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Not about the tech or the tools, it's about the learning!

"The people in charge of leading school organizations into the 21st century... often are the least knowledgeable about the 21st century.

Be curious, be bold, find out what the smartest school librarians and educational tech visionaries from around the world are doing and saying, and see how it can be implemented to the benefit of your students and faculty. Embrace the unknown, and be prepared to jettison the familiar if it fails to move learning and student achievement forward.

Thanks for posting, Dave!

This is an excellent example of how a globally connected classroom can provide students with an experience unparalleled to classroom not using tech!

...has put together a [LINK] six-step rubric for designing a project. He says Fading Footprints, which became a model for King and Expeditionary Learning Schools, doesn't take an entire school, or even a team of twelve, to plan and carry out; one or two teachers can tailor this one to fit their time and resources.

It's not about 21st C 'literacy', it is about ideas of being literate that have been around a long time. Good look at Literacy vs Skills.

Great Resources from Scott McLeod, a lot to explore here!