The Socially Networked Classroom

William Kist, Ph.D., is an associate professor at Kent State University. Previously, a middle school and high school English teacher and a Language Arts and Social Studies curriculum supervisor, Dr. Kist has become a sought-after consultant and trainer for school districts across the United States, primarily in the area of 21st century classrooms. With years of experience in imaginatively using instructional technology himself, Dr. Kist has also described the new media uses of teachers across the globe in three books and over 50 articles. His books demonstrate how teachers are making Web 2.0 applications, including social networking, work for them in their classrooms. His expertise in curriculum mapping and his knowledge of the Common Core performance assessment has been drawn upon by such organizations as the National Council of Teachers of English and the Ohio Department of Education . For his expertise on 21st century classrooms, Dr. Kist has been interviewed by publications such as U.S. News and World Report, The Observer (UK), and Education Week's Digital Directions, and Tech & Learning Magazine. Dr. Kist maintains an active blogosphere and Twitter presence. Find his blog at www.williamkist.com. Follow him on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/williamkist. Dr. Kist holds a PhD in curriculum and instruction from Kent State University. He received a master of arts in educational administration and a bachelor of arts in secondary education from the University of Akron. Presentation Titles ? Updating the Standards: Bridging the Gaps ? Writing in a Digital Age ? New Literacies in Action The Socially Networked Classroom Motivating the Unmotivated Adolescent Reader Curriculum Audits Other Possible Topics: ? Mapping the Common Core ? Aligning high school curricula and college readiness standards ? Integrating the anchor standards through all academic areas ? Energizing the high school classroom

Foreword by Kylene Beers Acknowledgments About the Author 1. The Writing Is on the Screen: Social Networking Is Here to Stay 2. "Short": Social Networking in a Low-Tech Environment 3. "Tall": Social Networking in a Medium-Tech Environment 4. "Grande": Social Networking in a High-Tech Environment 5. "Venti": Social Networking in an Unlimited Tech Environment 6. "Refill": Continuing the Dialogue Appendix: Sample Letters to Parents References Index

"Kist chronicles his journey in both the classroom and online, as well as that of many other teachers navigating these new spaces with their students. He writes as a learner should, sharing what he discovers along the way. I appreciate the notes from the road, and I suspect educators will find much to take back to their classrooms. I like even more that he asks important questions while capturing how he and several other master teachers have attempted to ask and answer them with their own students. You will, too." -- Bud Hunt, Blogger at Bud the Teacher "The innovative classroom activities in this engaging book will inspire teachers to help students acquire digital-media literacies for collaborating on and sharing their work-literacies essential for participation in a networked world." -- Richard Beach, Professor of English Education "A veritable smorgasbord of ideas and suggestions. This text grabbed me right away, and I started flagging all sorts of ideas even in the earliest chapters. It is as if Bill Kist met me in the hallway, took me by the hand, and simply said, 'Come here, I want to show you something.'" -- Sheila M. Gragg, Technology Integration Coach "This book marks our place in the whirlwind transformation of Internet technology that launched users in a surprisingly sudden (and often unnoticed) leap from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0. Kist shows educators both a mirror and a map, explaining where we are and where we might go in this vastly rich frontier of knowledge and learning. The paths he shows us spill into layered networks of inter-crossing connections and intersections-a true 'web' of knowledge-replacing old, tired, and narrow paths." -- Sharon Elin, Instructional Technology Integrator "I loved this book. I learned a great deal about 'texts' and about how to teach 'texts' to students in the digital age. But what was so compelling about this book was the genuineness of the author; he cares passionately about his students and passionately about the subject matter. As Dewey points out, effective education must have an emotional component; indeed, the book's credibility and authority derives from its core emotional energy." -- Elliot Soloway, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor "This book is totally compelling and geared to a slice of the teaching profession that is in desperate need of the kind of guidance and insight that Kist offers. By sharing his creative teaching methods, he points out the openings in teachers' practice where shift can happen." -- Sue Collins, Integration Technology Specialist "This book is the push that many educators need to seriously think about why and how they 'do' technology in schools and implement the changes necessary to ensure our students are networked and connected 21st-century learners. It should be in the hands of all teachers and teacher-librarians." -- Joanne de Groot