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Welcome to 'The Need for Change'. This is my second time through the course and I hope that you find this material as interesting and engaging as I. Many expected this course to be an arrangement of how to use various technologies in their content areas. Unfortunately, that is not the scope of this course. However, we will discuss and reflect on what changes should be made, why they should be made, how they might look and feel in our class rooms, and how to make the change.

You can hand a man a shovel but nothing will be done until you explain to him WHAT he is to do and WHY he should be doing it. The shovel is like the many technologies we now possess and this course is the WHAT and WHY. Knowing the WHAT before you begin the task creates a focused and efficient effort. Knowing the WHY before you begin the task creates a common goal and personal buy-in. Both are essential ingredients to lasting (evolutionary) change. Therefore, I feel this course is much more than just another hurdle or senseless activity. Instead, I found this material to be a critical first step to effectively enrich my curriculum as I continue to build a World Class 21st Century Classroom. I hope when we finish, you feel the same.

Your course is ready. The buffet is set. Come feast... Please log-in and begin Unit 1. It should only take one week to finish the first unit.

Happy day,

John

This page contains links to each unit we will complete in this course. Additionally, I have embedded videos here and through out this Wiki space from YouTube and TeacherTube. Unfortunately, you will not be able to access these from in the Box (School). You can access them from home. They are not required course material but you will likely find at least some to be interesting. JK

Unit 1

media type="youtube" key="P7J_ereCiTo&rel=1" height="355" width="425" Did You Know III

Unit 2

media type="youtube" key="4pyjRj3UMRM&rel=1" height="355" width="425" Le Book

Unit 3

Unit 4

Unit 5