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Time: 8 Weeks (16 weeks of work)

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- Alvin Toffler**
 * The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read or write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.

Survey: (1) technology access; (2) how they are currently using technology; (3) grade and discipline they teach; (4) what is available and what is blocked at your school; AUP; protection of student ID; (5) what would you like to do with technology that you currently cannot do?

Vocabulary and Understanding RSS; readers, wikis; tags; tag cloud; blogs; social media; Second Life; screencast; podcast; VoiceThread; Skype; uStream; avatar; Twitter; Illuminate; ning; social bookmarking; digital photo sharing, i.e. Flickr

[|The Future of Learning (video)]

Trends in Learning and Learning: A Snap Shot of Where We are Today and Where We Are Headed

National Education Technology Standards

P21 Curriculum Frameworks (social studies; English)

NECC Podcasts

//Creating Personal Learning Networks: Connecting in a Networked World //
In an information-rich world, it is an imperative that we are able to connect to various sources for learning. Sometimes referred to as a Personal (or Professional) Learning Network, we use digital tools--such as readers, RSS feed, social bookmarking, wikis, blogs, VoiceThread-- to connect to content experts and others as we pursue our interests.

The following two videos explain what it means to be a 21st century learner and the importance of Personal Learning Networks.

[|21st Century Learning Expert Will Richardson Explains Personal Learning Networks]

[|The Networked Student]

The Networked Teacher This graphic shows a comparison of what a networked teacher was in the past compared to the networked teacher of today.

Click [|here] to view Stephanie Sandifer's Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development presentation //It's 5 O'clock Somewhere//: In this session, learn about tools that allow you to collaborate globally with other educators or with other classrooms. The presenter will introduce a selection of easy-to-use, free tools that make global communication and collaboration possible and include strategies for developing a personal learning network with other educators. She will highlight some successful classroom projects that have allowed students to collaborate with other students around the world.

//Creating Your Personal Learning Network//
Digital Citizenship for Teachers: Creating Digital Footprints Branding Your Name Google Account Setup Reader RSS feeds to the following CoolCatTeacher; Karl Fisch; Sheryl N-Beach; Will Richardson; Wesley Fryer (will provide feed links) Twitter (class group as a 'private group' - follow each other within the group//class assignments could Blog (Blogger) (edublogger) Social Bookmarking (Delicious) Social Networks in Education

=Digital Learning Wiki=

Multimedia Planning, Design, and Publishing

Copyright/Fair Use/ Creative Commons

iTunes University

Web quest (collaboration)

Weekly blog reflections

Mobile phones in learning

Documentary (digital video: MovieMaker; iMovie; Photo Booth)

Software Investigation

Assistive Technology

Teacher Web

Alabama Power Grant Bright Ideas Grant Application/Podcast to ASDE for approval OR an ALEX Lesson Plan