January+21


 * Sharing**
 * Children of Cyberspace: Whole New Conversations for Kids (Randy)
 * Another Stab at Making the 21st Century Classroom Complete (Randy)
 * The Facebook Guidebook (Randy)
 * Museum of Online Museums (Randy)

//To not have to moderate comments// - login to your "dashboard" - go to Settings --> Discussion; uncheck "an administrator must always approve the comment" - That should do it!
 * Blogs** - Reading blogs and provide feedback through comments
 * What are some of the common themes explored in your writing as a class?
 * If you had to describe the lens through which you (collectively) view teaching and learning, how would you do that?
 * Google Spreadsheet
 * Wordle
 * Profiles of Generation M2**
 * Link to video
 * What questions does the video prompt you to ask?


 * Readings for next class (Choose at least 2 to read):**
 * [|Horizon K-12 Report]
 * [|Living and Learning with New Media: Summary of Findings from the Digital Youth Project] (particularly the //Introduction// and //Conclusion and Implications//)
 * [|Pew Internet and American Life Project]
 * [|How People Learn - Executive Summary]
 * [|The New Literacy]
 * [|Flickr - Great Quotes about Learning and Change]

Think about the following questions. Start a new blog post about your thoughts. How do the ideas in these articles connect with your lens for teaching and learning. Feel free to draw on //other resources// you find on the Internet //as well as your own experiences// using technology.
 * How do people learn in the real world, outside of school?
 * How do people learn from and through technology in the real world?
 * What are the implications of that for what teaching and learning could/should look like?


 * For Tuesday, January 26**


 * Blog post as outlined above.**


 * Post** one interesting article/finding from the Internet, etc for next week to the January 26 page.


 * Order the texts**: Not for our next class, but for //**Thursday, January 28**//, you will need to have read Chapters 1 and 2 in //Rethinking Education....//

** Next Meeting: Tuesday, January 26 - 7:00 - 9:00 PM New Topic: "21st century education"**