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Technology fluency transcends devices, apps and programs. It implies that a student can quickly, accurately and deliberately communicate, collaborate and create across platforms. In Thomas Friedman's book The World is Flat, he made it abundantly clear that we are currently preparing students for jobs that do not yet exist. If we think about it, they will also need to employ technology that has not yet been created. By supporting the development of students' technology fluency, we are preparing them to become digital learners who are able to construct new tools and objects, communicate ideas and solve new problems.

teacher reviews these questions and creates a lesson plan that addresses the areas of confusion

he teacher poses questions or give problems and students work collaboratively

share their work,

2. Collaborative Learning

ommunicate face-to-face no matter where we are, use interactive whiteboards that allow for simultaneous edits, and so on. Digital collaboration in learning activities is not only a fun, engaging way to learn, it opens up possibilities

success in the evolving work place.

3. Active Learning

applying what you learn – doing something with it – helps to iron out the kinks and reinforce learning

4. Personal Learning Networks

Combining the ease of access via the Internet with the wealth of available expertise and the fundamental concept of ‘networking’ makes today’s PLNs rich with rewarding, interactive learning and collaborating possibilities.

5. Mobile Learning

Google Glass

educators create digital content, the likelihood of it being available to a student any time

. Competency Based Learning

prove that you know

competency based learning one of the most exciting evolutionary steps in the learning process,

7. Social Learning

“people learn from one another, via observation, imitation, and modeling”

incorporate a social element

8. Flipped Teaching and Learning

The fact is reverse instruction really isn’t a new idea – it’s a repacking and relabeling of many existing known and accepted teaching methods and ideas, and that’s a good thing.