Create, Compose, Connect! Reading, Writing, and Learning with Digital Tools

Create, Compose, Connect! Reading, Writing, and Learning with Digital Tools by Jeremy Hyler, published by Routledge in 2014, is a resource designed to help educators integrate digital tools into English language arts instruction. This edition, comprising 183 pages, focuses on enhancing students’ reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills through the effective use of technology. The authors emphasize that technology serves not only to engage students but also to empower them as creators and consumers of information in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Readers will find practical strategies for employing mobile technologies to teach various forms of writing, including narrative, informational, and argumentative styles, as well as visual literacy and multimodal research. Each chapter includes lesson plans and technology tool recommendations that can be readily applied in the classroom. The book addresses key topics such as computer literacy and education, making it a relevant guide for secondary teaching in language arts.