how to teach 21st century skills with technology

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T EACH ING 2 1 S TCENTURY SK I L L SW I TH T ECHNOLOGY

Learning 21stCentury Ski l ls

Students learn to usehardware/software

and improve their abilityto navigate an online

workspace

Students practice andreinforce reading andwriting skills whilelearning specific

content knowledge

Students build and curatean online reputation as

they contributerespectfully to a safeonline community

Tech Literacy Content Knowledge Digital Citizenship

Why focus on globallearning?

Collaboration

Diversity

Empathy

Teaching 21st Century Skillsthrough Project-Based Learning

Classroom blog example, Ashley Selck's class' https://theblogofrawr.wordpress.com/

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How can it helpour students?

Discover othercultures and discussglobal issues whilepracticing reading,writing, and criticalthinking skills.

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Our TopTeacher Tips!

I assign PenPal Schoolsas homework tosupplement

our work in class.

We use PenPalSchools to

learn and practiceEnglish.

I use it to teach digitalcitizenship and how to

use technology.

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