Educators Online fills a significant need, introducing educators to social and collaborative technologies that will enrich their own lives and those of their students. This book focuses on why teachers should use these technologies; thus, even as the technology evolves, this book will be seminal.

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Laura M. Nicosia earned her PhD in American literature at New York University and is Associate Professor of English and Director of English Education at Montclair State University, where she teaches American literature and explores educational uses of technology to improve pedagogy. Dr. Nicosia is President of the New Jersey Council of Teachers of English (NJCTE) and State Representative of the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents (ALAN). In 2012, she was named Educator of the Year by the NJCTE, was awarded the 2012 New Jersey Governor s Award in Arts Education, and was recognized by the New Jersey Secretary of Higher Education for Excellence in Teacher Education. Her recent techno-pedagogical publications focus on constructivist teaching and learning using the Second Life virtual reality platform.