Using Blogs to Enhance Literacy: The Next Powerful Step in 21st-Century Learning Contributor(s): Penrod, Diane (Author) |
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ISBN: 1578865662 ISBN-13: 9781578865666 Publisher: R & L Education OUR PRICE: $51.48 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2007 Annotation: Beyond the mainstream media hype about the dangers of adolescents and blogs, we find that young people are developing 21st century literaciesespecially in information and visual literacy. In this book, Diane Penrod addresses the social, developmental, and pedagogical issues surrounding the use of blogs and the implications that blogging has for current and future students. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Computers & Technology - Language Arts & Disciplines | Literacy - Education | Administration - General |
Dewey: 808.042 |
LCCN: 2006031324 |
Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6.22" W x 9.02" (0.64 lbs) 188 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Adolescents spend nearly six hours a day online, with most of those hours focused on blogging. Whether they are writing on MySpace, Xanga, Bebo, LiveJournal, or some other site, these youngsters invest time and energy creating new or different social identities. Beyond the mainstream media hype about the dangers of adolescents and blogs, we find that these young people are developing 21st century literacies_especially in information and visual literacy. Using Blogs to Enhance Literacy examines this phenomenon and how it affects adolescents from offering easy avenues for bullying to bridging the digital divide. In this book, Diane Penrod addresses the social, developmental, and pedagogical issues surrounding the use of blogs and the implications that blogging has for current and future students. |