1. Beyond the Textbook 21 Ways to Engage Your 21 st Century Learners Lance Rougeux December 16, 2009

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3. As your local communications provider, Comcast is committed to helping parents and teachers by providing content and tools to engage today’s digital learner. Underlining a commitment to supporting Indiana’s hard-working teachers, Comcast and Discovery Education are proud to present a series of free professional development webinars and in-person training sessions for teachers focused on using technology in the classroom. 1

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8. 8 K T H X B Y E : P 20/15 7 L M A O T T F N 20/20 6 U R A N O O B 20/30 5 L 8 R P O S 20/40 4 R O F L 20/50 3 L O L 20/70 2 M G 20/100 1 O 20/200

9. Data from Kaiser Family Foundation Study, 2005 R U havN trouble rEDN DIS? iz it makin U :-||, ^set, Grr? DIS iz d way kds TLK. CreslE. It iz EZ 4 dem. dey luv it. dey luv it mo wen U spk thR lngwij. @ lEst a ltl bit. Are you having trouble reading this? Is it making you mad, upset, angry? This is the way kids talk. Seriously. It is easy for them. They love it. They love it more when you speak their language. At least a little bit.

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11. 3 hrs watching TV 1 hr on the computer (outside of schoolwork) 1 hr 45 min listening to music (radio, CDs, MP3 players) 45 minutes playing video games 6 ½ hrs/day Generation M: Media in the Lives of 8-18 Year-olds (Kaiser Family Foundation)

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27. 4 14 Students can create and collaborate via voice, animated doodling and text commenting http://ed.voicethread.com

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