Contents Foreword?Douglas K. Hartman?xi Acknowledgments?xiii Introduction?1 Why This Book??2 Synergistic Planning?3 Guiding Principles?4 Book Organization and Features?7 Conclusion?9 1.??How Do I Teach the Attributes of Digital Text??11 Literacy and Technology?12 Understanding Digital Text?13 Lessons to Teach the Attributes of Digital Texts?16 Assessing Your Understanding of Digital Text?23 Summary?26 Action Items?27 2.??How Do I Design More Effective Technology-Integrated Instruction??29 TPACK?29 Reflexive Pedagogy?30 Combining TPACK and Reflexive Pedagogy?31 Continuum of Technology Integration?32 The Role of Digital Text in Instructional Design?33 Steps to Designing More Effective Technology-Integrated Instruction?34 Examples of Technology-Integrated Lessons?37 Assessing Your Design of Technology-Integrated Instruction?37 Summary?42 Action Items?42 3.??How Do I Select the Best Digital Tools for a Task??45 Types of Digital Tools?46 Digital Tools in Action?50 Selecting the Best Digital Tools?52 Summary?56 Action Items?57 4.??How Do I Increase Student Engagement When Using Technology??59 Student Engagement?59 Build Community?61 Scaffold Self-Regulation?64 Summary?70 Action Items?71 5.??How Do I Differentiate Technology-Integrated Instruction??73 What Is Differentiated Instruction??73 Differentiated Instruction and Digital Formative Assessment Tools?73 How Do I Use Digital Tools to Accommodate Different Learning Needs??78 How Do I Use Digital Tools to Offer Choice to My Students??80 Summary?81 Action Items?82 6.??How Can My District/School Support Technology-Integrated Instruction??83 Instructional Coherence?84 Develop a Vision for Technology-Integrated Instruction?85 Establish a Common Language?85 Set Directives to Advance Instructional Coherence?86 Five Areas of Directives?88 Steps to Developing Directives?93 Example of Directives in Action?94 Summary?96 Action Items?97 Appendix A: Description of Digital Tools Referenced in This Text?99 Appendix B: African Elephant Example?103 Appendix C: Semantic Feature Analysis Example?105 References?107 Index?115 About the Authors?121
What we have learned from the many challenges of online teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic is the focus of this authoritative resource. Featuring teachers' experiences and classroom examples, the authors examine what's needed and what works in order to help educators improve current models of technology-integrated instruction in their schools and districts. With a focus on digital tools and planning for any setting, the text provides ready-to-use help for designing technology-integrated lessons, building and managing community, selecting the best digital tools for particular tasks, increasing student engagement, and differentiating instruction. The text also includes a final chapter that looks at how leaders can support schoolwide coordination and infrastructure. Action items at the end of each chapter address the specific needs of individuals, teams, and schools to help them shift from reflection to actual implementation, encouraging collaboration and accountability. Next-Level Digital Tools and Teaching is applicable to teaching and learning in face-to-face, online, or hybrid K-12 classroom settings. Book Features: Focuses on problems related to online teaching, specifically critical issues identified during the 2020-2021 school year. Models how to design instruction that leverages technology tools designed to engage students with content in multiple ways. Includes examples of lesson plans, digital tool applications, and ideas for assessing student knowledge in K-12 digital environments. Provides ready-to-download checklists and templates. Offers guidance that will continue to be valuable long after the world recovers from COVID-19 and students return to physical classrooms.
Rachel Karchmer-Klein is an associate professor at the University of Delaware and the author of Improving Online Teacher Education. Dr. Karchmer-Klein provides professional development to institutes of higher education, public school districts, and private schools. Lauren Boulden is a digital learning resource teacher and former middle school teacher in the Caesar Rodney School District in Delaware. Maureen McDonald is an instructional coach and former first-grade teacher in the Appoquinimink School District in Delaware.