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'The Someday/Monday dichotomy captures one of the core challenges in teacher professional development around education technology. On the one hand, deep integration of new learning technologies into classrooms requires substantially rethinking pedagogy, curriculum, assessment, and teacher practice (someday), because for technology to make a real difference in student learning, it can’t just be an add-on. On the other hand, teachers need to start somewhere (Monday), and one of the easiest ways for teachers to get experience with emerging tools is to play and experiment in lightweight ways: to use technology as a substitution for something that they have previously tried in the past. Teachers recognize the need to imagine a new future, to strive towards the creation of innovative, technology-rich learning environments that provide our students with the best possible experience (someday). In the meantime, they seek out new activities and strategies to try out on Monday. Both pathways are critical for teacher growth, and necessary to create meaningful, sustained changes in teaching and learning.

In this four-part series, we are using the Someday/Monday template to explore four dimensions of using tablets, such as iPads, in educational settings, examining how teachers can take students on a journey from consumption of media to curation, creation, and connection. In the first part of this series, we used the Someday/Monday template to explore Consumption. More specifically, we addressed the impact of iPads on focused and connected reading. This week, as we continue to explore the continuum, we will look at Curation.'

Links are also provided for the other 3 parts of the series:

• Potential Vs. Reality of Consuming Media

• The iPad as a Tool for Creation to Strengthen Learning

• How Tablets Can Enable Meaningful Connections for Students and Teachers

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