Managing the 21st Century Classroom discusses the hidden perils of technology that can reduce academic success. It notes that students today know different things than in the past due to technology. The document outlines strategies for using games, relevance, projects, and asking students to improve engagement. It recommends reducing multitasking while reading to improve learning and notes the differences in how students read online versus print. Suggestions are made for writing using real genres, blogging, peer responses, and Wikipedia. Formative assessment and evaluating creativity, critical thinking, collaboration and communication are presented as alternatives to standardized tests.