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__**Theme 1- 21st Century Learners**__ media type="custom" key="23356602" = = = = =Videos:=

=What Most Schools Don't Teach= media type="youtube" key="dU1xS07N-FA" width="560" height="315"


 * 21st century learning digital learners **

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=21st Century Skills= media type="youtube" key="8_ehGLqzBVM" width="420" height="315"

= Articles: = What is 21st Century Education

Teachers Uses Role Playing games to teach students better writing

Morphing into a 21st Century Teacher

Characteristics of a 21st Century Learner

4 Essential Rules of a 21st Century Learner

50 Educational tools that teachers should know about

5 Mind-Mapping Tools http://education.alberta.ca/media/1087278/wncp%2021st%20cent%20learning%20(2).pdf

[|How Do You Define 21st-Century Learning? One question. Eleven Answers]

[|21st-Century Learner Create! Communicate! Collaborate! The 21st-century learner is here-is your classroom ready?]

Theme 2 How can Web 2.0 tools push students up Bloom's pyramid? Which tools are most effective at this? All of Sumdog's games are free to use at home or in school. Each one covers over 100 mathematics topics, and most are multiplayer - letting you play with other students around the world. || Remembering, Apply ||
 * Web 2.0 Tools **
 * Web 2.0 Tools || Description || Blooms Taxonomy ||
 * [[image:Sumdog.jpg width="181" height="109"]] || Sumdog games website is designed to help students practice numeracy skills - in an enjoyable way.
 * [[image:story-jumper.jpg width="257" height="64"]] || StoryJumper is an online tool for creative writing. The backgrounds and props provided will spark students' interest in developing and writing their story or the children can upload their own photos and props. Can also be used to present inquiry work, maths strategies or sharing the events of a class trip. Create an account and start your collection. Children love this site! || Creating ||
 * [[image:Teachers Pay Teachers2.jpg width="285" height="43"]] || is an online marketplace where teachers buy and sell original downloadable educational materials, hard goods and used educational resources.

|| Create, Apply || Apply || Apply, || Analyze || Apply || Apply, Understand ||
 * [[image:spellcity.jpg width="155" height="99"]] || VocabularySpellingCity is an educational website with [|25 different learning activities] including  spelling tests, vocabulary Flashcards, HangMouse  like Hangman), Unscramble, and crossword puzzles.  || Remembering,
 * [[image:khan_academy.jpg width="107" height="80"]] || Allows students to learn from any computer with access to the web. Videos, interactive challenges, and assessments that allow teachers and parents to track how they are doing. Transforming the idea that education is truly for everyone. || Understand,
 * [[image:google-docs.jpg width="152" height="99"]] || is a freeware web-based office suite offered by Google within its Google Drive service. It also was a storage service but has since been replaced by Google Drive. [4] It allows users to create and edit documents online while collaborating in real-time with other users. Google Docs combines the features of Writely and Spreadsheets with a presentation program incorporating technology. || Create, Evaluate,
 * [[image:YouTube.jpg width="152" height="77"]] || The largest video sharing site on the Web. YouTube lets anyone upload short videos for private or public viewing. || Understand ||
 * [[image:pinterest-logo6.jpg width="125" height="64"]] || Pinterest is a pinboard-style photo-sharing website that allows users to create and manage theme-based image collections such as events, interests, and hobbies. Users can browse other pinboards for images, "re-pin" images to their own pinboards, or "like" photos. || Create,
 * [[image:smart board.jpg width="121" height="96"]] || An interactive white board that will help teachers bring more collaboration and interactivity into the classroom. Because SMART products are so easy to use, teachers can quickly incorporate them into their teaching to transform student learning and increase engagement. || Create,
 * [[image:Dropbox_Logo1.png width="240" height="75"]] || Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily. || Remember, Apply ||



Videos:

Articles:

Technology that works with Bloom's Taxonomy

How We Can Connect School Life to Real Life- Mindshift

[|Rewiring Education and Connecting with the iGeneration]

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