{"product_id":"improving-students-web-use-and-james-herring-9781856047432","title":"Improving Students' Web Use and Information Literacy: A Guide for Teachers and Teacher Librarians","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe web is now an integral part of students' lives in school and in society, and they need to be ever more web alert in order to gain the most from their education. What teachers and teacher librarians badly need to help them achieve this is a professional tool that combines knowledge and use of the web, Web 2.0 tools and information literacy for schools.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book fulfils that need by providing a practical guide to using the web effectively in order to enhance learning and teaching in schools. It does this by focusing on the knowledge and skills needed by teachers and teacher librarians to be information literate web users and to develop these abilities in their students. It then focuses on using Web 2.0 tools to create learning resources for students which will develop them as reflective web learners as well as web users.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey areas covered include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elearning and teaching in today's schools \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efinding and using information on the web \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eevaluating websites \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeb 2.0 and schools \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einformation literacy \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eimproving student use of the web \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edeveloping learning websites for student use \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe next phase of ICT in schools. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in a context of theory, this guide offers many examples of best practice in schools from a range of countries. Packed full with ideas which teachers and teacher librarians can use in their own schools, it is unique in providing a guide to the creation of learning websites, which combine subject learning, mediated resources for students, information literacy guidance (including effective web use), and student assignments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eReadership\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e: This much-needed book is a vital resource for teachers and teacher librarians, as well as being of strategic interest to school principals. It should be on the reading lists of all trainee teachers and librarians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Herring\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1856047431\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781856047432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Facet Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/20\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2011 pg. 132","brand":"James Herring","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47244246909183,"sku":"9781856047432","price":103.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_db1d088d-ef10-48cb-9df3-869dc1de71fc.jpg?v=1758135286","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/improving-students-web-use-and-james-herring-9781856047432","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}