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With digital data burgeoning, helping students make sense of information is more challenging now than ever. Infographics -visual representations of data- can play a critical role in developing students' information literacy so they can make sense of their world.

Free curriculum from Common Sense Media for GR 9-12. Designed to empower students to think critically and make informed choices about how they create, communicate, and treat others in our ever-evolving, 24/7 digital world. Browse the units to find the topics and lessons that are just right for your students.

Fluid environments involve using multiple modes of communication to convey a complex, interactive message. Information flows smoothly from one media to the next. The strengths of each media create synergy. The result is something more dynamic than could be done in a single medium.

This Wiki is used to house information related to the iPad Pilot Project sponsored by the Department of Educational Technology in the School District of Palm Beach County.

Will Richardson's presentation. At a time when we have access to two billion potential teachers and a world of knowledge, we and our students need to begin to shift our learning practice in some significant ways. We need to be adept at reaching out to others, at parsing information, and at solving real problems, and more. This presentation covers eight of these shifts that we need to integrate into every class regardless of age or discipline. Additional resources may be found here: http://weblogged.wikispaces.com/

Google's answer to Facebook. See the article on the Google Blog for more information: http://bit.ly/google_plus_project