Learning+Communities

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[|School 2.0]

School 2.0 is where teaching, learning, instruction and assignments take place in our schools. School 2.0 is where school management, planning, staffing, and design come together to create the next generation of schools. In school 2.0, the learning ecosystem includes not just a school building, but also the combination of home, school, and community that collaborate to bring our world into our curriculum and instruction. This type of learning will help to engage out 21st Century learners.

[|The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)]has resources to improve teaching, learning, and leadership by effective use of technology in PK-12. Home of the National Educational Technology Standards ([|NETS]), the Center for Applied Research in Educational Technology ([|CARET]), and the National Educational Computing Conference ([|NECC]), ISTE represents more than 85,000 professionals worldwide.

[|Powerful Learning Practice] PLP is a professional development model that was shared at the NECC 2009. Our students are engaged in technology through blogs, social networking sites, multimedia and other Web 2.0 tools. PLP is a model that immerses educators into environments and practices that allow them to learn and own the literacies of 21st Century learning and teaching.

[|Classroom 2.0 Social Network] This Wiki includes many tools to build resources for the classroom and professional-development use of Web 2.0 and collaborative technologies.

[|EdTeacherTech] This wonderful resource includes professional development, tutorials, and lesson plans. EdTechTeacher helps teachers incorporate technology effectively into the classroom. The goal is to use technology to creative active, student-centered learning communities.