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 * A Winning Educational Solution**

//On a typical day, 8- to 18-year-olds in this country spend more than 7½ hours (7:38) using media—almost the// //equivalent of a full work day, except that they are using media seven days a week instead of five. Moreover, since// //young people spend so much of that time using two or more media concurrently, they are actually exposed to more than 10½ hours (10:45) of media content during that period. And this does not include time spent using the computer for school work, or time spent texting or talking on a cell phone.//

//College students are majoring in fields that didn't exist 10 years ago.// //If MySpace were a country, it would be the 8th largest in the world.// //There are over 600,000,000 Internet devices worldwide.// //There are 1,000,000,000,000 Web pages in the Google Index.// //94% of American teenagers use the Internet.//

The **new homework paradise** will enable students and teachers to learn from each other through various form of Web 2.0 tools and electronic devices. Students will become more involved in order to influence and take ownership of their own learning. They will be engrossed as teachers transform into questioners and resources of knowledge. Homework paradise will begin as soon at the bell rings at the end of the day and trickle to the car and bus lines, on the way to practices and meetings, at a slumber party, and so on. Students will not be able to stop thinking about their homework as they continue to function as 21st century thinkers and learners. This energy will last throughout the day and night so students will continue to be excited and resourceful in the classroom. Students will be working in cooperative learning groups for some projects and will have access to school computers after school or at local libraries in order to complete assignments. Other community-based programs and businesses will get involved because we can't do this alone. Business, schools, government, and community leaders will work together to decrease the gap between skills learned in school and in 21-st century communities and workplaces. The connection involves the digital age, technology in the classroom, social networking, and guaranteed student safety.

Students will have a vast amount of free-resources to incorporate or use as a primary resource in their homework assignments. David Spencer created a presentation to showcase many of the **Web 2.0 Tools** that are essential for use in and outside of the classroom. One teacher explains why using Twitter in Academics was the best things he has ever done by creating a class chatter and community and connecting to the world. Another teacher shares her experiences with cooperative learning groups on her grade-level website.Mrs. Laguna at Milford Middle School uses wikis, podcasts, and blogs to keep her students engaged. National hall of fame editor, Alan Haskitz shares his thoughts and ideas regarding making twitter your friend, not your enemy. EdTechi and Wesley Fryer share why using podcasts in the classroom is beneficial.

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We can continue to encourage good homework habits but not the ones that make homework challenging for students and parents. Altering incentives such as watching television when all homework is complete will emerge the two ideas to benefit parents, teachers, and students. We can ebb away the homework battle but not the usage of technology.




 * Establish study rules (homework contracts)
 * Designated room for homework
 * Provide a desk or table and chair and a bookshelf with reference works and other books
 * A computer may also be a welcome addition, since many schools use Internet sites to post homework and study guides
 * When parents make completion of homework a priority, their children will make better grades and have a more successful school career
 * THIS WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM in the 21-st CENTURY!**