The Socially Networked English Classroom: Web 2.0 in the English Classroom

Presenter: William Kist
Date: February 17, 2010
Level: Middle, Secondary
Time: 4:00-5:00 pm EST

From the technologically barren classroom to the completely equipped digital classroom, teachers in all kinds of settings are attempting to overcome barriers and are beginning to enter the Web 2.0 age. This webinar will provide participants with a baseline of description of what a truly "social networked" classroom can look like on a daily basis. Building on 12 years of research studying teachers nationally and internationally, William Kist has compiled an archive of groundbreaking teaching and learning practices that take advantage of these new media no matter the level of technology being used—from the one-room schoolhouse to the starship Enterprise. This webinar will include many real-world examples—assignment sheets, assessments, and rubrics, setting this work in context of the rapidly evolving world of literacy instruction.

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William Kist is an associate professor at Kent State University, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses focused on adolescent literacy. He has been a middle school and high school English teacher; a Language Arts and Social Studies curriculum coordinator; and a consultant and trainer for school districts across the United States. Kist has over 30 national and international conference presentations and 10 published articles to his credit, including his book The Socially Networked Classroom: Teaching in the New Media Age (2010, Corwin Press).

Grade Level(s): Middle, Secondary