This reader-friendly book offers practical strategies and digital resources that will help K-12 students succeed in the 21st century. You will learn how to teach students to collaborate and make connections, filter primary source information, create products to demonstrate learning, develop a digital toolkit, and more! Special Features: Digital resources are included to help you implement the ideas in this book. Personal anecdotes are provided from the authors' own successes and failures using technology. The book is organized by topic, so you can skip around and read or reread the parts that are relevant to you. The authors provide suggestions for teachers at different comfort levels with technology--novice, intermediate, and expert. The book's accompanying Facebook page includes additional content and links to complement the book (http://facebook.com/EngagedConnectedEmpowered).

This reader-friendly book offers practical strategies and digital resources that will help K-12 students succeed in the 21st century. You will learn how to teach students to collaborate and make connections, filter primary source information, create products to demonstrate learning, develop a digital toolkit, and more! Special Features: Digital resources are included to help you implement the ideas in this book. Personal anecdotes are provided from the authors' own successes and failures using technology. The book is organized by topic, so you can skip around and read or reread the parts that are relevant to you. The authors provide suggestions for teachers at different comfort levels with technology--novice, intermediate, and expert. The book's accompanying Facebook page includes additional content and links to complement the book (http://facebook.com/EngagedConnectedEmpowered).

The world has transformed on an epic scale, but education has barely budged. How can you incorporate all the creativity technology has to offer into your learning experiences, even if your technological abilities are limited? How can online tools help students, especially gifted and twice-exceptional students, connect with others from around the block or around the world to collaborate on projects? Ben Curran and Neil Weatherbee of Engaging Educators give you step-by-step instructions to get you started using technology in your learning experiences. Discover new online tools geared toward collaborating and creating. Try out projects specifically designed with these tools in mind. Create a positive and interesting online portfolio to share with college recruiters and potential employers. Regardless of educational choice, Learning in the 21st Century: How to Connect, Collaborate, and Create will fill you with ideas and inspiration that will revolutionize how you approach learning. **As of July 1, 2013, Google has discontinued Google Reader. In the interest of keeping our readers up-to-date with the best options, Ben and Neil recommend Bloglines as a replacement service. Please go to http: //giftedhomeschoolers.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Google-Reader-addendum-6-21-2013.pdf to download instructions on how to transfer your Google Reader subscriptions to Bloglines.**