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What are 21st century skills? Most of us can rattle off a handful of them: creativity, innovation, media literacy, critical thinking, problem solving. Can we teach these skills? Can we even define all of them? If we can teach them, how do we do it? And where can we turn for guidance? More
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Blackboard has released Mobile Learn for Apple's new iPad. Mobile Learn, which was announced last month, is a new version of the company's flagship learning management system ported for mobile devices, such as Android-based phones, iPhone, iPod, and BlackBerry. MoreAtlona Technologies has released an AV switcher that uses two HDMI sources and mirrors one of those sources on up to four HD displays. MoreMoodlerooms has released an update to joule, its learning management system based on the open source Moodle platform. The latest release, version 1.1, expands support for chat and adds new forum features and enhanced administration. MoreLanSchool Technologies has developed a free iPad application that allows teachers to manage computer activities in the classroom from Apple's new device. MoreMoodle has released an update to its open source learning management system for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux. MoreDyKnow has released an update to its DyKnow Software Suite. The new 5.3 release, which debuted this month, adds new Web 2.0 capabilities and new tools for classroom interaction. More
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