The students at Kings Ridge Christian School - from the self-sufficient six year olds in the pre first grade class to the sophisticated active learners in fifth grade -- use technology to prepare for their future. Watch this short video clip from the NBC News affiliate in Atlanta, Georgia.

CoSN has developed a methodology and support tools to help school leaders determine the value of investment (VOI) for major initiatives, including teaching/learning projects focused on developing 21st century skills.

For innovative and effective assessment strategies to record and grade projects, collections of projects, and semester or yearlong student work, you can use the same digital communication skills you teach the students. Following are three areas where these digital communication tools can be helpful.

The skills required for the digital age give new relevance to the list of skills that we learned back in the old days.

21^st Century Schools are likely to grow as community centers, addressing the out-of school issues that have such a profound impact on student learning.

The science research courses in New York's Hudson Valley don't travel a predictable path. Unlike science labs, the outcomes of student experiments are not known ahead of time.

The Speak Up 2007 survey reveals a growing "digital disconnect" between students and their teachers and parents about the role of technology for learning, and how well schools are doing to prepare students for the jobs of the future.

At Henderson High School, students and teachers understand the importance of having technology in the classroom. This Pennsylvania school district is using innovative technologies from Lenovo, Adobe, Intel and Futurekids to inspire digital creativity in 21st century classrooms. Watch students and teachers tell their own stories about using 21st century tools and technologies.

Thanks to the right hardware and software, Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart is seeing some exciting things happening in the classroom that they never expected.

Are the Web and schools a good match? Yes, says an educator from India, provided we adhere to certain standards.

Building out a new educational environment requires a fundamental rethinking of what we do, and it requires that schools ask some questions, some deep questions about their way of doing business.

Our challenge is to explore and adapt the tools, and participate in the online, worldwide discussions about how they can improve teaching and learning-our own, and our students'.

In today's entertainment-oriented culture, encouraging students to become active participants in the learning process can be a major challenge.

Many teachers will find this year the perfect opportunity to begin incorporating a new approach or a new idea into their practices. One of these will surely be blogging. Here are ideas to help get you started!

As more and more classrooms look to the use of the latest web 2.0 technologies, focusing on the why in the planning process is a sign of best practice and should be the norm for educators, facilitators, and administrators.

Are you ready for the blogosphere and the thing we call Web 2.0? Whether you're already there, testing the waters, or exploring the ideas, here are web sites that can help you - with tools and techniques.

Wikis are easy to create, so let’s look at them from all angles. How can we maximize a wiki's many strengths and above all, stretch our ideas about what's possible in the school setting.

What vocational education has to teach mainstream programs about 21st century learning.

A Critical Need for Change

In recent years, many school districts have established collaborative practices among teachers by developing professional communities of practice.