TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY LEARNER By: Courtney Spurling

RE-ENVISION THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY

• Third graders texting

• Kindergarteners owning an iPod Touch

• Middle school students with their own blog

• Interactive white boards, videos and

images are no longer enough.

TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION REMIXED

• 21st Century Skills • Fuses the traditional three R’s with the four C’s • Critical Thinking • Creativity • Communication• Collaboration

THE FOUR C’S LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

1. We must put technology into the hands of students

2. We must trust them with more progressive technology

SHIFT IN ROLES

• Teacher acts as a learning catalyst, facilitating activities that spark defining moments for students.

• Discovery and creation • The student becomes the focal point for the classroom, becoming an explorer

and designer

THE ADVANTAGES

• Teacher spends less time on presenting and more time crafting hands on learning activities

• Teachers will find the material that is covered with more depth and retention the first time around, saving them time and energy in the long run

• Teachers need to believe in their student’s abilities and validate each student’s contribution to the classroom

DISCOVERY & EXPLORATION

•Gives students real world problem solving experiences and ownership of their learning

• Allows students to bring their observations into lesson, discussion, or creation activity as prior

knowledge

CREATION & DESIGN

• Provides student with the ability to develop creativity and problem solving skills by displaying their mastery in profound and meaningful ways

• Kindergarteners create image bases movies on recycling and insects

• First graders develop PowerPoint for “My Time to Teach”

• Fourth graders prepare for writing assessment by creating digital story books

• Fifth graders collaborate to launch a Web Safety Wiki to teach others about digital citizenship

AUTHENTIC AUDIENCES

• By using technological resources we tell students that their work is worth seeing, worth reading and worth doing

• Class presentations

• School news

• School websites

• Film festivals

• Online publishing

• Contest and competitions

A DEVICE FOR EVERY CHILD

• To maximize the endless possibilities, every student needs direct access to technology on a daily basis

- Affordable netbooks and hand held devices have become substitutes for more expensive desktops and laptops

- Bounty of free apps and educational websites

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• http://www.naesp.org/principal-januaryfebruary-2012-technology/technology-integration-new-21st-century-learner