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Command of the written word is a vital 21st-century skill, even if we are using keys, buttons, and tablets instead of pens and pencils. In fact, in our digital world, communication is now more instantaneous than ever. How do we prepare our students to meet the challenge? Blogging can offer opportunities for students to develop their communications skills through meaningful writing experiences. Such projects not only motivate students to write, but motivate them to write well. Furthermore, student-blogging projects can be designed to address the Common Core State Standards for writing. For example, see anchor standard six, which calls upon students to use technology to "produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others." Score!

Another "Did You Know" kind of video. Very interesting. should your students see this? Should they discuss it? Does it apply only to Brunswick students?

If We Didn't Have the Schools We Have Today, Would We Create the Schools We Have Today?

"In 2006 CFSD convened an advisory committee of business leaders, entrepreneurs, university personnel, students, parents, and teachers to consider the knowledge and skills our students will need when they complete their K-12 education. Their work, along with a rigorous review of pertinent research, forms the basis for our 21st century learning framework."