Jessica K. Parker

The most common way to approach various tech tools is tool by tool by tool. Here is another of these guides structured by tool. Here we are introduced to social media tools such as Facebook, YouTube, and Wikipedia. Co-writers to Parker introduce virtual worlds such as Second Life, and the culture of the remixed media that is so popular with many techie kids. For each of the media, we are introduced and then various suggestions for how to use tool are given. While this kind of book is a common approach to technology, we prefer books that start with learning problems and then suggest tools that address those problems directly. Otherwise, we just get a feeling of tool overload. Having said that, look at your shelves for this kind of approach. If you need ideas connected to tools, this source is as good as any.… (mehr)