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1. View the following Week 2 PowerPoint presentations “Learning With Technology”

2. View the following videos about educational technology and 21st century schools [|21st Century Learning Matters](9:30) [|Learning to Change – Changing to Learn] (5:36) [|A Vision of K-12 Students Today](4:09) [|21st Century Pedagogy] (2:06) [|Learning and Motivation in the 21st Century] – kids talking about preparing them for their world (1:00) [|Motivation and Learning] (1:07) Three Steps for 21st Century Learning (4:14) [|Teachers and Technology]-- A Conversation With Two Teachers (4:03) (Have to listen closely because of British accent) – Discusses planning as a central aspect. [|Preparing Teachers for the 21st Century] (9:59) [|How Technology is Transforming Schools] (5:26) -- A powerful video from testimony before the House Education and Labor Committee. [|Ted Castranova on Learning and Virtual Worlds] (2:32) -- Some amazing implications for education and the classroom. [|Shift Happens—Educational Technology (Reform)]-- A very thought provoking video (8:20) [|A Vision of the Future -- Office Labs 2019 -- Microsoft Sustainability Video] -- The video link is the 4th block down on the page. The others are still photos. (approx. 5 minutes) Youtube access to-- Microsoft Sustainability Video. Microsoft School of the Future (10:20) [|Unveiling the "Sixth Sense" -- Pattie Maes and Pranav Mistry] -- Some more food for thought about where the future technology may be headed. Well worth viewing (8:42)

3. Read the following articles. [|Why the Office Labs 2019 Video Isn't Just a Video] -- Read the blog [|Possibilities for 21st Century Education]--A look at students, skills, education, and technology from the viewpoint of the needs and realities of the 21st century classroom. Our Essential Question: How does an information and technology curriculum stay relevant and meaningful in the 21st Century? Be sure and watch the 1 minute embedded video. [|They Said It]—Read the article on page 50 – “They Said It”. Select the Contents Button, then select the article to go directly to the article. [|Fundamentals of K-12 Technology Programs -- Issue 6: 21st Century Learning and Assessment] --Some thoughts about assessment in the 21st century learning environment. What is important to measure and how do we measure it? [|Six Technologies Soon to Affect Education] -- Links to eSchool News. You can either register to read beyond page 1 or you can simply click on the print button at the top of the article to open up the entire article in a printable/readable format. [|Handhelds: Getting Mobile] --Handheld computers bring K12 classrooms into the 21st century. From the July 2008 issue of District Administration. [|Teacher for Tomorrow Today: Transforming the Education System to Meet 21st Century Demands] A short article by the president of ASCD that has a very powerful message. [|Bloom's Taxonomy Blooms Digitally] -- a view for the digital age -- notice the modifications and how it takes things to a higher level. [|Creating Assignments that Work for Digital Learning Environments] -- Digital environments require that we look at student work and assignments somewhat differently.