Engaged, Connected, Empowered

This reader-friendly book offers practical strategies and digital resources that will help K-12 students succeed in the 21st century. You will learn how to teach students to collaborate and make connections, filter primary source information, create products to demonstrate learning, develop a digital toolkit, and more! Special Features: - Digital resources are included to help you implement the ideas in this book. - Personal anecdotes are provided from the authors' own successes and failures using technology. - The book is organized by topic, so you can skip around and read or reread the parts that are relevant to you. - The authors provide suggestions for teachers at different comfort levels with technology--novice, intermediate, and expert. - The book's accompanying Facebook page includes additional content and links to complement the book (http://facebook.com/EngagedConnectedEmpowered).

Ben Curran is a co-founder of Engaging Educators, a company that helps teachers engage students in meaningful learning experiences. He is a former classroom teacher and current instructional coach. Neil Wetherbee is a co-founder of Engaging Educators and a current elementary school classroom teacher.

Introduction Shift 1: Consumption Versus Production Chapter 1: An Introduction Chapter 2: Implementation Chapter 3: Anecdotes Shift 2: Localized Versus Global Chapter 4: An Introduction Chapter 5: Implementation Chapter 6: Anecdotes Shift 3: Searching Versus Filtering Chapter 7: An Introduction Chapter 8: Implementation Chapter 9: Anecdotes Shift 4: Standardized Versus Student Centered Chapter 10: An Introduction Chapter 11: Implementation Chapter 12: Anecdotes Shift 5: Isolated Versus Connected Chapter 13: An Introduction Chapter 14: Implementation Chapter 15: Anecdotes Conclusion