Yes. I do believe that 21st century skills are relevant and differ from 20th century skills. According to one article that I read, "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.". I agree with that statement, a key 21st century skill is adaptability, and in order to keep up with the constant changes we must keep adapting to the new innovations and the constantly changing world around us. Ms. Cuttle even stated that people may not even keep their jobs for more then 5 years or something, and if that is true, learning and relearning and adaptability is key.

In one article that I read, the one Suhaib posted, they show a image of what a 21st century class should look like. It looks like some gazebo in the middle of a forest. I feel as though that would not be as effective in teaching kids the 21st century skills because it would be too open and being outside would be too distracting from learning. I believe we should simply begin by integrating technology, such as social networking, into our curriculum, like we have in this class. It teaches students electronic literacy which is very relevant to our future lives

I agree with Kramay, I feel as though when teachers use new tools, such as smartboards, we are watching the teachers learn to use these tools, which is distracting.