Awards

• Winner of Library Media Connection Editor's Choice Award 2008 VOYA 2007 Five Foot Bookshel 0 (United States)
• Winner of Library Media Connection Editor's Choice Award 2008 VOYA 2007 Five Foot Bookshel 2006 (United States)

Overview

Are you bothered by the bad grammar, emoticons, acronyms, and poor spelling that are ubiquitous in cyberspace, and especially prevalent in teen communications? Do you lament that today's technologies are ruining the reading and writing skills of teens? Well, think again. This author proposes that today's teens are actually exploring and developing new literacies, and learning to use technology in the most effective ways possible. After examining some of the technologies teens commonly use (IM, webblogs, podcast, games), Braun describes how these technologies affect reading, writing, and communication habits and skills; and how they are actually creating new communities of learning. Expand your perspective on what defines literacy, and learn how you can maximize the learning that teens acquire in using new technologies by integrating technologies into your programs and services. A must-read for librarians, teachers, and anyone else who works with teens in grades 6 and up.

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9781591583684

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This book presents tools, such as blogs, Wikis, podcasts, RSS (really simple syndication or rich site survey), and IM (instant messaging)-all powerful communication tools for teens in addition to being useful tools for literacy. Braun encourages readers to embrace these technologies and provides many sound explanations as to why and how they support literacy for students....She also offers suggestions for collaborative student projects, including creating a Wiki around a report or writing and producing a podcast. There are numerous example of sites that readers can visit to see examples of the technology in use. Appendixes list Web-based content-creation tools as well as information on finding blogs and podcasts. A third appendix lists other useful resources for keeping up with technology. This is a valuable tool for anyone interested in increasing his or her knowledge of new technologies and using these technologies to improve programming and curriculum. -Booklist/Professional Reading

<p> Braun explores the ways teens communicate in cyberspace, considering how the various technologies affect literacy and communication habits and skills. The author believes that, in spite of the commonality of bad grammar, acronyms, and poor spelling, communication via instant messaging, email, and podcasting is creating a new community of learning and is a boon to literacy. Here, she supports these findings and offers strategies to librarians and educators for taking advantage of the type of learning those technologies encourage. - <p>Reference & Research Book News

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Linda W. Braun is a consultant and trainer for libraries and other educational institutions, a columnist for VOYA magazine, a curriculum and website developer, and the author of 5 books and numerous articles. She has also served as adjunct faculty in the LIS program at Simmons College and she is currently an adjunct faculty member at the Graduate School of Education, Lesley University.

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