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6am:Monday15November010

Novawakesearly tothesoundof herhandheldalarm remindinqherthattoday isthe day forher livevideolink withstudentsnJapan,RussiandCanada.er eamhasbeenworkingcollaborativelyna culturalexchangeandtodaythey debatethe issues.She sendsan SMSromher handheldoherteamand theirteachero remindthemtocheckheir wikibeforetheymeet lateroday.Theyusethe wikito collaborateon thepaperthey willpostto the school'swebsiteabouttheirculturalexchangeprogram.

8am:Trovel

Duringherbusourneyto schoolNovaistenstothe twopodcastsher RSSeedpickedup overnightand downloadedo herMP3player.She alsocatches upon readingthee-bookthat is aset text forancienthistory.She lovestheway thee-bookhasanimatedrecreationsf ancientcivilisationsmbeddedinto itShedictatesnotes intoher handheldandthe voice-recognitionsoftwareranslateshisintotextso she canpostboththeaudio andthe textto her blogonce shegetsto the next

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9am:InterviewTeachersromLostCentury

Novas workingon a historyprojecthat looksateducation lastcenturyShe hasto meetface-to-facewithtwo teacherswhowereintheclassroom n1995.Theyare meetingatthe localparkwhereshe canuse the wirelessconnectionoenter text directlyntoher blogas she nterviewshe teachers.She is amazedto hearthatin the lastcenturystudents'only accesso computersandthe Internetwasthrough'labs'setupinclassroomswithup to twentycomputersnetworkedtogether. They(theteachers)

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are amazed to see her handheld which actsas aphonecomputer, PDA,camera andvideoconferencesystem. 5he shows themhow it is voice activated and will connectto anywebsiteor send an email via voicecommand using wireless toconnect to theNew Generationnternet.She salso surprised olearnthat studentshadjustone teacher for each subjectanddidn'tcollaboratewithstudentsinothercountriesor even at other schools.

10am:ProblemSolving Class

Nova never misses herproblemsolvingclass-she loves to hear how herclassmates nother schools approach issues. She hasdecided to attend this session rom thegroupwebinar roomrather han link in on her ownfrom her handheld. Thegroupwebinar roomhasloungechair seating for up to ten studentsto connect via tablet PCs.Sherealiseshat thisis the newgenerationcomputerlab-likethosethe teachers rom last century spoke about.

1 am: Workon Assignment

The assignmentonglobalwarming is dueon Friday. Nova wishesshewereback in'1995whenassignmentsweren'tsubmittedelectronically and digitally time stamped sothe teacher knew exactly when they weresubmitted.Shealsowishes hat teachersdidn't tc" herparentson their marking when theyemailedtback oher!As she work through herspreadsheet onresearchdata shefindssome figures that don'tseemight.Sheusespresenceechnologyo checkher addressbook and finds that Hugh is availableonVolPso she clicks he'meetme'button in thespreadsheetand invites him tojoinher. Hughisable to tellherthat thefiguresarerightandrepresentn unusualeventastcentury.

lpm:Teammeeting

After a ouick lunch Nova's eam meets in theschoolcanteenwherehey can use he wirelessnetwork to access heir wiki. The team hasbeen using awikito work collaborativelyonthisprojectfortwomonths.The wikienablesthem to make changes to theirpresentationfrom wherever they are.This is the final face-to-face meeting before he link.

2pm: Videoconfere ce Link

Nova'seam uses hegroup videoconferenceroom for their link-uo. The session is a

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