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Author: Monroe, Barbara
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by Barbara Monroe; Celia Genishi (Editor); Dorothy S. Strickland (Editor)

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As poor, nonwhite communities on "the other side" of the digital divide become immersed in electronic media, how can we evaluate their experiences to transform the teaching of writing and literature and improve student learning? This important book offers a balanced view of instructional technology and critical multiculturalism as experienced in today's public schools. With valuable insights to help English educators at all levels working in all types of schools, this accessible volume features:

Case studies of high-poverty secondary schools as they come online, offering an examination of the literacy practices of some of the country's most underserved students on Indian reservations and in central cities.
A unique approach to teaching writing and literature at both high school and middle school levels, including practical suggestions for classroom practice.
A compelling analysis and critique of the contrasting rhetoric of American adolescent minority groups, differences in their early language socialization, and the impact of those differences on academic performance.
A fresh angle on the public policy debate on access to technology, arguing that high-poverty schools do not have student access and, when they do, computers are used to "reform," rather than "transform" schooling.

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Title Crossing the Digital Divide: Race, Writing, and Technology in the Classroom
Author Barbara Monroe; Celia Genishi (Editor); Dorothy S. Strickland (Editor)
Binding Paperback
Pages 168
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Teachers College Press
Publication date 2004-05
Illustrated Yes
Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
ISBN 9780807744628 / 080774462X
Weight 0.52 lbs (0.24 kg)
Dimensions 8.92 x 6.16 x 0.46 in (22.66 x 15.65 x 1.17 cm)
Category Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy
Library of Congress subjects African Americans - Education, Educational technology - United States
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2003068697
Dewey Decimal Code 808.042

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Choice, 12/01/2004, Page 711

About the author

Barbara Monroe is currently the coordinator of English Education at Washington State University. She has taught at all levels--pre-K through college--in the United States and abroad.

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