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==CORE SUBJECTS AND 21ST CENTURY THEMEmedia type="youtube" key="BHiby3m_RyM?fs=1" height="268" width="448" align="right" == **Session**: September 8, 2010

Class Goal/Objective for Session 2:

 * In this class session, class participants will explore 21st Century Themes and discuss and apply the concepts to current units of study in their classrooms.

Quote for the Session:
 //"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot// //read and write,// //but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn."// // -- Alvin Toffle //  **Links Used: **
 * [|Partnership for 21st Century Skills]

Activities for Objective:
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 * **KWL Information & 3 Words to Describe 21st Century Learning in Wikispace Discussion Tab**
 * **Using the Class Reading for Week 1**: [|How to Bring Schools Out of the 20th Century]we will create a Google Document together than includes the requirements for readings in this course and share it with the instructor and one peer from class.
 * **Continue with Google Docs Creating a Form:** Create a 3 question survey/form that you can use with your peers, students, or parents. We will test the form in class and take each others survey. Link to Google Docs
 * **Pam's Form--everyone take this survey:** **http://tinyurl.com/2abo2q3**
 * **Create a Google Doc of Class Directory** shared with everyone
 * **Create a Google Doc for yourself** that contains all of your logons and passwords for the tools used in class.
 * **River of Change Card Sort Activity:** Each member of class will be helping the group sort cards into a river of change, they will put themselves, their students and their schools somewhere in the river.
 * **Gallery Walk:** two stations (21st Century Skills) that includes activities and readings
 * **Intro to Wikispaces:** ( We will be doing the creation piece together. You will be doing a bulk of the creation tonight (9-8-2010) and adding to it next week as part of your assignment)
 * 1) **Create an education site in Wikispaces:** http://www.wikispaces.com (education sites do not contain advertising) Add this account information to the one you created in Google Docs. @http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers
 * 2) **Add the following pages with the following content:**
 * 3) **Main Page:**
 * 4) Links that are helpful to you, Partnership for 21st Century Skills Link
 * 5) Your three words for 21st Century Skills
 * 6) 21st Century Skills Overview (you will be writing this over the course of the semester)
 * 1) **Google Docs Page:**
 * 2) Link to Google Docs
 * 3) Description in your own words of what it is
 * 4) Application: How you are going to use this in your classroom/subject area description/lesson idea
 * 5) 21st Century Skill Addressed
 * 6) Link to **//Your Google Form//**
 * 7) Links to any other documents you create for sharing.
 * 1) **21st Century Resources & Tools**
 * 2) Links to Wall Wisher & Word Sift with descriptors of what they do
 * 3) Include the 21st Century skill addressed with each tool/resource included
 * 4) Eventually you will want to put a graphic or heading on this page.

Assignment for Next Week:

 * Finish your article reaction in Google Docs
 * Finish up on the three pages of your Wikispace above if you have not already done so
 * In the discussion tab of the class Wikispace (this page) add YOUR THREE WORDS for 21st Century Learning
 * **Reading for Class**: Digital Natives, Digital Immigrantsby Marc Prensky We will be completing an activity using this article in class next week--you can print this article if you would like, or you can read it on-line.