Alan November's latest book, Who Owns the Learning, shows teachers how technology allows students to take ownership of their learning. Alan November’s thought-provoking books provide inspiration and practical tips supported by stories of best practices. His best-selling book, Empowering Students With Technology, is an overview of various tools and strategies across the curriculum. Web Literacy for Educators is a practical guidebook that helps teachers and students effectively find, sort, and evaluate information on the Web.
In Who Owns the Learning?, Alan November uses his Digital Learning Farm model to show teachers how technology allows students to take ownership of their learning, create their own learning tools, and participate in work that has meaning to them and others. In his model, every student is a teacher and a global publisher.
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“There is nothing like a great question to send you on a rich and meaningful quest for learning. ‘Who owns the learning?’ is one of those great questions. When I first allowed myself to ask the question, and really sit with it for a while, I soon found myself questioning everything in my teaching practice. Fortunately, November offers inspiring stories along with practical advice to help us on the journey forward, while leaving enough space to make each of our journeys our very own.”
—Michael Wesch, Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
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School filtering is not a sufficient policy to prepare children to be critical thinkers on the Web. Web Literacy for Educators was written to grab the “teachable moment” and help teachers gain a clear understanding of the “grammar” of the Web. The book is filled with practical strategies for teaching children careful search techniques. Stories from thoughtful educators add depth and examples of application across the curriculum.
This book is an essential primer for teachers who want to be expert researchers and to help students to become life-long learners.
“Both the newcomer and the tech-savvy educator can find something useful from this well-organized, easy-to-follow book. A wonderful addition for educators at any grade level.”
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Alan’s best selling book includes powerful stories, ideas and practical applications. This book has been embraced internationally by a wide range of educators and policy makers interested in the impact of technology on learning. Teachers can modify practical activities to support subject areas. Activities, called “E-ventures,” are designed to motivate and challenge students to develop critical thinking and problem solving strategies. Stories of teachers are woven throughout to provide examples of strategies that work.
Planning committees can use ideas and pioneering stories to move beyond technology literacy to information and communication literacy. Principals benefit from ideas about leadership and managing change. With more than 50 useful Web sites, Empowering Students with Technology is an important book for any educator who endeavors to build an engaging and interactive learning environment.
“Students will learn to work with other learners in other places around the world by learning the technical skills that will allow them access to information — and acquire social interaction and teamwork skills while doing so. This is an essential addition to the educational reference shelf for classroom instruction from grade school through high school and college.”
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