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 * Part I: An Introduction to the New NC Essential Standards for Information and Technology **

**Objectives: Participants will...**
 * remember the //ITES// strands
 * apply their learning by identifying opportunities to embed the //ITES// within other areas of curriculum
 * evaluate their own skill sets and knowledge as it relates to //ITES//

Essential Questions
 * Why are the new //Information and Technology Essential Standards// important for North Carolina students and teachers?
 * What are the new //Information and Technology Essential Standards// and how do they relate to other areas of the curriculum?


 * Introduction & Logistics: **

Backchannel on the Edmodo ITES Trainees Group page During the session, please feel free to post comments and questions that you have.


 * Intro Activity (on Google Docs): **

Click on the image below (KWHL Chart), and follow the instructions given.


 * Activity 1 (on Wikispaces Discussion) -- What is 21st Century Learning?: **
 * 1) Please click here.
 * 2) Click on the subject of my post (Activity 1: What is 21st Century Learning?)
 * 3) <span style="color: #1b2998; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Sign in using your Wikispaces account information.
 * 4) <span style="color: #1b2998; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Reply to the post, answering the question in your own words.
 * 5) <span style="color: #1b2998; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Read the post replies of 3 others from our group today.

**<span style="color: #1b2998; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Thinking about Today’s Student ** <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif;">A Vision of K-12 Students Today <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif;">//also available on SchoolTube.com & on SchoolWAX TV//  <span style="color: #404040; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> media type="file" key="A Vision of K-12 Students Today.mp4" align="center" width="300" height="300"

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Technology in the Classroom: What Students Are Saying //by Justin Tarte// media type="file" key="Technologyinschools-JustinTarte.flv" width="360" height="270" align="center"


 * <span style="color: #1b2998; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Activity 2 (on OnlineUniversities.com Blog & Simple K-12 Blog) -- THINK, PAIR, SHARE **

<span style="color: #1b2998; font-family: Georgia,serif;">The 21st Century Educator > Do you agree or disagree with the blogs? > What addenda would you include? > Which of these skills do you already demonstrate? > How has pedagogy changed, and what role has technology played in that evolution?
 * 1) <span style="color: #1b2998; font-family: Georgia,serif;">THINK: Please read the following 2 articles-- "9 New Skills You Need To be a 21st Century Educator" and "21 Signs You're a 21st Century Teacher"
 * 2) <span style="color: #1b2998; font-family: Georgia,serif;">PAIR: Move to your assigned groups.
 * 3) <span style="color: #1b2998; font-family: Georgia,serif;">SHARE: Food for thought--

<span style="color: #1b2998; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Review of the ITES Strands and results of the Edmodo Quiz ("Prerequisite: Reviewing the ITES")
 * <span style="color: #1b2998; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">The Strands **

**<span style="color: #1b2998; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Activity 3 **
 * <span style="color: #1b2998; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">(on Google's Blogger using the ACRE's Standards Site ****<span style="color: #1b2998; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">as reference) -- ****<span style="color: #1b2998; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;"> Connecting the Standards to the Curriculum **

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 * 1) <span style="color: #1b2998; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Go to Google's <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Blogger <span style="color: #1b2998; font-family: Georgia,serif;">, and sign in (using your Gmail account username/password.)
 * 2) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1b2998; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Create a new blog. You can name it Mr. Smith's Blog and create a unique URL with no punctuation, i.e. mrsmithsblog.
 * 3) <span style="color: #1b2998; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Quickly choose a theme, & continue to begin blogging.
 * 4) <span style="color: #1b2998; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Title the blog post: ITES Activity 3 by (your name).
 * 5) <span style="color: #1b2998; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Analyze other Common Core / Essential Standards for places to connect with the ITES. What commonalities do you notice?
 * 1) <span style="color: #1b2998; font-family: Georgia,serif;">"Take notes" in the form of a blog on all the connections that you find.
 * 2) <span style="color: #1b2998; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Copy the link to your blog entry, and paste it in an email to me to share with others.

<span style="color: #1b2998; font-family: Georgia,serif;">//If time doesn't permit you to finish this activity during the session, please complete it prior to attending the next session (Part II). This is a prerequisite to Part II. //

<span style="color: #1b2998; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">**Closure: Q & A--Discussion/questions on backchannel**

**<span style="color: #1b2998; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">ITES Resources **

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Click here to continue to Part II