1. Spotlight on Emerging Technology: Online Learning in K-12 Schools Application Four Maegan D. Trafton

2. 21st Century Skills The Partnership for 21st Century Skills Visit this website to explore the skills a student needs for the 21st Century These skills have been outlined to show what a student needs to be able to do in order to be successful in the 21st century workforce

3. Online Learning Promotes 21st Century Skills Online learning can be a powerful way to fill educational gaps Try a free Course Management System (CMS) or Learning Management System (LMS) Moodle Rcampus

4. Moodle Moodle is a FREE online learning community that educators can use for CMS or LMS

5. What Can Moodle Do for You? Organize course information Form collaborative groups among your students Offer access to assignments Online quizzes Supplement face-to-face meetings And much more!

6. Consider Present Learning Resources in your school How could a CMS such as Moodle fill those gaps? What gaps might they leave?

7. What instructional gaps might be filled with an online learning option? Fills gap of lack of collaboration across grade levels or classrooms Example: Guided Reading Students working on various levels in Guided Reading could interact and discuss online with students in other grade levels working on the same level

9. How can online learning modules support meaningful, authentic, student learning? Fosters learning anytime any place Prepares students for their future Customized learning makes for amble individual growth Students are exposed to meaningful examples: images, videos, and discussions Communication Online Learning Modules extend learning past classroom boundaries

10. Creating an Effective Online Learning Environment may take time…… But isn’t helping your students succeed in their lives worth it?

11. Lemke, C., & Coughlin, E. (2009). The change agents. Educational Leadership, 67(1), 54–59. References