Activating+Thinking

=What is 21st Century Learning and Teaching?=

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1. Visit this Nota page to describe the characteristics of a **21st Century Learner**. (Notaland can be used to activate thinking, respond to content and create online authentic examples of learning) media type="custom" key="4214131"
 * Group 1**

On the Nota page below describe the characteristics of a **21st Century Teacher**. media type="custom" key="4214195"
 * Group 2**

On the Nota page below describe the characteristics of a **21st Century Learner**. media type="custom" key="4214173"
 * Group 3**

Visit [|Read Write Think webbing tool site] to describe the characteristics of a **21st Century Teacher**.
 * Individual Activity**


 * __Other Activating Strategies__** - activate thinking during your lessons. These resources allow students to read and record information or gather further information about topics. Multimedia resources will assist students who are visual/auditory learners.
 * Graphic Organizers - [|ReadWriteThink ,]Dabbleboard, Sriblink
 * Interactives - [|Graphic Map]
 * Podcasts - [|Gabcast,] [|Gcast,] [|Splashcast]
 * Writing Prompts - [|United Streaming/Discovery]
 * Blogs - [|Wordpress,] [|Blogspot]
 * Wikis - Wikispaces, [|Wetpaint]
 * Interactive Brainstorming - live real time notes [|Dabbleboard], [|Scriblink]
 * The Pyramid Game - build prior or learned knowledge, vocab and concepts. [[file:lfs pyramid slide.ppt]]PPT Template