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According to Will Richardson,  one of the technology gurus of the 21st Century, teachers should "start small and experiment." What great advice for someone who wants to create a classroom that capitalizes on all the technology teaching and learning tools that are available inside and outside of the classroom.

In this module, you will be introduced to a number of technology tools that will fascinate you, frustrate you, and, finally, become your favorites! Most are available for free and can be found on the Internet. There will be some opportunities for further studies and alternate explorations on your own. Where free Internet resources are available, they will be listed. Some activities are required, some will be suggestions. But all will be worth your time to explore.

Your classroom walls are down! Teaching, and learning, in this century requires some introspection and some daring! It's time to start with some small steps and try some of those experiments! Prepare to take FLIGHT!

~ Rita Hughes

• Digital Natives vs. Digital Immigrants by Marc Prensky
  • Determine if you are a native technology user or a digital immigrant
  • Digital Natives - Digital Immigrants.pdf

• Do They Really Think Differently? by Marc Prensky
  • Do They Really Think Differently.pdf 
  • Article with Ideas for Application:   
    • http://www.middleweb.com/MWLresources/marzchat1.html

  • Building Better Instruction:  How Technology Supports Nine Research-Proven Instructional Strategies

    • article pdf file:  Building Better Instruction.pdf 
    • article link  http://trc.altec.org/resources1/BldgBetterInstruction.pdf

• Technology Standards