In this Web 2.0 world, your students are communicating, customizing, and creating like never before. It's no surprise, therefore, 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 you how to connect your teaching to the e-tools that are relevant to your students lives. Whether you re already an advanced e-tool user or a newbie, Digital Tools for Teaching will increase your confidence using digital tools, broaden your perspective, and give you new teaching strategies that you can use tomorrow.

For the student and general reader, a tour of the digital universe that offers critical observations and new perspectives on human communication and... intelligence.Traces the development and diffusion of digital information and communication technologies, providing an analysis of trans-cultural effects among developed and developing nationsProvides a balanced analysis of the pros and cons of the adoption and diffusion of digital technologiesExplores privacy, censorship, the digital divide, online games, and virtual and augmented realitiesFollows a thematic structure, allowing readers to access the text at any point, based on their interestsAccompanying resources provide a wealth of related online content

"Digital Vertigo provides an articulate, measured, contrarian voice against a sea of hype about social media. As an avowed technology optimist, I'm... grateful for Keen who makes me stop and think before committing myself fully to the social revolution." —Larry Downes, author of The Killer App In Digital Vertigo, Andrew Keen presents today’s social media revolution as the most wrenching cultural transformation since the Industrial Revolution. Fusing a fast-paced historical narrative with front-line stories from today’s online networking revolution and critiques of "social" companies like Groupon, Zynga and LinkedIn, Keen argues that the social media transformation is weakening, disorienting and dividing us rather than establishing the dawn of a new egalitarian and communal age. The tragic paradox of life in the social media age, Keen says, is the incompatibility between our internet longings for community and friendship and our equally powerful desire for online individual freedom. By exposing the shallow core of social networks, Andrew Keen shows us that  the more electronically connected we become, the lonelier and less powerful we seem to be.  

Have you ever watched a big-budget Hollywood movie and wondered "How did they do that?" or, perhaps, "How can I do that?" While digital technology... greatly simplifies the filmmaking process, there are many tried-and-true production tricks that only those lucky enough to work in the world of high-budget professional film production get to know. The truth is that setting up a car chase, making a realistic-looking alien, staging a fistfight, creating atmospheric lighting, and using special effects are often not as difficult to master as you might think. Digital Video Production Cookbook will show you how to create sophisticated-looking visual effects, dramatic shots, and powerful sequences using low-cost methods adapted from high-end professional techniques. Author and award-winning filmmaker Chris Kenworthy explains how you can use a digital video camera and basic editing software, to create high-end production values with household equipment and a little imagination. The book includes easy-to-follow recipes for:Creating bluescreen effects Simulating rain, snow, and other natural phenomena Working with backlighting, simulated candlelight, and special lighting effects Shooting day for night Staging safe stunts, chase scenes, and fistfights Makeup techniques for aging, bruises, and serious injuries Shooting at night Working with camera movement Adding special effects such as laser bolts, holograms, and explosions and much more. Packed with full-color, step-by-step instructions, inspirational examples, and authoritative information and advice, this book is the ultimate, no-nonsense cookbook for every aspiring digital filmmaker.

100 simple secrets of shooting digital video that "everyone knows" but no one tells you. This is a "little book" for every first-time filmmaker's camera... bag. It is filled with practical easy-to-read how-to information. As the complexity and resolution of modern digital video cameras increases, the line between professional and consumer features is increasingly blurred. With a modern "consumer camera" the owner faces "professional" decisions every time he shoots. This book simplifies these decisions, and shows the first-time filmmaker how to get the most out of these marvelous new cameras.

Digital Visual Culture presents the latest research into the relationship between theory and practice across digital media and technology in the visual... arts and investigates the challenges of contemporary research and art curation, particularly in regard to new media artworks. The contributors to this volume discuss the impact of technological advances on visual art and the new art practices that are developing as a result. Many aspects of new interdisciplinary and collaborative practices are considered, such as net art and global locative environments, , and installations that are themselves performance, or games that often take place simultaneously online and in reality. Digital Visual Culture is an important addition to the ongoing discussion surrounding postmodern art practice in art and digital media.

KEY BENEFIT: This hands-on book leads readers through the complete process of building a ready-to-fabricate CMOS integrated circuit using popular... commercial design software. KEY TOPICS: The VLSI CAD flow described in this book uses tools from two vendors: Cadence Design Systems, Inc. and Synopsys Inc. Detailed tutorials include step-by-step instructions and screen shots of tool windows and dialog boxes. MARKET: A useful reference for chip designers.