GAINESVILLE, Fla. – October 11, 2010 (Maupin House Publishing, Inc.)  – In this Web 2.0 world, students are communicating, customizing, and creating like never before. So it’s no surprise that standards for the twenty-first century classroom recognize the value of teaching with digital tools. Knowing how to effectively teach with them is another matter altogether. In Digital Tools for Teaching, educator and self-proclaimed techno-geek Steve Johnson shows you how to transform 30 cutting-edge e-tools into powerful vehicles for teaching—and learning.

You will find:

• An array of low-to-no-cost digital tools ranging in complexity   and all focused on educational merit.
• Step-by-step instructions that take the mystery out of using each e-tool.
• Lesson connections and lists of classroom-proven ideas for applying each e-tool across the curriculum.
• Backdoor links to the special services and discounts available to teachers for many of the digital tools profiled in this book.
• Standards-based assessment rubrics and strategies (including how to implement digital portfolios) to help you meet twenty-first century classroom instructional goals.
• Links to Steve Johnson’s website and blog for news and updates on incorporating technology-based activities into your lessons.

Complete and ready-to-use, Digital Tools for Teaching shows teachers how to connect their teaching to the e-tools that are relevant to students’ lives.  This book is perfect for an advanced e-tool user or a newbie, Digital Tools for Teaching will increase confidence in using digital tools, broaden your perspective, and give you new teaching strategies that you can use tomorrow.

About the Author

Steve Johnson started his career as a kindergarten and second-grade teacher in the rural town of Vass, North Carolina. Technology was always a big part of his classroom environment, and after six years, he shifted over to a technology facilitator position. He has been a TF for five years, working with students and teachers in grades K-8 to utilize technology as a tool to enhance learning. Steve currently resides in Concord, North Carolina, with his wife, Bridget, and two little girls, Emily and Kenna.

ISBN: 978-1-934338-84-1, MH# 222, $23.95, Trim Size: 8½” x 11,” 156 pages, bibliography, index

Audience: 6-12 teachers, 6-12 curriculum supervisors, special education teachers, schools, districts, and home schools

Distribution: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Ingram, and other major wholesalers, distributors, and library jobbers 

Marketing Plan: Ads in national magazines/journals, Internet sites, author signings and conference appearances, targeted mailings

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