The purpose of this book is to encourage school administrators, teachers, and support staff to take a closer look at mobile technologies and Web 2.0 tools that students use on a regular basis away from school, but which have not yet made their way into mainstream education. These inexpensive and sometimes even free technologies and tools could be used to revolutionize teaching and learning, but have yet to gain widespread acceptance in educational circles. The topics covered in the book fall roughly into three sections. The first three chapters examine inexpensive hardware in the form of mobile technologies that most students own or have access to. These are technologies that could, with very little effort, make it possible to implement one-to-one computing initiatives in every schoolùif they were permitted on campus. The next seven chapters each take a look at Web 2.0 tools that can be used to support collaboration and communication in virtually any instructional environmentùif they werenÆt blocked by network filters.

Each chapter provides basic information about the emerging technology or tool being discussed, along with strategies and practical suggestions for classroom use, discussion questions and references. The final chapter of the book focuses on practical strategies for identifying and implementing use of emerging mobile technologies and Web 2.0 tools for instruction. This chapter includes a discussion about current issues and provides a decision making model that can be used when selecting emerging mobile technologies and Web 2.0 tools for classroom use. The model includes tables to complete during information gathering and questions for discussion prior to making decisions. Because this field is rapidly changing, the tables provided in the model are open-ended to insure applicability for some time to come. TOC: Acknowledgments About the Author Introduction 1.

21st Century Skills What Are 21st Century Skills? Common Objections to Teaching 21st Century SkillsChanging Points of View Strategies for Classroom Use Practical Suggestions Discussion Points Books Websites Online Reports and Articles Part I. Mobile Technologies 2. Cell Phones 3. MP3 Players 4. Netbooks Part II. Web 2.0 Tools 5. Social Networking 6.

Virtual Worlds 7. Creating ContentùWriting 8. Creating ContentùImages 9. Gaming 10. Digital Citizenship 11. Decision Making and Implementation Model Glossary Websites Index.