Requirements : Apa format , 12 font double space ,cover page , cites , references: follow the directions as implied

Reflect on the video you selected and viewed from the DVD that accompanies your course text. Describe how the project featured in this video demonstrates at least two of the digital literacy skills described in your readings. Support your ideas with information presented in the course text.

Directions: Write a short answer, 1- to 2- paragraph response (250 - 350 words) that reflects your learning this week. Where applicable, be sure to include references to the required Learning Resources and examples from your own experience.

Use MS Word, or a compatible word-processing software suite such as OpenOffice, to write your responses. Submit your answers to the questions in one ".doc" or "rtf" file.

Resources

21st Century Skills: Learning for Life in Our Times

Chapter 4, "Digital Literacy Skills: Info-Savvy, Media-Fluent, Tech-Tuned" (pp. 61-7 1)

Websites:

Website: Barker, J., & Obromsook, S. (2009, August 11). Evaluating web pages: techniques to apply & questions to ask. Retrieved fromhttp://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html

Note: Evaluating information critically and competently is a vital digital literacy skill for 21st century learners.

The following Websites are "hoax" Websites, specifically designed to provide practice in evaluating the authenticity and credibility of information provided at the site. Using the guidelines presented in the Evaluating web pages: techniques to apply & questions to ask, evaluate the authenticity and credibility of these Websites.

Website: Zapato, L. (2011, February 23). Save the pacific northwest tree octopus. Retrieved from http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/

Website: Way, T. (2011, March 17). Dihydrogen monoxide research division. Retrieved from http://www.dhmo.org/

Website: Visit exciting Fredericton new Brunswick Canada. (n.d.). Retrieved on April 11, 2011from http://descy.50megs.com/descy/webcred/webcred/Fredericton.html

Website: Google job opportunities. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.google.com/about/jobs/

Media

Course Media: "21st Century Skills: Learning for Life in Our Times" (course media that accompanies Trilling and Fadel text book) - Select and view ONE of the videos from the DVD that accompanies your textbook. As you view, look for how the project featured exemplifies the 21st century learning and innovation skills. Here is a list of the video titles.

Example of Project-based Learning: Overview of the California Propositions Public Service Announcement Project (The Metropolitan Arts and Technology High School, San Francisco, California, Courtesy of the Pearson Foundation)

Skill-by-skill Description: California Propositions Public Service Announcement Project (The Metropolitan Arts and Technology High School, San Francisco, California, Courtesy of the Pearson Foundation)

21st Century Skills Assessment (Napa New Technology High School, Napa, California, Courtesy of the Pearson Foundation)

High Tech High and the Culture of the 21st Century Skills (High Tech High, San Diego, California, Courtesy of the Pearson Foundation)

Examples of Project-based Learning: Science Lab (Biology) (School of the Future, New York, New York, Courtesy of the Coalition of Essential Schools)

Example of Student Collaboration: SARS (Students in Egypt, Malaysia, Holland, and the United States, Courtesy of the oracle Education Foundation)

The Project Learning Institute (Alban Elementary School, St Albans, West Virginia, Courtesy of the Oracle Education Foundation)

Access to Technology: Harry's Story, (Kumasi, Ghana, Courtesy of the Oracle Education Foundation)

Making Learning Relevant: The Hydrology Project: (Catalina Foothills High School, Tucson, Arizona, Courtesy of the Pearson Foundation)

Optional Resources

Article: Churches, A. (2008, April 1). Bloom's taxonomy blooms digitally. Tech & Learning. Retrieved from http://www.techlearning.com/studies-in-ed-tech/0020/blooms-taxonomy-blooms-digitally/44988

Web Resource: Curriculum for the 21st Century. (2010). 21st century schools. Located on April 30, 2011 athttp://www.21stcenturyschools.com/Curriculum_and_Instruction.htm

Note: The following five Optional Resources are useful for Weeks 1, 3, 4, and 5.

Text: Bellanca, J. A., & Brandt, R. S. (2010). 21st century skills: rethinking how students learn. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.

Online Video: Kay, K. (2010) Fusing the three Rs and four Cs for 21st century readiness. EDUVISION: Partnership for 21st Century Skills. Retrieved fromhttps://thepartnershipfor21stcenturyskills238.eduvision.tv/Default.aspx?q=IsahXh4JBPRYMGTtILlWoA==

Article: Institute of Museum and Library Services. (2009, July). Museums, libraries and 21st century skills. Retrieved fromhttp://www.imls.gov/assets/1/AssetManager/21stCenturySkills.pdf

Article: Learning for the 21st Century: A report and mile guide for 21st Century Skills. (2009). Retrieved from http://www.p21.org/storage/documents/P21_Report.pdf