC Memory Card.
- Send your photos and videos to your computer and to the Web without even taking the card out of the camera via a wireless network!
- Nikon Coolpix P7000.
- This camera is a really great cross between a good point-and-shoot camera and a DSLR. This is the one I carry with me most of the time.
- Bove, Tony.
- iLife 11 for Dummies. IDG, 2011.
- Tips and tricks for the newest version of Apple's iLife suite
- Castro, Elizabeth.
- Publishing a Blog with Blogger: Visual QuickProject Guide. 2d.ed. Peachpit Press, 2009.
- Learn how to create and maintain a blog on Google's no-cost blogging site.
- Deubert, John.
- Adobe Acrobat X for Windows and Macintosh.
Peachpit Press, 2011.
- If you don't own Adobe Acrobat yet, put it on your list of must-buys! This book makes a perfect companion to this multi-functional software which is used to create cross-platform documents.
- Miller, Michael.
- Googlepedia: The Ultimate Google Resource. 3d. ed.
Que, 2008.
- A hefty reference book to learn all about the Google tools.
- Ozer, Jan.
- Microsoft Windows Movie Maker 2. Peachpit Press, 2004.
- A Visual QuickStart Guide to using this video production tool that comes free with Windows XP.
- Morris, Tee. et.al.
- Podcasting for Dummies. 2d. IDG, 2008.
- Another great "dummies" book for helping you design, create, and publish your podcast!
- Teeter, Ryan , et.al.
- Google Sites & Chrome for Dummies. IDG, 2009.
- Covers Google Sites, Chrome, and other Google Apps in-depth.
- Wooldridge, Mike.
- Teach Yourself Visually Photoshop Elements 9.Visual , 2010.
- One of my favorite PSE9 training manuals.
- Batelle, John.
- The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote
the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture. Portfolio Hardcover,
2005.
- A wonderful book dealing with the past, present, and future of search technology.
- Calishain, Tara, et.al.
- Google Pocket Guide. O'Reilly, 2003.
- A very useful book with the in's and out's of using the most popular search engine.
- Castro, Elizabeth.
- HTML 5: Visual QuickStart Guide. 7th ed. Peachpit, 2011.
- A Visual QuickStart Guide which provides many screen shots and examples of what the HTML 5 code looks like.
- Lemay, Laura.
- Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML & CSS in One Hour Per Day. 6th ed. Sams.net, 2010.
- The premier author on the topic of the creation of a quality Web page. It is conversational in tone, and includes hundreds of tips and tricks, as well as the rationale for various design decisions.
- Robbins, Jennifer Niederst.
- Learning Web Design: A Beginners Guide to (x)HTML, Stylesheets and Web Graphics. 3rd ed. O'Reilly, 2007.
- A readable book teaching the basic concepts of Web design, including lists of do's and don'ts and much more!
- Robbins, Jennifer Niederst.
- Web Design in a Nutshell. 3d ed.. O'Reilly, 2006.
- A well-done. comprehensive book dealing with all aspects of Web design, from HTML to CGI. and everything in between.
- Schwartz, Steve.
- Microsoft Office 2010 for Windows. Peachpit Press, 2010.
- A Visual Quickstart guide which will help you learn the ins and outs of this major upgrade to the Microsoft Office suite.
- Schwartz, Steve.
- Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac. Peachpit Press, 2011.
- A Visual Quickstart guide which will help you learn the ins and outs of this major upgrade to the Microsoft Office suite.
- Brooks-Young, Susan.
- Critical Technology Issues for School Leaders. Corwin, 2006.
- This book includes "a collection of practical technology strategies for issues most critical to busy school leaders."
- Dufour, Richard.
- Professional Learning Communities at Work Best Practices for Enhancing Student Achievement. NES, 1998.
- Practical advice and a well-written overview of professional learning communities in schools.
- Friedman, Thomas.
- The World is Flat: A Brief History of the 21st Century. Farrar, 2006.
- A must-read to understand the globalization of business and commerce.
- Gladwell, Malcolm.
- The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Difference. Back Bay Books, 2002.
- A business book which is applicable to the school setting, too.
- Saphier, Jon and Mary Ann Haley.
- Activators: Activity Structures to Engage Students' Thinking Before Instruction. Research for Better Teaching, 1993.
- Over 40 pages of activation activities to use with students. This book is great for any grade level and any subject area.
- Saphier, Jon and Mary Ann Haley.
- Summarizers: Activity Structures to Support Integration and Retention of New Learning. Research for Better Teaching, 1993.
- A companion volume to theActivatorsbooklet, this book provides another series of strutured student activities to ensure learning has taken place.
- Berger, Pam.
- Choosing Web 2.0 Tools for Teaching and Learning in a
Digital World, Libraries Unlimited, 2010.
- A wonderful book organized by type of Web 2.0 tool and filled with information on how to use them to support teaching and learning!
- Frazel, Midge.
- Using Google Tools in the Classroom. Teacher Created Resources, 2009.
- Everything you ever wanted to know about using Google tools to support teaching and learning!
- Ormiston, Meg.
- Creating a Digital-Rich Classroom: Teaching and Learning in a Web 2.0 World. Solution Tree, 2010.
- Covering all types of Web 2.0 tools, this books provides tips, tricks, and succesful practices to use them to support teaching.
- Richardson, Will.
- Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms. 2d ed.Corwin, 2008.
- Learn how to utilize these new tools to support classroom instruction.
- Schrum, Lynn & Gwen Solomon.
- Web 2.0: How-To for Educators. ISTE, 2010.
- This book "explores the very best online collaborative tools... and Web 2.0 applications".
- Schrum, Lynn & Gwen Solomon.
- Web 2.0: New Tools, New Schools. ISTE, 2007.
- An examination of the new Web 2.0 tools and how they can be used in the classroom and for professional development.
- Warlick, David.
- Classroom Blogging: A Teacher's Guide to the Blogosphere. 2nd ed. lulu.com, 2007.
- Tips and tricks for using this new Web 2.0 technology in the classroom to suppport teaching and learning.
- Williams, Bard.
- Educator's Podcast Guide. ISTE, 2007.
- Learn the ins and outs of podcasting in the classroom and explore exemplars of educational podcasts.
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