21st Century Learning Tools in

MathDenise Krefting and Lynn

McCartneyEducational Technologists

Heartland AEA 11

Web 2.0 The Read/Write Web

Users can focus on:• Ideas• Creativity• CollaborationTechnical know how unimportantUsually publicly accessible

Will Richardson

The most sweeping change in our relationship with the Internet may not have as much to do with the ability to publish as it is to share and connect and create with many, many others of like minds and interests.Richardson, Will; Blogs, Podcasts and Other Powerful tools for the Classroom; Corwin, 2004.

Characteristics of 21st Century Learners

• Digital literacy

• Inquiry-based, experiential and engaging

• Interactivity and collaboration

• Immediacy, connectivity, communication

Partnership for 21st Century Skills

http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/

Infusing 21st Century Skills

Class notes with relevant web links

Direct students to discipline specific databases

Class site could include notes, slides, webliography, and pertinent multimedia

Hybrid classes (face-to-face and online)

Podcast class discussions, digital stories

Image-rich text books and readings (CDs, DVDs)

Construction of knowledge

• Simulations (online, field experience, in-class)

• Visualizations• Case study analysis• Fieldwork• Blogging• Interactive web environments

Learning is a social activity

Collaborative learning online• Wikis• Blogs• Social Networking sites

Audio and video conferencingClassroom response devices

(clickers)

Web tools to consider• e-zines and e-newsletters• Social networking sites (MySpace, Facebook, Ning)

• Streaming video• Blogs and online journals• Global classroom projects• Digital audiobooks• Digital Timelines• Comic Creation Tools

Web tools to consider• Podcasts/Vodcasts• Wikis for students• Wikis for teachers• MP3’s and iPods• Virtual field trips• Video games• Simulations• Cell phones• Tag Clouds• TeacherTube videos

Curriculum Wiki

• http://heartlandcurric.pbwiki.com/

You own this site :)

What do we stand to lose?

The wonder of seeing, sharing, and experiencing something new.

Witnessing the excitement of discovery.

Remembering what it is like to be a child

This film by Peter Reynolds expresses it best. `

Questions and discussion