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=WELCOME TO OUR "COMPUTERS IN THE CLASSROOMS" WIKISPACE=

==== **The Computers in the Classroom Institute** is a collaborative project between the Queens College Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education (QC EECE) and P.S./I.S. 499. The institute is made possible by a generous grant by the Center for the Improvement of Education of the Queens College Division of Education. This Institute will focus on helping P.S./I.S. 499 teachers prepare students for [|the online literacy skills required in the 21st century]. The institute will take place on August 15-18, 2011 at P.S./I.S. 499. ====



Here is an important editorial in //The New York Times// that gives important reasons for integrating computers in classrooms: [|Education Needs a Digital Upgrade, by Virginia Heffernan (8/7/11)]

In this weeklong Institute conducted by leaders in the rapidly emerging field of new literacies and learning, you will:

 * Develop expertise with teaching the new literacies of online reading comprehension and learning in your grade level or subject area as they relate to the new [|National Common Core Standards] and [|the New York State Standards] in ELA and math.
 * Design and produce video and new media products for student learning.
 * Adapt innovative social networking environments for use in 21st century classrooms.
 * Explore dynamic instructional models for teaching 21st century skills.
 * Learn how your class can collaborate with other classrooms around the world.
 * Assess students' learning of 21st century new literacies skills.
 * Have fun!

Use [|Twitter] #CITC11 to let us know your thoughts about the institute.