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  1. Jul 2019
    1. the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Initia-tive (2012) establishes more uniform standards across states to prepare students for college and careers in the 21st century. One of the key design principles in the CCSS, research and media skills, focuses on the integra-tion of online research and comprehension skills within the classroom such as locating, evaluating, synthesizing, and communicating

      4 key online skills are integrated in Common Core (2012): locating, evaluating, synthesizing and communicating.

    1. Many times in our classrooms we create WebQuests to have students explore online resources.

      WebQuest seems to be difficult to create but "Webquests can be a valuable addition to a collaborative classroom. One of the goals is to increase critical thinking by employing higher levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy and Webb’s Depth of Knowledge. This is a goal of the American educational system's Common Core and many new American state standards for public education."