In Command! Kids and Teens Build and Manage Their Own Information Spaces:

Williams, R. T. & Loertscher, D. V. (2008). In command! Kids and teens build and manage their own information spaces: And…learn to manage themselves in those spaces (Refresh ed.). Salt Lake City, UT: Hi Willow Research and Publishing.

As a teacher, I have been repeatedly told about the importance of using technology in the classroom. I have been inundated with how-to's, App lists, and educational studies. All I really needed was to see Chapter 2 of this book: "Scenario of a Kid Working in the Information Space." These few pages provided me with a very clear picture of HOW technology can impact student learning which leads to WHY it is so important to implement. [For those of you not familiar with the book, Chapter 2 outlines a high school student using the information space. In the span of an hour, he works MEANINGFULLY on four different classes using varied Web 2.0 tools].

The book goes on to describe in detail how teachers can assist students in the construction and management of their own information spaces. Unfortunately, much of the book discusses iGoogle (why am I only learning of this site now?) which I discovered will not be available after November 1, 2013. Hopefully Google will replace it with something more wonderful.

One thing I really love about this text is that there are sections written specifically for adults and sections written specifically for students.  There are A LOT of excellent Web 2.0 tools featured in this book.