New Releases by Andrew Churches

This practical guide explores how to transform education through the concept of global digital citizenship (GDC). Embraced by thousands of schools, global digital citizenship practices empower students to effectively and ethically participate in and contribute to the digital world around them. The authors provide a clear path for establishing a global digital citizenship program in your school and give guidance on how K-12 teachers and administrators can grow global citizens who are respectful and responsible critical thinkers equipped with the 21st century skills necessary for an interconnected world. This global digital citizenship guidebook will allow you to: Discover the characteristics and 21st century skills of global digital citizens and what these citizens stand for. Consider the limitations of conventional acceptable use policies and instead embrace ethically driven digital citizenship agreements. Learn how to address the various stakeholder communities involved in developing students into global digital citizens. Use tools, rubrics, and resources for gauging the effectiveness and progress of your global digital citizenship practices. Review digital citizenship agreements for students at the elementary, middle, and high school levels, as well as for professionals and the wider community.

The book provides scenarios, lessons, activities, and assessment rubrics that allow educators to focus assessment on mindfulness and feedback for improvement, framing assessment around six fluencies students need to cultivate.

Have fun with the tools featured in Apps for Learning: Elementary School Classrooms. There are apps here for every subject, every elementary grade level, and every curious and creative mind. Build grammatical prowess using the Montessorium apps suite. Take a ride through the cosmos with iLearn Solar System, or explore nature using A Life Cycle or Leafsnap HD. And of course, kids will have all kinds of fun using creative tools like Puppet Pals HD, Comic Life, GarageBand, and many other apps designed to make learning the fun and engaging adventure it was truly meant to be!

Turn your classroom into a digital adventure in learning! In the classroom of the 21st-century, the power of mobility has begun to play a significant role in the learning experiences of our students. The ubiquitous digital devices they use so frequently and unconsciously can be harnessed as powerful tools for learning, creativity, and discovery. With Apps for Learning, Middle School: 40 Best iPad/iPod Touch/iPhone Apps for Classrooms, Harry Dickens and Andrew Churches continue an exciting journey through the world of educational apps. Learn about some of the best apps for middle school classrooms, such as: Creative storytelling apps like Puppet Pals HD Powerful language skill builders like Play2Learn and SpellBoard NASA HD and Solar Walk, which allow you to take a trip across the galaxy Book Creator to make your own unique digital books Drawing Pad to produce a work of art These apps and many more are just waiting for you and your students to discover!

This title surveys the best webs apps for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad that are suitable for use in the special needs classroom.

How to upgrade literacy instruction for digital learners Educating students to traditional literacy standards is no longer enough. If students are to thrive in their academic and 21st century careers, then independent and creative thinking hold the highest currency. In Literacy is NOT Enough, the authors explain in detail how to add these new components of literacy: Solution Fluency Information Fluency Creativity Fluency Collaboration Fluency Students must master a completely different set of skills to succeed in a culture of technology-driven automation, abundance, and access to global labor markets. The authors present an effective framework for integrating comprehensive literacy or fluency into the traditional curriculum.

Provides detailed descriptions of forty apps that can be used in high school classrooms.

This concise "diet" of digital tools helps beginning and experienced users investigate a variety of tools at an individual pace and incorporate them into today's classroom to foster productive learning.