Teaching Screenagers
Students of all ages learn visually and virtually from computers and handheld screens, and the question has become what tools and approaches teachers can use to effectively reach digital learners. How can teachers encourage self-motivated learning? How do teachers' roles change when learning becomes screen-oriented? What practices capitalize on students' penchant for collaboration and social networking? How are classrooms incorporating learning that is visual, informal, interdisciplinary, and multimodal? How are schools handling such prickly issues as plagiarism, cyberbullying, and
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