Literacy 2.0: Reading and Writing in 21st Century ClassroomsLiteracy 2.0 is where traditional literacy and technological literacy meet. Students in the 21st century still need to develop the reading and writing skills that were the aim of literacy 1.0 instruction, but they must go beyond those skills and learn how to use technology for communicating and collaborating in new ways.
Constantly evolving technologies and new 21st century frameworks for what students should know and be able to do present great challenges for today’s teachers. In this book, Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher, and Alex Gonzalez offer readers the benefit of their own extensive experience in secondary literacy 2.0 classrooms. They describe precisely what students need to be taught to become proficient in the literacies associated with information and communication technologies. They begin by presenting a general instructional model that is particularly effective in supporting this type of learning. Then they move on to the specifics of teaching the literacy 2.0 skills related to acquiring, producing, and sharing information. These skills include using search engines efficiently, evaluating information found on websites, avoiding plagiarism, communicating with a wide audience, working collaboratively, and creating multimedia products.
In a highly accessible style, the authors explain in detail how to use the many tools and technologies they discuss and give numerous suggestions for classroom applications. Teachers who are not familiar with the tools will learn enough to gain the confidence to try using them, and those who are more experienced will find new ideas to introduce in their classrooms. All readers will gain a greater appreciation for the power of technology to engage and motivate students and will be inspired by the examples of high-level student work.
21st. Century Sales: Fast Forward21st Century Sales: Fast Forward provides a new buzz word for sales and how to find success by understanding a bigger picture than yesterday and today. In the mind of every salesman lies a winner often plagued by outdated or incorrect beliefs. Looking deeper than the surface and realizing the origins of our basic thought patterns brings change. By seeing inside ourselves, we can eliminate bad habits and negative thoughts by understanding them to create a positive outlook and future. 21st Century Sales: Fast Forward carefully examines how to be the master of our own destiny. Because much of what we do in life is sales, real world examples are used to advance sales methods by understanding our basic thoughts. The book explores in detail many techniques to form a new outlook for sales mastery. In studying personal focus, beliefs, and habits, the door to a winning sales career is unlocked.
Virtual and Augmented Architecture (VAA'01): Proceedings of the International Symposium on Virtual and Augmented Architecture (VAA01), Trinity College, Dublin 21-22 June 2001Proceedings of the International Symposium held June 21-22, 2001 at Trinity College, Dublin. Brings together state of the art research in virtual reality model capturing intelligent data labelling of environments, arising from the intersection of architecture, computer graphics and computer vision. Softcover.
