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?