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When I consider the students in my classroom during year one of teaching I imagine that in many ways we will be learning technology together. Students at age 10 in 2015 will differ from those in my classroom in 2025 in small ways. By 2015 the average student will be well versed at mobile applications of common technology that is just being considered presently. Consider this however; I plan to be an educator in an urban or low-income district. This alone places my students at a direct disadvantage to the general population of K-12 participants. Students without the means to acquire technology at home will be looking to the schools for their educational technology. I see 21st Century Skills morphing into collaboration with out human interaction. Pizza will still be delivered by a human, even if it was ordered online, though. It is scary to think about how de-humanized the digital world is becoming; people still need each other though. In a district of challenging socioeconomic status, I anticipate the need for motivation of students toward educational pursuits to be likely. If technology is limited, I will use what I have to encourage participation as a group. We can use skype to connect with students in other areas of the world, create google docs to streamline questionaires to use in calculations for math, process blogs to document the history that we are currently making.

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Technology Tools/Resources for 21st Century Skills
 * Creativity= Pinterest, Themeefy, lulu
 * Innovation= Blogs, Widgets, Voki
 * Critical Thinking= Smartboards, Twitter, bubbl.us
 * Problem Solving= Sanebox, Twitter, bubbl.us
 * Communication= Skype, Wordle, Facebook
 * Collaboration= Google Docs, Wikispaces, ePals