Wecome

I am so glad that you have joined our group today. I hope that you'll become familiar with the "new" web, learn some techniques that you haven't used before, and come away with some applications that you continue to use, either in your classes or to gather information. Web 2.0 has changed the way the world communicates. Hopefully, it will also change the way you communicate. Mary

Update of Shift Happens

Twenty First Century Skills. Everyone knows that technology has recently produced dramatic changes in how we communicate and learn. Everyone supports teaching 21st Century skills, tech skills for the future. Beyond that, however, there isn't much agreement.
Shift Happens, a video originally published in 2006 for a teachers' conference, was an attempt to inform educators of the rapid changes that are taking place in the world today, and what these changes might mean for our students tomorrow.
In sifting through all the versions to find one that is current, I am recommending for general viewers: Did You Know 5 2009 by Dr. Howie DiBassi, and for teachers/administrators, Shift Happens 2009 . This version (Karl Fisch/Scott McLeod) is close to the original 2006 presentation, but updated.
If you haven't yet seen this video, pick one and watch. I think you'll find it thought provoking.