January+26


 * Sharing** (7:00- 7:15 PM)
 * 21st Century Information Fluency Project (Randy)
 * Transform the Instructors First? (Randy)
 * 21st century Learning Matters (Amanda)
 * New Programs Aim to Lure Young Into Digital Jobs (Mike)
 * Technology and Academic Achievement (Stephen)
 * Effects of Technology on Classrooms and Students (Jenn S.)
 * Technology in Education (Jenny S.)
 * Technology in the Classroom: Fad or Foundation?> (Chris)>
 * Digital Revolution (Chris W)
 * Secret Agent 23 Skidoo - great video for kids! (Kristine)
 * Dunbar's Number (Randy)
 * Mashable: Social Media News (Alex)
 * The Death of HAnd Writing (Brian)
 * @http://www.helium.com/items/895925-the-price-of-technology-to-family-life (Camille)
 * How Teachers and Classrooms Will Need to Change in a Hyperconnected World (Randy)
 * @http://www2.ed.gov/pubs/EdReformStudies/EdTech/effectsstudents.html(Jessi)
 * Schools Ban IPods to Prevent Cheating


 * Some thoughts on your blog post writing....** (7:15- 7:30 PM)
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New Topic: "21st century education"** (Small group work -- 7:30 - 8:30 PM; large group discussion -- 8:30 - 8:45 PM) //**Essential Questions:**// 1. How has the meaning of “literacy” shifted and expanded in the 21st century? 2. How has “student,” “teacher,” and “learner” been redefined in the 21st century? 3. How does what you have learned add to your framework for good teaching and learning? 4. What is the role of technology in good teaching and learning? 5. What new questions do you have after studying the material on 21st century education?

//**Resources: 21st Century Learning**//
 * Framework for 21st Century Learning - along with companion website
 * Rigor Redefined
 * What every 21st Century Educator Should Know
 * [|Writing Between the Lines and Everywhere Else]
 * Route 21
 * National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS*S)
 * National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS*T)
 * National Educational Technology Standards for Administrators (NETS*A)
 * American Association of School Librarians Standards for 21st Century Learners
 * EnGauge 21st Century Skills
 * Technology Integration Matrix
 * Literacy Maps (core content areas)
 * Apple Learning Interchange
 * Transform education? Yes, we must.
 * Fluid Learning
 * Schools Tap 21st Century Skills


 * Education Today and Tomorrow
 * The Future is Now
 * Education in the 21st Century
 * A View of 21st Century Learners
 * Web 2.0: The Machine is Us/ing Us
 * We Think
 * Did You Wonder
 * A Vision of K-12 Students Today
 * 1620
 * The Millennials are Coming
 * DISCOVER: Information Literacy
 * Changing to Learn; Learning to Change
 * Change is Good
 * The Future of Education
 * Videos of classrooms - 21st century skills - Edutopia
 * New Media Literacies


 * For Thursday, January 28** (8:45 - 9:00 PM)


 * Read** chapters 1 and 2 in the //Rethinking Education...// text. After reading the two chapters, visit the Discussion Forum. Pull from the chapter a passage, paragraph, sentence, etc. that provoked your thinking. Write a short reflection on how it engaged your thinking in general. Please post your contribution prior to class Thursday evening. If you can, revisit the forum and engage in a conversation with your classmates on the topics for the week. We will spend some time Thursday discussing the chapters.


 * Post (optional)** one interesting article/finding from the Internet, etc for next class to the January 28 page.

** Next Meeting: Thursday, January 28 - 7:00 - 9:00 PM New Topic: Rethinking Education/Technology Tools!**