Emerging Learning Environments

This session is designed to increase your digital vaocabulary. Lets call is DSL or Digital as a Second language.

Here are some links that you will find useful to practice that new vocabulary.

Books and Articles
iKids - Edutopia's October issue all about these Digital Natives.
The World is Flat - A list of the 10 things that made it that way.
A Whole New Mind - A great follow up to the World is Flat

Exploring the Connected World
AIM Fight - How Connected Are You?
Fear and Trembling - Great example of a digital native's blog
Technorati - its fun to say.. but also interesting to see what's on the world's mind
Creative Commons - offers flexible copyright licenses for creative works.

21st Century Skills
Partnership for 21st Century Learning
The Partnership, a business and education collaboration, is working to articulate and build national consensus around the assessment of 21st century skills to ensure that we measure the content and skills that will help prepare our students to meet the demands of the global community and tomorrow’s workplace.

Working in the 21st Century
Working in the 21st Century is a portrait of the U.S. workforce at the beginning of the New Millennium: a set of charts and related information about subjects ranging from education levels to retirement plans. Produced by the US Department of Labor.

NCREL 21st Century Skills
Are your graduates ready to thrive in today's Digital Age? Upon serious reflection, most schools must answer with a resounding "no!" This publication is a guide for those interested in changing that answer to the affirmative. As the CEO Forum on Education and Technology (2001) concluded in Key Building Blocks for Student Achievement in the 21st Century, "The definition of student achievement must be broadened to include the 21st century skills that will be required for students to thrive in the future".

Building a 21st Century Learning Community: Manatee County (FL)
In order to sucessfully implement a one to one laptop initiative, it is important to build a 21st Century Learning Community. An essential condition for developing the learning community is the involvement of the whole community, including district leaders, principals, teachers, students, parents, and the business community. It is imperative that all stakeholders be involved to prepare students for the workforce.