21st Century Skills
Articles and links on skills considered to be relevant for the new age economy in this century.
Smartphones Connect Kids in Schools
— Smartphones are getting more powerful, making mobile-learning, or ‘m-learning’, increasingly viable. The above article describes one such project for 8th and 9th graders in four schools in North Carolina, which... more
Six Technologies Soon to Affect Education
— The New Media Consortium believes that the following six technologies will profoundly impact K-12 education over the next 5 years–
•One year or less: collaborative environments and online communication tools
•Two to... more
What Students Want From Their Schools
In 2008, Marc Prensky authored an article in which he urged educators and policymakers to not ignore what the most important stakeholders in the education system had to say. He... more
