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Wikis, Blogs, Vodcasts,
Webquests
Skype, TeacherTube, SchoolTube
Engaging Students With
PowerPoint
Jing, Screen O Matic, Websites
Galore
Collaboration, Online
Resources
Using You Tube for Educational
Purposes
Windows Movie Maker, Tutorials
Vokis, Podcasts, Social
Networking
Technology In the 21st Century
Classroom
What is your digital citizenship?
Are you a digital nativeor
digital immigrant?
Marc Prensky is an American writer and speaker on learning and education.
Inventor and popularized the terms "digital native" and "digital
immigrant" which he described in a 2001 article in "On the Horizon".
Prensky's professional focus is on helping reform K-12 education, particularly by helping teachers change their
pedagogy in ways that are more effective for 21st century students
21st Century Learning
Our students have changed radically. Today’s students are
no longer the people our educational system was
designed to teach.
Digital Natives: those born and raised in a completely
digital world. They are your current and future students
who never used a rotary dial phone, listened to a vinyl record, rolled down a car
window, owned a camera with film or looked up a book in a card catalog Digital natives have always
used microwaves, cell phones, MP3 players and had access to on-demand video. The World
Wide Web has always existed for digital natives.
Generation Y: or Millennials, born between 1980 to 2000. Grew up with MTV and are
comfortable and tech savy. They have always been around digital
technology.
Generation Z: born between 1990 to 2010 and into a world
ever-present with digital technology, multi-media
gadgets. Comfortable using most digital technologies.
Digital Immigrants: those who still look for
movie times in a newspaper, use a
telephone book to the number they want,
remember when Johnny Carson was on TV,
when rap music wasn’t around and when there was a wall in Berlin or a cold war with the
USSR. Many teachers and administrators are digital immigrants.
Baby Boomers: born between 1940 to 1960……..many are
the leaders in education today but often lack the 21st century skills necessary for the digital
age. Many Boomers are frustrated using computer
technology and not motivated to change.
Generation X: born between 1960 to 1980, saw the beginning of the digital age. May not be a
digital native but know that digital technology is here to stay and are concerned what their children are doing with new technologies.
As a teacher, have you ever expressed your frustration about your students with a
colleague?
“My students just don‟t _____ like they used to,” Digital
Immigrant educators grouse. I can‟t get them to ____ or to
____. They have no appreciation for _____ or
_____ .
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those
who cannot read or write, but those who cannot learn,
unlearn and relearn.”
Alvin Toffler, American writer and futurist (1928- )
What Are The
21st Century
Skills?
21st Century Skills should be considered within the context of rigorous academic standards.
They are the bridge to authentic, intellectually challenging work by
students.
Academic Achievement
Digital Age Literacy
Effective Communication
SkillsInventive Thinking
High Productivity
A. What are 21st century skills?1. Effective Communication SkillsoTeaming, Collaboration and Interpersonal SkillsoPersonal, Social, and Civic ResponsibilityoInteractive Communication
2. Digital Age Literacyo Basic, Scientific, Economic and Technological,
Literacyo Visual and Information Literacyo Multicultural Literacy and Global Awareness
A. What are 21st century skills?3. Inventive ThinkingoAdaptability, Managing Complexity and Self-
DirectionoCuriosity, Creativity, and Risk-takingoHigher-order Thinking and Sound Reasoning
4. High Productivityo Prioritize, Plan, and Manage for Resultso Effective Use of Real-world Toolso Relevant, High-quality Products
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21st Century Education20th Century 21st Century
Lecture Facilitation
Students listen in class; perform exercises at home.
Students listen at home; perform exercises in class.
Rows of desks Clusters of desks
Independent performance Group performanceTeacher engages student in learning
Technology engages student in learning
Content Content + Skills + Themes
Textbook driven Research driven
Classroom learning Online learning
Textbook publisher Corporations providing materials
Learn
• Access and evaluate information
• Critical thinking
• Fluent with technology
Create
• access, evaluate and use information
• Critical thinking
• Fluent with technology
• Display Originality
• Use various forms of media to present ideas
Collaborate
• demonstrate cross cultural awareness
• work successfully as a team
• communicate complex ideas effectively
Why Are
21st Century
Skills important?
• What skills are most important for job success when hiring a high school graduate?
Work Ethic 80%Collaboration 75%Good Communication 70%Social Responsibility 63%Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
58%
• Of the high school students that you recently hired, what were their deficiencies?
Written Communication 81%Leadership 73%Work Ethic 70%Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
70%
Self-Direction 58%
Are our students ready for the new global economy?
Questions Emerge….How do we create a rigorous, relevant, student–centered
learning environment that better prepares all
students for the 21st Century?
Questions Emerge….How do we measure these skills?
How do we capture the students growth in these skills over time?
How do we engage students in the learning process to build these skills?
Questions Emerge….
Digital Divide: much like the achievement gap, reveals inequalities in access to technology between rural, urban and suburban schools; large and small schools; and affluent and poor schools. Unequal access to technology is usually present in homes and neighborhoods that are poor, rural and often urban compared to homes and neighborhoods that are more affluent or suburban.
Is Your Classroom a21st Century Classroom?