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This video shows how our children interact with technology - and have come to expect that kind of interaction! It's no less natural to them to use their technology than it is for us to pick up a pen to write.

"Technological networks have transformed prominent businesses sectors: music, television, financial, manufacturing. Social networks, driven by technological networks, have similarly transformed communication, news, and personal interactions. Education sits at the social/technological nexus of change - primed for dramatic transformative change."

experienced this in a g.6/7 class; student created an assessment for a science-environmental unit consisting of short answer and multiple choice questions; results get emailed to teacher in a spreadsheet that calculates percentages, identifies (color) missed answers, etc.

What is Pattern Generator? This activity allows the user to learn to recognize several types of patterns through filling in the missing pieces. The patterns in this activity are made of: * shapes * letters * numbers This activity can be used to introduce the patterning used in the Coloring Multiples in Pascal's Triangle activity and Sierpinski's Carpet activity.