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The Digital Classroom The way students learn changes when they have access to digital tools. The Digital Classroom demonstrates that using technology to enhance students’ learning is not dependent on a specific learning management system or software – it is about chang- ing the pedagogy with the help of an arsenal of useful tools and methods. This practical book introduces easy to use methods to all teachers in digital class- rooms with the intention to make it simple, accessible, and achievable for everyone. It is not only about the tools, and the how and why, but also about changing the pedagogy making the learning more relevant to the students. When you open the classroom to the rest of the world, the teacher becomes more important than ever. Topics in the book include: ◾ Technology and deeper learning ◾ Social media in the global classroom ◾ Building a personal learning network ◾ The flipped classroom and cooperative learning ◾ The use of iPads in primary and middle school ◾ Teaching with videogames ◾ Special education ◾ Digital citizenship Digital tools can play a key role in making learning happen and what the teachers know about the use of technology is key. The Digital Classroom will be of great inter- est to teachers and trainee teachers who wish to develop their digital competency by using the book as part of their professional learning. Ann S. Michaelsen is a school administrator at Sandvika High School in Oslo. She has more than 25 years of experience of teaching with technology and was a school leader from 2006, starting a school that pioneered having 1:1 laptops for 900 students. Ann is currently also working part time with the University of Oslo, Department for Research, Innovation and Competence Development. Ann Michaelsen’s insightful book gives a terrific overview about how education is being transformed in the new, post-pandemic era. This book will give you great ideas for both classroom and administrator perspectives on improving outreach to students online. – Barbara Ann Oakley, Professor of Engineering, Oakland University, USA Teachers will never be replaced by technology. But after COVID-19, teachers who don’t use some technology will be replaced by ones who do. Thoughtful, practical, and magnificently sensible, this is a book that educators will not want to put down once they start it. – Andy Hargreaves, Visiting Professor, University of Ottawa, Canada The best part about this book is that the author has put in her own experiences on how she herself has used technology as an effective tool for teaching and learning. It is a helpful guide for those who want to use it more effectively as educators or as learners. – Shakeel Ahmad, Co-Founder Mind Mingle, India This book is a vital addition to an educator’s professional library. The focus on both tools and pedagogy provides an essential bridge into teaching and learn- ing modes that are digital, online, and networked. There are no excuses left, and nowhere to hide, every teacher must upskill and become confident in digital-first learning, and this book leads the way in supporting that requirement. – Julie Lindsay, Associate Director, Digital Learning Innovation, University of Southern Queensland, Australia The global pandemic has hit education like an earthquake, with aftershocks continuing to rattle expectations of what school should be. By sharing lessons learned, this book from Ann Michaelsen will help us seize the opportunity for lasting transformation of teaching and learning. – Suzie Boss, Author of Reinventing Project-Based Learning, 3rd edition The Digital Classroom Transforming the Way We Learn Ann S. Michaelsen First published 2021 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN and by Routledge 52 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2021 Ann S. Michaelsen The right of Ann S. Michaelsen to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Michaelsen, Ann S., author. Title: The digital classroom : transforming the way we learn / Ann S. Michaelsen. Description: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, [2021] | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2020038808 | ISBN 9780367611057 (hardback) | ISBN 9780367611071 (paperback) | ISBN 9781003104148 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Mobile communication systems in education. | Education--Effect of technological innovations on. Classification: LCC LB1044.84 .M55 2021 | DDC 371.33--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020038808 ISBN: 978-0-367-61105-7 (hbk) ISBN: 978-0-367-61107-1 (pbk) ISBN: 978-1-003-10414-8 (ebk) Typeset in Bembo by SPi Gloal, India Contents Acknowledgments vii Contributors ix Introduction: A significant change in teaching and learning 1 Ann S. Michaelsen 1 Learning in the digital classroom 4 Ann S. Michaelsen 2 Digital tools for the classroom 16 Ann S. Michaelsen 3 Social media in the global classroom 37 Ann S. Michaelsen 4 Tablet PCs in primary and middle school 51 Simen Spurkland 5 Cooperative learning 60 Ann S. Michaelsen 6 The flipped classroom 69 Ann S. Michaelsen 7 Teaching with video games 78 Aleksander Husøy and Tobias Staaby vi Contents 8 Digital citizenship 88 Ann S. Michaelsen 9 Special needs education 101 Ann S. Michaelsen 10 The digital classroom: what is the insight from contemporary educational research? 110 Marte Blikstad-Balas Index 121 Acknowledgments This book highlights the importance of personal learning networks and the power of connections. The same applies to the writing of this book. The Digital Classroom: Transforming the Way We Learn would never have been written or published if I had not met so many amazing people during my 25 years in education. A special thanks to Moliehi Sekese in Lesotho; our friendship has resulted in life-altering changes for students in Lesotho and Norway, represented by a former student at Sandvika High School, Tobias Langås Handeland, in this book. And a great thank you to our stu- dent Elise Groth who contributed to the choice of book cover with her expertise in design. The talents of our students never cease to amaze me. Thanks to the four co-writers who all have added valuable insight into essential parts of the digital classroom. And thanks to the teachers who wrote shorter texts with practical classroom examples. Thanks to Troy Hicks, who introduced me to his pub- lisher in the United States; she guided me in the right direction that eventually led to the publication of this book. Thanks to all the dedicated educators around the world that I have met; your relentless devotion to your students is inspiring. Investing in the future is the only solution to solving the problems our generation has left behind. This book is dedicated to the next generation represented by my two grandchil- dren, Julia Kallåk Michaelsen and Wilhelm Alexander Michaelsen Dupuy. I hope that your years in school will inspire you and provide the confidence and skills needed to solve the challenges of the future and where learning will be both fun and rewarding at the same time. Contributors Aleksander Husøy is a teacher of English and Social Science at Nordahl Grieg Upper Secondary School in Bergen, Norway. Husøy has made extensive use of games in his own classroom for the past 10 years and is a leading voice in the field of games in education. Husøy also works as a specialist instructor in game pedagogy for Vestland County. Marte Blikstad-Balas is a professor (full) at in the The Department of Education, University of Oslo, Norway. Her key research interests revolve around literacy in school -– and hos how digitalizations changes teaching. She has published over more than 30 scientific articles. Her latest publication is.. Blikstad-Balas, M., & Klette, K. (2019). Still a long way to go. Nordic Journal of Digital Literacy, 15(01), 55–68. Simen Spurkland is a teacher at Hennummarka lower secondary school i Lier, Norway. Through his 20 years of teaching, Simen has taught a wide range of subjects from maths to music, social studies to English as second language and P.E to Home Ec. Since 2013, Simen has been teaching in classes with 1:1 iPads. The last years, Simen has been giving lectures, courses and keynotes on how to implement digital devices in the classroom and shared his experiences with what significant changes that can be made when a device is used right. Tobias Staaby is a PhD candidate at the University of Bergen, Norway, where he is writing a dissertation on video games in education. Prior to starting his PhD educa- tion, he worked as a high school teacher, teaching Norwegian language and literature, religious studies, and history. Staaby has been working with games and learning for several years, giving talks and lectures and holding seminars and workshops.
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