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 * Three Tech Tools for English Teachers**


 * Essential Question**: How do we use technologies to enhance students' development of 21st century skills?


 * Initial Activity** : Peruse the following articles and then select and read one article. Finally, create a discussion link about the article. Include your thoughts on its relevance to your students, and its relevance to your views of technology in the classroom.

**Think Outside the Blog,** //Tim Stahmer, January 15, 2006// []

**Professional Development Teams To Enhance Learning and Teaching** []

**The Transactional Theory: Against Dualisms**, Louise M. Rosenblatt (pages 382-384) []

**Reading on the Internet: Searching for Information as a Gatekeeper Skill**, // Laurie A. Henry // []

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 * Technological Inequality in Education**, Matthew Kleiman and Joan Rudel Weinreich

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 * Instant Messaging in Two Educational Contexts**

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 * Reading Comprehension on the Internet: Expanding Our Understanding of Reading Comprehension to Encompass New Literacies**

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 * TwentyFirst Century Skills**


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__Activity__ 1. Reflect on a skill or understanding that you are trying to develop in your students. 2. Spend some time examining the three tools below--especially in comparison to tools you've used already or learned during Tech Camp this week. 3. Identify a tool or strategy that you could use to support students' building that skill. 4. Explain how you will use the tool/strategy, when you will implement, and how you will assess its effectiveness. 5. Please e-mail this information to** **mcuris@bcswan.net** **and your ideas will be posted on this page.** **Be sure to include your name, school, and grade level.**


 * Wikis:**
 * Video Clip: wikis in plain English


 * VoiceThread:**
 * Video Clip: Voice Thread
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 * Noodle Tools:**
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