1. Creating 21st Century Learning Environments Exploring what is possible Most resources found at http://dawblack.wikispaces.comhttp://dawblack.wikispaces.com

2. Premises The creation of engaging 21st Century learning experiences for our students involve the identification of curricular standards and digital age skills necessary for future success for our students

3. Premises These digital age skills are aptitudes and abilities developed with our students that are not tied to a specific hardware or software tool

4. Premises We want this in our schools: Every student will hear about Jesus EVERY day A strong academic curriculum tied to state and local standards We care so much about your child’s future that we are intentionally integrating digital age learning skills into the core curriculum to best prepare students for THEIR future.

5. Christian Digital Citizenship -- A Unique Role for Lutheran Schools

6. Christian Digital Citizenship

7. Analyzing Sources -- Digital LIteracy Hoax sites Visual Literacy Information literacy resources from Alan November Online Digital Literacy course from CUW Wikipedia Project

8. spoken Word Audacity: Free software for audio creation and editing Lutheran Schools Week Audio History daily reviews VoiceThread -- http://voicethread.com -- build group conversations on images, documents, and videos. EXAMPLEhttp://voicethread.com EXAMPLE Science podcasts

9. written Word and collaboration Wikis (many links) Blogging -- service example is http://www.kidblog.orghttp://www.kidblog.org Google Docs -- EXAMPLE: Survey and ResultsSurveyResults

10. Life-long learning RSS Feeds

11. creativity and Innovation Scratch (http://scratch.mit.edu) -- free object based programming tool for students -- may be used for simulations, digital storytelling problem solving, etc.http://scratch.mit.edu Alice (http://alice.org) is another free programming software for older students.http://alice.org

12. global perspective Our mission family -- Skype Google Earth -- Collaborative projects with students in other locations