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How people learn
This widely cited book is available online in a searchable format. It is a good summary of the “state of the art” beliefs about how we learn.
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The digital disconnect: The widening gap between Internet-savvy students and their schools
This PEW Internet and American Life project released in August, 2002, is a downloadable pdf file of a very important paper. It claims that kids are way ahead of their teachers and schools in their ability to use, and expectations that they will be allowed to use, technology for learning and communicating.
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Connecting the bits
The NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education produced this report in the form of a downloadable pdf file. It focuses on how information technologies are used in education, on project-based learning and IT, on assessment, professional development, and the particular promise of PBL and IT for at-risk students.
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enGauge 21st century skills: Literacy in the digital age.
In this 2003 NCREL report on digital literacy and the fact that kids are growing up digital, the focus is on the skills kids will need to succeed in the digital economy: digital-age literacy, inventive thinking, effective communication, and high productivity. They also suggest how to get there from here. Downloadable pdf file.
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Learning for the 21st century
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills published this (downloadable pdf) report in 2004. The group aimed to provide a “vision for learning in the 21st century, to reach consensus on the definition of 21st century skills, and to develop tools to aid communities in its implementation. The model of learning … will help close the gap between what students learn today in school and the skills and knowledge required for success in 21st century communities and the workplace.”
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Technology in K–12 public schools: What are the equity issues? EquityReview: A Review of Issues Related to Equity in Education
This 1999 article by Ray Yau was published in Equityreview, by the Mid-Atlantic Equity Center. It focuses on the digital divide as viewed by racial/ethnic categories.
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