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=21st CENTURY SKILLS & LITERACY = = = =Articles & References = = = = = Cooper, Don. (2001, October). [|Virtual learning in the box or out?] // The School Administrator. // Retrieved June 22, 2007, from [] A short little piece that uses the metaphor of a child's birthday gift to suggest that when it comes to learning with new technologies, in-the-box thinkers consider improving the efficiency of existing routines and out-of-the box thinkers focus on leveraging possibility. In other words, the key difference between the two types of thinkers is vision, and this strongly impacts the quality and influence of online learning experiences.

Howe, Jeff. (2006, June). [|5 rules of the new labor pool]. // Wired. // - A quick list of principles that offer a look at recent trends in labor and industry and provide insight into the new phenomenon of crowdsourcing. (Contributed by   -  [|chericem1]   )

Howe, Jeff. (2006, June). [|Look who's crowdsourcing]. // Wired. // - A short column that lists several major apparel, design, entertainment, and financial service firms who are relying on crowdsourcing. (Contributed by   -  [|chericem1]   )

Howe, Jeff. (2006, June). [|The rise of crowdsourcing]. // Wired. - // This article discusses how businesses are outsourcing advertising, media creation, problem-solving, and research and development. . . to their customers! (Contributed by   -  [|chericem1]   )

Kuo, Ben. (2006, October 11). [|Interview with W. Lewis Johnson, founder of Alelo]. // Socaltech.com: News. // This interview discusses a military project in which gaming is being used as a tool for teaching foreign language and culture, along with its commercial spin-offs.

Johnson, Bobbie. [|Ignore bloggers at your own peril]. // The Guardian. - // This article discusses the "disproportionate" influence that bloggers are having on business, culture, and society. (Contributed by   -  [|chericem1]   )

Madden, Mary, & Fox, Susannah. (2006, October 5). [|Riding the waves of "web 2.0."] // Pew Internet Project Backgrounder. - // This mini-report discusses the meaning of the phrase "Web 2.0," its significance, and comparative trends in the use of tools like Geocities v. My Space, Encarta v. Wikipedia, and Kodakgallery v. Photobucket. The report concludes with a list of activities that might be considered Web 2.0, along with current lists of percentages of users who have engaged in each one. 

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