Contents Foreword Douglas K. Hartman xi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 Why This Book? 2 Synergistic Planning 3 Guiding Principles 4 Book Organization and Features 7 Conclusion 9 1.How Do I Teach the Attributes of Digital Text? 11 Literacy and Technology 12 Understanding Digital Text 13 Lessons to Teach the Attributes of Digital Texts 16 Assessing Your Understanding of Digital Text 23 Summary 26 Action Items 27 2.How Do I Design More Effective Technology-Integrated Instruction? 29 TPACK 29 Reflexive Pedagogy 30 Combining TPACK and Reflexive Pedagogy 31 Continuum of Technology Integration 32 The Role of Digital Text in Instructional Design 33 Steps to Designing More Effective Technology-Integrated Instruction 34 Examples of Technology-Integrated Lessons 37 Assessing Your Design of Technology-Integrated Instruction 37 Summary 42 Action Items 42 3.How Do I Select the Best Digital Tools for a Task? 45 Types of Digital Tools 46 Digital Tools in Action 50 Selecting the Best Digital Tools 52 Summary 56 Action Items 57 4.How Do I Increase Student Engagement When Using Technology? 59 Student Engagement 59 Build Community 61 Scaffold Self-Regulation 64 Summary 70 Action Items 71 5.How Do I Differentiate Technology-Integrated Instruction? 73 What Is Differentiated Instruction? 73 Differentiated Instruction and Digital Formative Assessment Tools 73 How Do I Use Digital Tools to Accommodate Different Learning Needs? 78 How Do I Use Digital Tools to Offer Choice to My Students? 80 Summary 81 Action Items 82 6.How Can My District/School Support Technology-Integrated Instruction? 83 Instructional Coherence 84 Develop a Vision for Technology-Integrated Instruction 85 Establish a Common Language 85 Set Directives to Advance Instructional Coherence 86 Five Areas of Directives 88 Steps to Developing Directives 93 Example of Directives in Action 94 Summary 96 Action Items 97 Appendix A: Description of Digital Tools Referenced in This Text 99 Appendix B: African Elephant Example 103 Appendix C: Semantic Feature Analysis Example 105 References 107 Index 115 About the Authors 121.