The document discusses the transition to 21st century teaching and learning, noting that it has already arrived. It highlights how the amount of new information generated annually exceeds that of the previous 5,000 years. It also notes that half of what students learn in their first year of college will be outdated by their third year. The document advocates adopting Web 2.0 tools and preparing students with creative and innovative skills rather than just content knowledge. It describes a study showing students taught with new technologies retained knowledge about the Civil War better than those taught traditionally. The document urges educators to embrace change to meet students' current needs.

2. My community work

3. Housekeeping One thing you need to write down— http://21stcenturylearning.wikispaces.com

4. Housekeeping Twitter - register for free acct. http://twitter.com and add snbeach as a friend Workshop Blog - leave your intro as a comment http://21stcenturylearning.typepad.com/Perth

5. Pay Attention http://t4.jordan.k12.ut.us/t4/content/view/221/35/

6. Are you Ready for 21st Century Teaching and Learning? It isn’t just “coming”… it has arrived! And schools who aren’t redefining themselves, risk becoming irrelevant in preparing students for the future.

7. Web 1.0 Web 2.0 Web 3.0 We are living in a new economy – powered by technology, fueled by information, and driven by knowledge. -- Futureworks: Trends and Challenges for Work in the 21 st Century

8. By the year 2011 80% of all Fortune 500 companies will be using immersive worlds – Gartner Vice President Jackie Fenn

10. It is estimated that 1.5 exabytes of unique new information will be generated worldwide this year. That’s estimated to be more than in the previous 5,000 years. Knowledge Creation

11. For students starting a four-year technical or higher education degree, this means that . . . half of what they learn in their first year of study will be outdated by their third year of study.

13. Source: enGauge 21st Century Skills

14. "Technological change is not additive, its ecological. A new technology does not change something, it changes everything" [Neil Postman]

16. Two Perspectives Tom Carroll, NCTAF Peter Vaill Antioch University http://sxnuss.people.wm.edu/tom_carroll.swf http://sxnuss.people.wm.edu/peter_vaill.swf

17. Personal Learning Networks Community-- in and out of the classroom Are you “clickable”- Are your students?

18. “ Schools are a node on the network of learning.”

19. Active Content Creators On Andrew Churches’ Blog He takes a stab at a 21 st Century tools match-up with the new Bloom’s. http:// www.bloglines.com/blog/andrewch?id =4

20. Teacher 2.0 The Emergent 21 st Century Teacher Teacher 2.0 Source: Mark Treadwell - http://www.i-learnt.com

21. FORMAL INFORMAL You go where the bus goes You go where you choose Jay Cross – Internet Time

22. MULTI-CHANNEL APPROACH SYNCHRONOUS ASYNCHRONOUS PEER TO PEER WEBCAST Instant messenger forums f2f blogs photoblogs vlogs wikis folksonomies Conference rooms email Mailing lists CMS Community platforms VoIP webcam podcasts PLE Worldbridges

26. The truth is that parents of children with technology access at home will ensure that their children have this information advantage. Who will ensure that the children of poverty are given an equal opportunity?

27. Digital Divide Have Nots Haves

28. Digital Divide Those who don’t Those who know how to band together online

30. Change is Hard

31. Real Question is this: Are we willing to change- to risk change- to meet the needs of the precious folks we serve? Can you accept that Change (with a “big” C) is sometimes a messy process and that learning new things together is going to require some tolerance for ambiguity.

32. Last Generation

33. Questions or Comments? In small groups, discuss what about the shift excites you? What about the shift scares or concerns you? Why is it so tough for educators and educational leaders to unlearn and relearn?