XMind

Beckville ISD

1. Three Converging Conditions (The Perfect Storm)

   1. Unpredictable Future

      1. Office Activity

      2. What does it mean?

   2. New Generation of Learners

      1. Qualities

         1. Networked Learners

         2. Differen frame of Reference

         3. Hyper Connected

         4. Social Networking

         5. Gamers

      2. Native Learners

         1. Fueled by Questions

         2. Provokes Communication

         3. Responds Logically

         4. Demands Personal Investment

         5. Encourages Safely Made Mistakes

   3. New Information Environment

      1. Literacy

         1. Networked

            1. Reading?

               Not just the ability to read, but the skills involved in exposing what is true (accurate, reliable, valid, appropriate

         2. Digital

            1. Arithmetic?

               Not just the ability to perform calculations on paper, but the skills involved in working with numbers that come in the thousands, and the numbers that are embedded in the entire information landscape -- the ability to employ information, not just calculate numbers.

         3. Abundant

            1. Writing?

               Not just the ability to write a coherent paragraph. When there is so much information, then your message must compete for attention. You must have the skills to Express ideas compellingly.

      2. Learning (Personal Learning Networks)

         1. Introduction

         2. Network Threads

            1. Conversation Connectors

            2. Mining the Conversations

            3. Mapping the Conversations

         3. Qualities of a PLN

            1. Personal

            2. Directed or Spontaneous

            3. Connective

1. 1st Pres [OSOW]

2. 2nd Pres [CNIE]

3. 3rd Pres [Redefining Literacy]

4. 4th Pres [PLN]