The New K-12 Classroom: Teaching Reading and Language Arts in a Digital World is an anthology for current and future K-12 teachers that focuses on the importance of using educational technology in the classroom. The second edition features seven units and presents readers with all new content to reflect technological and educational changes, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Unit I focuses on how technology was used in the reading and language arts classroom before the pandemic. It examines literacy in today's new media age by looking at where education has been and where it is going. Unit II discusses the theoretical background of educational technology, focusing on Mark Prensky's digital native and digital immigrant theory. In Unit III, the articles explore how teachers and students experienced the COVID-19 lockdown and how this time period affected technology use in present-day reading and language arts classrooms. In units IV and V, the readings discuss how students and teachers can use technology to promote reading and writing in the classroom. Closing units examine how students can uses technology and media in speaking, listening, viewing, and visually representing activities in the classroom. The New K-12 Classroom is ideal for courses that address teaching reading, language arts, and other foundational courses in English language arts curriculum.
