LBD_Intro

=If we wish them to be successful in the 21st Century, students will need to know how to=
 * Find and access information efficiently
 * Evaluate the quality of information including both accuracy and bias
 * Communicate effectively using all means of media
 * Collaborate both in person and electronically to tap into the collective intelligence of many.
 * Behave responsibly to keep themselves and others safe through an awareness of the dangers of a connected world

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[|A Broken World - A History Wiki From the Beginning of World War I to the Cold War]

Put another way, students should leave school;
 * Knowing more about the world
 * Being able to think outside the box
 * Being smarter about new sources of information
 * With good people skills developing

21st century students should be able to ask themselves the following essential questions;

 * How do I know information is true? [[image:info_literacy.png width="891" height="391"]]
 * What are the key components of good communication?
 * How does the choice of tool impact the final product? (and vice versa: how does the final product impact the choice of tool?)
 * What criteria do I use to select the tool?
 * How does the mode of interaction between people(s) impact understanding, awareness, and behaviour?
 * How do I learn best?

The skills needed are
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 * To be able to, and know how to, learn, unlearn, and relearn
 * To be able to navigate information not only successfully, but quickly and efficiently
 * To understand the connectedness of the world in which we live
 * To understand that my geographical location on earth (or in space for that matter) no longer matters.
 * That information and knowledge are living, changing, elements of our time

..........this is the world that our students are living in and entering into

So what is stopping us from providing an education that prepares our students for this world?