TechnoTeaching

Julie M. Wood is an international educational consultant and former faculty member at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where she directed the Jeanne Chall Reading Lab.Nicole Ponsford is an award-winning, advanced skills teacher of media and new technologies based in the United Kingdom.Julie and Nicole are now also working as eCoaches.

• CONTENTSForeword viiIntroduction 1CHAPTER 1What Is TechnoTeaching? 17CHAPTER 2Starting Out 31Where You Are and Where You Want to GoCHAPTER 3Jumping In 49The Stellar UnitCHAPTER 4Hunkering Down 87Plan the Year AheadCHAPTER 5Stretching 107Dare Devil Missions and Other Short-Term ProjectsCHAPTER 6Branching Out 131Connecting Locally and GloballyCHAPTER 7Getting the EdTech Tools You Need 149CHAPTER 8Reflecting on the Year 169APPENDIX ATechnoTeaching Manifesto 187APPENDIX BTechnoTeaching Resources 189Notes 193Acknowledgments 199About the Authors 205Index 209

"This enthusiastically written book offers a systematic way of thinking about how teachers (of any subject and at any level of confidence with technology) might integrate new tools into their practice to help deepen learning. Filled with useful tips and anecdotes, this book encourages a reflective approach to planning classroom use of technology more effectively."  —Pete Fraser, Chair, Media Education Association, UK