5th+Grade


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**What have you tried?**

 * We've taken the theme making connections to try to take what we already have and use and just tweak things to make them more 21st century.
 * Kept things hand on so that people can see it's not all about computers/technology.
 * Break out sessions- Voice-thread, Glogster, Microsoft word/PPT, digital storytelling
 * Technology class after school to teach those tech skills for 21st Century
 * Tried a Ning with classroom Mrs Driver's Ning and do E-pals with kids in England.
 * Tried a wiki(whole school) for parents, teachers, students
 * Blog PHE AVID
 * Not using textbooks as much--kids using internet and researching- collaboration, self direction
 * Voice-thread for parent conferences- took pictures of all pieces and made voice- thread. Student led conferences.
 * Wiki for classroom- explorer names assigned for alias Pantano Wiki
 * Type with me- set up url and give to kids
 * Wordle
 * Google Apps

**What's Working? How do you know?**

 * Taking what they already know and do and showing how it really is 21st Century
 * Less use of textbooks- more web-quests
 * Debate with moderator
 * Blogging
 * Math using Voicethread- gave kids a concept- they had to teach it- self directed.
 * Type with me
 * Wallwisher for answering reading questions
 * Wordle for character traits, historical figures

**What are your next steps?**
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 * Type with me (explorers/ historical figures) with other schools.
 * Expanding blogs/wikis
 * more international/global

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** What is 21st Century Learning? **
** Project Collaboration **