Traditional classrooms are designed as teacher-centric. 21st Century learners are collaborators and communicators. Classrooms of the 21st century are different. They have to adapt to different needs - space for the students to work quietly and reflectivelyspace to operate in small groups discussing and debating; space to meet collectively to report, discuss, plan and teach.

(from 21st Century Learning Spaces. (n.d.). Retrieved October 1, 2015, from http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/21st Century Learning Spaces)

Check These Out:

15 Characteristics of 21st Century Classroom

The 20th Century Teachers in 21st Century Classroom

Framework for 21st Century Learning

Comparing 20th and 21st Century Education

21st Century Teacher

21st Century Learning Spaces

21st Century Pedagogy

---

---

---

Evaluation: 05 Digital Administration Rubric

Assignment:

1) Create a Thinglink interactive project to illustrate "20th Century vs 21st Century Classrooms".

• Save images to a folder on a jump drive or to computer desktop.

• Save URLs in a Word document to a folder on a jump drive or to a computer desktop. (optional)

• Save audio files to a folder on a jump drive or to a computer desktop. (optional)

• Go to Thinglink.com.

Login using your assigned LOGIN and PASSWORD

• Watch this tutorial video

2) Draw a 21st Century Classroom Floor Plan.

Assignment:

• A Google Drawings Floor Plan file will be SHARED with you. Look for it in your gmail email account.

• Go to Google Drawings. Use your gmail email address to login.

• On the Floor Plan illustrate a 21st Century Classroom learning environment.

• Label the areas of the classroom.

• Save. Download as a pdf

• Upload on to your 05 Digital Administration wiki page.

---