1. Teaching for Rigor and Relevance Why, What, How

2. Sometimes teaching feels like this . . .

4. An Answer to the WHY

9. In times of change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists. Eric Hoffer

10. Get flat or be flattened

11. Gathering data for the WHAT http://www.leadered.com/nesswelcome.shtml

22. http://www.leadered.com/rigor.html

27. Web 2.0 The evolution of the semantic read/write web

28. Web 1.0  Web 2.0

31. Blogs

34. Bloglines http://www.bloglines.com/

35. Google Reader Labs https://www.google.com/reader/view/

41. Daily Scribe

42. Extending Class Discussion

43. Student Work Showcase

44. Student-Initiated Content

45. Student Sharing

46. Tips for Blogging http://blogging101.wikispaces.com/bloggersbeware

47. To Learn More . . . http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/+Blogs

49. Podcasts

56. My Class Unit Podcast Segments Select one event or decision and hypothesize about what would have happened if the result had been different Rewind the Mind Discuss the economic impacts of one event, trend, law, etc. Business Report Explain the motivation for and effects of one new cultural trend Cultural Commentary Define and explain the impact of one invention or innovation Innovation Station Explain and use two vocabulary words Vocab Vibes Overview one governmental/political trend Political Policy

57. My Class Unit Podcast Segments Responsible for sewing together all the podcasts segments – creating intro and outro segments, adding transitions and music, and crediting contributors Intro/Outro Explain the motivation for and effects of one law or court case Legal Learning Select one event, law, trend, individual, etc. and provide your personal opinion Editorial Edition Review one Internet site – giving specific details about the contents of the site Web Wowzers Explain what it was like to grow up in this era Kids' Korner Interview one character Living History

60. Searching for Podcasts - iTunes

61. Subscribing to Podcasts

65. Publishing Your Podcasts - GCast

66. To Learn More . . . http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/+Podcasting

67. Wikis

73. Tracking Changes

74. Tracking Changes

79. Class Wikis

80. Class Wikis – Online Content

81. Class Wikis - Webquests

82. Class Wikis - Webquests

83. Class Wikis – Student Collaboration

84. Class Wikis – Student Collaboration

85. Class Wikis – Student Collaboration

86. Class Wikis – Student Collaboration

87. Professional Learning Communities

88. PLC – Professional Research

89. PLC – Virtual Training

90. PLC – Curricular Collaboration

91. PLC – Supporting Teachers http://holicong.wikispaces.com/New+Teachers

94. To Learn More . . . http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/+Wikis

95. Social Learning Social Bookmarking and Networking http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/Social+Learning

96. Social Learning – Web 2.0 http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/Social+Learning

97. PageFlakes http://www.pageflakes.com

98. Diigo http://www.diigo.com/

99. Diigo http://groups.diigo.com/groups/edn

100. Del.icio.us http://del.icio.us/

101. Stu.dicio.us http://stu.dicio.us/

104. Embedded SlideShare File http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/Conferences

108. Ning Network

112. To Learn More . . . http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/Social+Learning

113. The illiterate of the 21 st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. Alvin Toffler

114. The Danger of Illiteracy