Interested in learning more about teaching and learning in the 21st century?  

Check out these resources to get started:

Books:

• Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives by John Palfrey and Urs Gasser (2008, Basic Books)
• The World is Open by Curtis Bonk (2009, Jossey Bass)
• Grown Up Digital by Don Tapscott (2009, McGraw Hill)
• More than MySpace: Teens, Librarians, and Social Networking by Robyn M. Lupa, Ed. (2009, Libraries Unlimited)
• You are not a Gadget: A Manifesto by Jaron Lanier (Knopf. 2010) Comes in a Kindle version as well as Deckle Edge! Will really make you think about social software! 
• What Kids Know about Motivation and Mastery by Kathleen Cushman (http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/newslettersnewsletterbucketcurriculumconnections/887462-442/what_kids_know_about_motivation.html.csp)

Websites of Interest:

Partnership for 21st Century Skills

AASL Standards for the 21st century learner

ISTE NETS for Students, Teachers, and Administrators

PBS Frontline's Growing Up Online

Videos:

A Vision of Students Today

Teaching 21st Century Learners

Libraries and Transliteracy

What does a teacher-librarian really do?