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L.CCS.1/2/3/4 Grades 6-12: Video of a current news event is presented for discussion to encourage student participation, but also inspire the use of evidence to support logical claims using the main ideas of the video. Students must analyze background information provided about a current event, draw out the main ideas and key details, and review different opinions on the issue. Then, students should present their own claims using facts and analysis for support.
01/11/2010
Changing the tools: Merging the digital world with the physical world
Pranav Mistry explores several ways to rethink the way we interact with computers and the information machines provide. This new approach to technology may "help us not end up being machines sitting in front of machines." "We are not interested in computers. We are interested in information."
■Class discussion: This view of the future is exciting in so many ways. It's not just a new operating system or a new gadget, but a fundamental change in the way we think about the tools as well as the way we use the tools. Which ideas presented in the video surprised you the most? How far away do you think these concepts are from reality? (They may be closer than you think.)
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Step onto any school campus and you'll feel its energy. Each school is turbocharged with the power of young minds, bodies, hearts and spirits.
Here on the Western Slope, young citizens are honing and testing their skills to take on a rapidly changing world. Largely thanks to technology, they are in the midst of the most profound seismic shift the world has ever seen.
Perhaps no time in our history has it been more important to know what our youth are thinking, feeling and expressing.
The Sentinel is proud to spotlight some of their endeavors. Read on to see how some thoroughly modern students are helping learners of all ages connect with notable figures of the past.
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