Welcome to our class wiki. Please take some time to explore and look around. With the ever increasing technology and information at our fingertips, we are going to explore ways to incorporate new methods of learning into the exsisting curriculum.

Your children have a great wealth of resources that were not available when we were in school. As an educator, I believe it is imperative to allow students to utilize the existing technology to enhance their learning.

Feel free to comment, post, begin discussions, and connect with our classroom. We are exploring this together and would love to hear from you.

Here are some links to information on 21st century learning:

A wiki with lots of free technology:
http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryTools

A vision of K-12 students today:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8

How to make a blog in blogger:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnploFsS_tY

How to make a photo story:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtB6_D_toVQ

How to use book glutton:
http://www.bookglutton.com/portal/how.html

Twitter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddO9idmax0o&feature=related

Wiki:
http://www.wetpaint.com/

Second Life:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOFU9oUF2HA&feature=related

Jing--take the video tour:
http://www.jingproject.com/

Cited:
http://www.cited.org/index.aspx?page_id=57

Google Earth:
http://earth.google.com/tour.html

Edutopia: Students training Teachers
http://www.edutopia.org/generation-www-y

Rocketbooks:
http://www.myrocketbook.com/

21st Century Wiki--a good wiki for using technology in education:
http://21stcenturylearning.wetpaint.com/

Skype:
http://www.skype.com/

Windows Movie Maker:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZXK68NS7gU