Using Apps for Learning Across the Curriculum

Using Apps for Learning Across the Curriculum
Authors
Beach, Richard & O'Brien, David G.
Publisher
Routledge
ISBN
9781317668497
Date
2014-10-17T00:00:00+00:00
Size
2.90 MB
Lang
en
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How can apps be used to foster learning with literacy across the curriculum? This book offers both a theoretical framework for considering app affordances and practical ways to use apps to build students' disciplinary literacies and to foster a wide range of literacy practices.

** Using Apps for Learning Across the Curriculum

presents a wide range of different apps and also assesses their value

features methods for and apps related to planning instruction and assessing student learning

identifies favorite apps whose affordances are most likely to foster certain disciplinary literacies

includes resources and apps for professional development

provides examples of student learning in the classroom

A website ([www.usingipads.pbworks.com](http://www.usingipads.pbworks.com)) with resources for teaching and further reading for each chapter, a link to a blog for continuing conversations about topics in the book (appsforlearningliteracies.com), and more enhance the usefulness of the book.