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 * **Web 2.0 New Tools, New Schools by: Gwen Solomon and Lynne Schrum** ||
 * **Book Study** || **Reader's Response** ||
 * Chapter 1 New World, New Web, New Skills

Chapter 2 Students and Learning

Chapter 3 New Tools || "It is important to ask: Who will be prepared for the new world? Who will have the technological and thinking skills needed for the 21st century? And how can we help them prepare?" (chapter 1) - We need to realize we are preparing students for jobs that might not even exist yet. The more technology we can introduce them to, the better of they will be when they leave us.

"Students come to school knowledgeable about the Web and its potential, are comfortable using it, and expect learning in school to be more like learning on their own." (chapter 2) - Most of our students are already using this technology. We should embrace it and use it to our benefit in order to reach our students.

Chapter 3, pages 73-75 - great websites and innovative ideas :)

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 * Chapter 4 New Tools in Schools

Chapter 5 Professional Development

Chapter 6 Leadership and New Tools ||  ||
 * Chapter 7 Online Safety Security

Chapter 8 Systemic Issues

Chapter 9 New Schools || **Assume:** Everyone has the software and the access to the internet at school/home. And $100 laptops :) page 166
 * Agree:** ESOL students benefit greatly from the use of technolgy - especially the kind that provides meaningful engagement with the English language. Also with ESE students - that they have a greater need for using technology.
 * Argue:** Internet safety should be the parent's responsibility. At home is where they have unstructured internet time. At school, it is very structured and limited to certain websites/programs.
 * Aspire to:** Having laptops for all of my kids and using those primarily for our classwork. Also using them for remediation for my ESE/ESOL students, while other students are using them for enrichment. ||
 * Chapter 7 Online Safety Security

Chapter 8 Systemic Issues

Chapter 9 New Schools ||