Stephanie Sandifer's List: 21st Century Classrooms

In the 21st century, the connected classroom is no longer a privilege. It is a right. Fortunately, more and more school systems are bringing their students out of the past and into the present with a basic internet connection, laptop, and projector.  With the right building blocks in place, teachers will be positioned to transform their classrooms from disconnected spaces where learning happens in isolation to global communication centers.  Here are the building blocks for success that you should put in place for effective change.

"In an effort to keep everyone behaving, Microsoft has just unveiled a new (free) curriculum that's all about digital citizenship, intellectual property rights, and creative content. It offers cross-curricular classroom activities that align with the AASL and ISTE national academic standards. So far, more than 6,500 people have registered to use the curriculum. No matter how you feel about Microsoft, this free offering is worth checking out. You'll have to register an account but after that it's easy to find, select, download, and implement some of the objectives presented."