1. The 21st Century Classroom By: Laura Cusick

2. Agenda Defining the 21stCentury Classroom Communication Collaboration Lunch Connectivity Creativity Getting Started

3. Bellwork Get a computer Open Google Chrome Visit: http://wcstechuniversity.democrasoft.com Register for an account Click on “Define your version of the 21st century classroom.” In the box, enter your thoughts on the stated topic

4. A 21st Century Classroom communicates with students digitally in a “virtual” classroom environment Defining 21st Century Communication

5. A Little Bit of Truth… Think like a wise man, but communicate in the language of the people. ~ William Butler Yeats

6. Moodle Google Apps Blogger Collaborize.com Edmodo.com Quia.com The Nearly Paperless Classroom

8. Issuu.com for viewing PDFs

9. Google Docs for editing writing

11. Defining 21st Century Collaboration A 21st Century Classroom allows for many different types of collaboration

12. No one can whistle a symphony. It takes a whole orchestra to play it. ~H.E. Luccock, American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church The Uni-Mind > One Mind

13. Types of Collaboration Teacher Twitter: Finding Projects Skype for Education: Finding Projects Backnoise.com or Todaysmeet.com: Backchanneling Voxopop.com: Voice Messageboard Student Google Docs: Multi-purpose Edistorm.com: Brainstorming Crocodoc.com: Annotating Articles MixedInk.com: Writing Together

14. Defining 21st Century Connectivity A 21st Century Classroom breaks down the walls & connects students globally

15. Before computers, telephone lines and television connect us, we all share the same air, the same oceans, the same mountains and rivers. We are all equally responsible for protecting them. ~ Julia Louise-Dreyfus Rigor is Nothing Without Relevance

16. Making Global Connections

17. Defining 21st Century Creativity A 21st Century Classroom encourages creativity using digital media resources as tools

18. "By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The non-existent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired." ~ Nikos Kazantzakis Belief + Desire =Creativity

19. My Gift to You… Web 2.0 Guru! a Wiki Created by a crazy person… Why re-invent the wheel?

20. If we foster the 21stcentury skills of: communication, collaboration, connection and creativity, the end result will be the depth of thought we have always encouraged at WCS. The path looks different, but destination is familiar! The Reward: Meaningful, Critical Thinking

21. www.wcssummertechnologyuniversity.blogspot.com