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Libraries and Transliteracy

Libraries and Transliteracy

Weblogg-ed Reader (399) Cool Cat Teacher Blog A Web 2.0 Class: Students Learn 21st Century Skills, Collaboration, and Digital Citizenship Christopher Columbus was wrong when he reported to the King and Queen that the world is round. In fact, the world is flat and so are many of our classrooms in this great nation. For years, students learned within the parameters of a building, which then separated them into rooms. Students in Van Meter, Iowa, Burlington, Massachusetts, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania are experiencing education in a new room. A Flat Classroom Led by the efforts and collaboration of Patrick Larkin (1) , Principal of Burlington High School (2) , Shannon Miller (3) , Librarian at Van Meter High School (4) , and William Brannick (5) , Principal of Monsignor Bonner (6) & Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School (7) these three schools are collaborating weekly through various technology mediums. Last year Mrs. The Virtual Classroom The class is designed to teach Web 2.0 skills, digital citizenship, personal network building, and social media responsibility and practice. The Role of the Teacher Mr.

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