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= The Five F luencies  =

= = = Collaboration Fluency =


 * Establish roles, rules, and norms.
 * Envision an outcome and make sure that each group member understands the desired result.
 * Develop a plan to achieve the goal
 * Know how to communicate in a variety of ways with their group members.

= = = Creativity Fluency =

The 21st century learning project defines the creativity fluency this way, "Creativity fluency (is) how artistic proficiency adds meaning through design, art, and storytelling. We are all creative people. This means that creativity can be taught and learned like any other skill. It's a whole brain process that involves both hemispheres working together."

This looks like a wonderful site for writing and literacy.

http://storybird.com/teachers/

Here's a link that has ideas about podcasting from the classroom. http://fcit.usf.edu/podcasts/

Here's a really neat prezi on how to create book trailers for readers.

http://www.booktrailersforreaders.com/How+to+make+a+book+trailer

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This is an on-line collaborative movie editor

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This video hits home in a way that requires us using this Wiki to realize we all must continue our own education in Educational Technology.

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At first, I dismissed this student as just an over-achieving GATE student. But then it occurred to me that App development is this generation's equivalent to my generation's desire to creatively build structures with LIncoln Logs, Erector Sets, and Lego. Suddenly, my objective as an educator became clear. I will acquire as many digital resources necessary for the creative cognitive processes to continue for this new generation's league of "builders."

= //**Information Fluency**// =


 * "Information overload" is a real problem for our students. The amount of data available is increasingly dramatically. Information fluency is the ability to interpret information and extract essential information by: **
 * ** Asking good questions (starting with thought out queries) **
 * Collect information
 * Analyze and authenticate good information
 * Apply the knowledge
 * Self assess the process

[] Check out this link. It is a Bloom's taxonomy triangle with web applications that practice the different levels (all links). Very cool. This will be a useful took with the common core standards.

[] Here is an interesting article on getting your students to ask good questions

//**Media Fluency**//

When most educators were in school, most if not all of the information that we used to do our school work was text. Furthermore, most if not all of the work that we turned in was also text. However, in the modern multi-media world this is far from true. Students must be comfortable receiving and presenting information in a variety of formats. Students must be given the tools to determine what media should be used to produce and publish their message.

This blog post reviews tools that teachers can use to clean up YouTube. If you want to use YouTube, but want to get rid of all the related videos you have to check out this blog. http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2011/09/12-useful-youtube-accessories-for.html

Here is a really website that can set up a digital newspaper. [] The students can find articles on the topics you want and feed them to the class paper. You can also have the kids write their own articles.

Here is a list of Web 2.0 tools I have used in the NPHS library. I am happy to collaborate with teachers to present lessons to students in the library on how to use some of these technology tools -- Sue Heraper http://nphssagelibrary.wikispaces.com/Technology+Tools

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Do you want to get away from student presentations that are boring, bullet-filled PowerPoints? Click here for an example of an assignment that encourages students to communicate better, teaches them about respect for copyright, makes them think about the content before the ornamentation, and makes the presentations more enjoyable for the audience. Click here for a grading rubric for the assignment.

//**Solution** **Fluency**// What is solution Fluency? It is the ability to:
 * Define a problem
 * Design a process to solve the problem
 * Deliver a solution by putting the plan in place
 * Debrief