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Engaging Digital Natives with Web 2.0

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Embedded into the PowerPoint presentation above is a powerful video that has been making the rounds in edtech circles for just under a year. "[|Did You Know]" was a project originated by Karl Fisch, who's [|Fischbowl blog] was a 2006 EduBlogs Awards finalist. Karl has been working with another edtech leader, [|Scott McLeod], and XPLANE enterprises to create an interactive and enhanced sequel to the original Did You Know project. They are soliciting feedback about the video. Enjoy version 2.0.

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Food for Thought
(from Vicki Davis - [|Cool Cat Teacher Blog])

This is proof that it is not the tools that are inherently good or evil but rather the use of the tools. We do not outlaw hammers, nails, or fists -- we teach people to use them properly. So should we do with blogs, wikis, podcasts, skype, and any other tool that becomes available for use in the human experience!
 * A hammer can kill someone but it can also build a house.
 * A nail can be driven through a hand but it can also hold the roof over your head.
 * A fist can hit but a fist can also be clasped in your hand in love.

Food for Thought
(from Will Richardson)

Questions to Consider:
 * Who are your teachers?
 * How are you building your own learning networks?
 * How are you modeling your learning for your students?


 * Read about Education Week's 10th annual technology assessment and report on the [|Discovery Educator Network PA blog]

//21st Century Literacies//

 * [|U.S. Department of Education National Education Technology Plan]
 * [|U.S. Department of Education Technolgy Evaluation and Research]
 * [|The Partnership for 21st Century Skills]
 * [|Noodle Tools 21st Century Literacies]
 * [|21st Century Technology Support Project]
 * [|Landmarks for Schools]
 * [|enGauge: 21st Century Skills - Literacy in the Digital Age]
 * [|Skill Sets for the 21st Century]
 * [|The Evolving Definition of Literacy]
 * [|Big6 The Importance of Contemporary Literacy]
 * [|Teaching Information Literacy]
 * [|Learning in the Digital Age]
 * [|Preparing the Digital Generation for the Age of Innovation]
 * [|The Challenge of the Digital Age]
 * [|Building the Field of Digital Media and Learning (MacArthur Foundation)]
 * [|21st Century Information Fluency Project]

//Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships//

 * [|Daggett's Rigor and Relevance Framework]
 * [|Research papers authored by Willard Daggett]
 * [|Successful Practices Network] (Willard Daggett)
 * [|Instructional Strategies: How to Teach for Rigor and Relevance]
 * [|The Rigor and Relevance Circle]
 * [|Improving Rigor and Relevance in the High School Curriculum]
 * [|Teaching for Rigor and Relevance]
 * [|Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships]
 * [|Instructional Strategies: How to Teach for Rigor and Relevance]
 * [|Supervising Instruction for Rigor and Relevance]

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