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"Through conversation, challenging questions, and true collaboration, we were able to fine tune our original 5 questions into three focused roles of technology in 21st century learning. More on this and the on the philosophy behind our structure in our next post, but until then you can ruminate on the diagram below. "





//How do I find and use information to construct meaning and solve problems?// Students will begin to understand: //How do I effectively communicate?// Students will begin to understand: //How do I responsibly use information and communication to positively contribute to my world?// Students will begin to understand: Next, we took a look at the way teams plan their units and developed a framework that will help teachers understand how technology can naturally fit into their curriculum. Our goal was not only to show the process for embedding technology, but also to ensure that teams use the backward design process in their unit planning. We’ve broken down our framework into two stages:
 * Effective Learners**
 * The necessity, values, and methods of **reflecting** throughout the information gathering process.
 * Why and how to effectively search for, evaluate, select, analyze, interpret, and synthesize **appropriate information** to problem solve.
 * Bias influences the creation and interpretation of information.
 * People use their prior knowledge to learn how to build new understandings and deal with any new technologies.
 * Effective Communicators/Creators**
 * Purpose and audience for communication determine the **appropriate media** choice.
 * **Design and layout** impact the quality and effectiveness of communications.
 * People **reflect on, organize, analyze, interpret, and synthesize** information in order to **effectively** communicate and create ideas.
 * Effective (Global) Collaborators**
 * Communication networks are powerful mediums to spread positive change or to negatively impact others.
 * People use information and communication tools to learn from each other, innovate and collaboratively problem solve.
 * Communication behaviors and actions impact the access and safety of users.
 * Everyone is biased and that bias is based on each person’s life experiences.
 * Prior to the unit:**
 * Planning: Essential Questions and Enduring Understanding: Examining the goals and expectations for the unit so that overarching essential questions can be framed.
 * Assessment Planning: Determining which tool is best for the job: Developing a summative assessment that addresses the essential questions and enduring understandings, examining the possibilities that technology can offer in a summative assessment.
 * Unit Building: Backward planning, looking at the big picture: Developing the overarching framework for the unit, structuring how students will construct their understanding during the course of study.
 * During - After the unit:**
 * Practical Implementation Planning: lesson by lesson breakdown, booking resources and specialists: Ensuring that all materials will be in place for each lesson, as needed.
 * Formative Assessment and Differentiation: Ensuring that the needs of all students are met throughout the course of the unit.
 * Reflection: What did students learn? How do we know? What do we refine for next year? Taking time to evaluate the unit while it is still fresh.

Is this an improvement on the last model? Keep an eye on [|Dangerously Irrelevant] for the continuation of this discussion.