Deeper Learning Through Technology: Using the Cloud to Individualize Instruction

Halla, Kenneth P.

ISBN 10: 1483344681 / ISBN 13: 9781483344683

Published by Corwin, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Deeper Learning Through Technology: Using the Cloud to Individualize Instruction
• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1483344681
• ISBN 13: 9781483344683
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Use the Cloud to Individualize Your Instruction and Watch Your Students Thrive!

The advent of cloud-stored data that can be entered, changed, and accessed anywhere is a development full of potential for today’s classroom.

This book is the all-in-one resource you need to be sure your students reap the fullest rewards from cloud-based developments. Teacher and top ed-blogger Ken Halla explains:

• Strategies for leveraging the cloud to create a self-paced, learner-centered classroom
• How to take advantage of tech tools to facilitate learning
• Real-life case studies and activities to ensure an enjoyable implementation experience.

Stay ahead of the curve with Ken Halla’s strategies, which you can implement the next morning.

"Halla′s book, written from practitioner experience, provides practical and simple integration techniques that will assist both novice and experienced teachers incorporate technology to enhance student learning."
―Eric Sheninger, author of Digital Leadership, Changing Paradigms for Changing Times

"This is a must read--a detailed nuts and bolts guide to classroom tools in the cloud."
―Michael B. Horn, Co-Founder and Director, Christensen Institute
Author of Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns.

"Whether you are an ed tech veteran or just getting started, Halla′s book will help you tailor learning to meet the needs of your students. This book will help you create the learner-focused classroom you want to build!  A must-have resource for today′s teachers!" 
―Jaime Casap, Global Education Evangelist
Google

About the Author

Ken Halla has been a high school teacher social studies teacher, department chair and advanced placement coordinator for the past twenty-two years. Halla initiated a pilot for e-books which led to all 7-12th graders using e-books in social studies in Fairfax County, VA. Additionally he has been an online teacher and chair for the past nine years and has a popular blog technology and pedagogy blog which receives 65,000 pageviews a month. Halla also has led many in-services and offers a regular class for teachers looking to integrate technology into the classroom. Halla has a Ph.D., is a National Board Certified Teacher and an adjunct college professor You can visit his tech and social studies blogs: US Government Teachers’ Blog, US History Teachers’ Blog, World History Teachers’ Blog or contact him at kenhalla@gmail.com.