21st+Century+Classroom

Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century
With the continuous change and fast pace of evolving technology, education in the digital age has technology as the epicenter of the classroom. Teachers are required to embrace and integrate technical skills into their lessons. Students are native to this digital environment and it is their preferred method of learning. They already collaborate, research, create, and produce using technical tools and resources. When we don't connect their ditigal culture to the classroom, students become bored, stagnant and even rebellious because they can't use the tools that are part of their every day lives.

// **NETS*S** //

 * 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d** -Create and Innovate - Youtube, Podcasts, Vodcasts, Glogster, Google, Blogs, Wikis, Photoshop....
 * 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d** -Communicate and Collaborate - text, tweet, facebook, skype, facetime......
 * 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d** -Research and Information Fluency - Google, Google, Google - Webquest, any search engine tied to the digital device they are using.
 * 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d** -Critical Thinking -Problem Solving and Decision Making - Timeline - Prezi - MSoffice - Productivity Software - Google
 * 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d** - Digital Citizenship - Digital Rights and Responsibility, Digital Access, Digital Security, Digital Etiquette, Copyright and Creative Commons
 * 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d** - Technology Operations and Concepts - All of the Above and More!!

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