The 21st Century lesson blends technology with teaching to build a collaborative, differentiated, and shared learning environment. In this course, teachers will use a suite of digital tools to make that possible while addressing overarching concepts like digital citizenship, internet search and research, authentic assessment, critical thinking, and immersive keyboarding. Teachers will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, and publish digitally. Classmates will become the core of the teacher’s ongoing Personal Learning Network. Assessment is project-based so participants should be prepared to be fully-involved and eager risk-takers.

At the completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

• Integrate and adapt blogs, wikis, Twitter, and Google Hangouts to collaborate and share. INTASC 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10
• Research ways to safely and effectively search and research on the internet, including how to be a good digital citizen. INTASC 1
• Appraise technology to support teaching and achieve Common Core Standards. INTASC 1, 7
• Integrate keyboarding skills into classroom activities and prepare for yearly assessments. INTASC 8
• Assess student technology use organically. INTASC 1, 8
• Develop digital portfolios to store, share, and curate classwork and justify their inclusion. INTASC 8, 9
• Develop and employ a Personal Learning Network. INTASC 2, 5, 10
• Solve common tech problems that arise in the classroom. INTASC 4