TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hyler,Jeremy
AU  - Hicks,Troy
TI  - From texting to teaching: grammar instruction in a digital age 
T2  - An Eye on Education book
SN  - 9781138949270
AV  - LB 1631 .H95 2017
PY  - 2017///
CY  - New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - English language
KW  - Grammar
KW  - Study and teaching (Middle school)
KW  - Composition and exercises
KW  - Computer-assisted instruction
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Foreword -- What's the Matter with the Teaching of Grammar? -- An Approach to Teaching Grammar with Digital Tools -- Learning the Parts of Speech with Flipped Lessons -- Learning Sentence Style with Formal and Informal Writing -- Enlivening Vocabulary -- Mastering Mechanics: Capitalization and Punctuation -- Assessing Grammar in a Digital Age -- Afterword: Navigating Your Own Grammatical Journey
N2  - Don't blame technology for poor student grammar; instead, use technology intentionally to reach students and actually improve their writing! In this practical book, bestselling authors Jeremy Hyler and Troy Hicks reveal how digital tools and social media- a natural part of students' lives - can make grammar instruction more authentic, relevant, and effective in today's world. Topics Covered: Teaching students to code switch and differentiate between formal and informal sentence styles -- Using flipped lessons to teach the parts of speech and help students build their own grammar guides -- Enlivening vocabulary instruction with student-produced video -- Helping students master capitalization and punctuation in different digital contexts -- Each chapter contains examples, screenshots, and instructions to help you implement the ideas. With the strategies in this book, you can empower students to become better writers with the tools they already love and use daily. -- Provided by publisher
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