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**The Research: Partially Adapted from Tony Wagner's book __The Global Achievement Gap__**
Teaching 21st Century Learning Skills - Making Sure We Reach All Learners >
 * __** Critical Thinking and Problem Solving **__:
 * Solutions to problems are no longer prescribed, students are encouraged to think out side of the box and create innovative solutions to diverse problems
 * Students need to approach problems as a learner, not a knower
 * **__ Collaboration Across Digital Networks: __**
 * It is important for students to understand other nations and cultures in order to work with their peoples in a virtual environment setting


 * __** Being Adaptive and Responsive to Change **__
 * Jobs do not stay the same for the length of a career. They are ever-evolving, as such, we need to prepare learners for this constant evolution.

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 * **__ Effective Communication Skills (Written and Spoken) __**
 * Due to the nature of virtualization, students' workplaces will become increasingly more spread out.There will be fewer face to face working situations, and more virtual office settings. To effectively communicate via this medium, students must possess strong oral and written skills.
 * **__ Information Literacy (Aggregating and Accessing Good Information in many forms) __**
 * Due to the sheer volume of information available, students need to be taught how to analyze information for validity. They also need to know how to aggregate the information into a useful media.


 * **__ Intellectual Curiosity and Imagination Fostering __**
 * Curiosity and Imagination are paramount to new learning and problem solving strategies. Creation of a product to showcase learning empowers students and fosters continued learning.


 * **__ Intrinsic Learning - Being a Self Directed Learner __**
 * Students need to be able to work on their own with out a "to do" list.


 * __** Ethical Responsibility **__
 * All of this must be done with the idea that there is another person on the other side of the screen.

Each of these skills are essential for students today to be successful when they leave the classroom. Using the iTouch is a great way to aggregate multiple types of technology into one devise.