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Using 21st Century Tools to Teach 21st Century Skills
(and ISTE Standards)
Susan Cramer, Henry Winterfeldt, Annette Smith, Penny Garcia
UW Oshkosh
WEMTA, April 7, 2008
1. Emphasize core subjects*2. Emphasize learning skills*3. Use 21st Century tools to develop learning skills
(computers, internet, other technology) 4. Teach and learn in a 21st Century context
(relevance to students’ life, authentic learning experiences, bring world into classroom, go out into the world)
5. Teach and learn 21st Century content*6. Use 21st Century assessment that measures 21st Century
skills(classroom assessments and standardized tests)
21st Century Learning:What does it involve?
* see Framework, next slide
Framework for 21st Century Learning
Core Subjects and 21st Century Themes
Life and Career Skills
Learning and Innovation Skills
Information, Media and Technology Skills
Core Subjects
• English• Reading/Lang Arts• World Languages• Arts• Mathematics• Economics• Science• Geography• History• Government• Civics
21st Century Themes(21st Century Content)
• Global Awareness• Financial, Economic,
Business and Entrepreneurial Literacy
• Civic Literacy• Health Literacy
Learning and Innovation Skills
• Creativity and Innovation Skills (ISTE 1)
• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills (ISTE 4)
• Communication and Collaboration Skills (ISTE 2)
Information, Media & Technology Skills
• Information Literacy (ISTE 3)
• Media Literacy• ICT Literacy (Information,
Communications, and Technology) ISTE 5 - Digital
Citizenship
ISTE 6 - Technology operations and concepts
Life and Career Skills
• Flexibility and Adaptability• Initiative and Self Direction• Social and Cross-Cultural Skills• Productivity and Accountability• Leadership and Responsibility
• What are the technology standards (ISTE NETS)?
• What tools are available to promote 21st Century learning?
• How do these tools align with ISTE NETS?
• Let’s take a look…
http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForStudents/2007Standards/NETS_for_Students_2007.htm
Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Students:
a. apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.
b. create original works as a means of personal or group expression.
c. use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues.
d. identify trends and forecast possibilities.
Creativity and Innovation (ISTE 1)
• Use photo editing software, graphics from the web and presentation or publishing software to create a poster or illustration to accompany stories, presentations and more.
QuickTime™ and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
Create a Graphic
Tu peux le jeter!!
Tu ne veux pas le frapper... Il peut te frappe!!
Tu peux le parler en français ou anglais! Il comprend!
Tu dois acheter des accessoires.
Il a fabriqué pour toi.
Je lui ai téléphoné. Il veut te l’acheter. Tu sais que tu veux l’acheter.
Ta copine va le trouver ennuyeux.
Il t’aide avec tes devoirs, mais il n’est pas très intelligent.
Tu peux le frapper avec un bat!
Tu veux le porter partout.
You can throw it!
You don’t want to hit it… he can hit you!
You can talk to it in French or English. He understands!
You have to buy some accessories.
I have telephoned him. He wants you to buy him.
Your girlfriend will find him annoying.
He can help you with your homework, but he is not very smart.
You can hit him with a bat!
You want to take him everywhere.
He was made for you.
And, the tools are available Free!!!
• Paint.Net -- http://www.getpaint.net/
• Gimp -- http://www.gimp.org/
“Both support layers, magic wand, and all kinds of fun stuff. Just as good as Photoshop Elements.” -- my teen son
• Photoshop Express -- limited capabilities, minor photo editing, 2 GB free storage https://www.photoshop.com/express/landing.html
• Zoho -- online presentation software http://show.zoho.com/jsp/zoho_login.jsp?serviceurl=%2FHome.do
• Maybe your students are writing about heroes. Use
Superhero http://www.ugo.com/channels/comics/heromachine/classic.asp
Specialty Illustrations
Digital Story Telling• Push your student’s creativity, writing, sequencing, and articulating a message
with digital story telling. (Windows MovieMaker and iMovie work great too.)
• http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx
•http://www.digitalstoryteller.org/index.html • http://www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling/
• “Screencast-O-Matic is the free and easy way to create a video recording of your screen (aka screencast) and upload it for free hosting all from your browser with no install!”
http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/
Screen Capture
• YouTube. Okay, so it’s blocked in many schools, but it is a location for students to publish their videos.
• TeacherTube. Many schools are allowing this site. Teacher and student created videos are available.
• Ustream. Want to air a live broadcast to the world? (Your pen pals in Argentina want to see the cool experiment you are doing in Eau Claire.) It’s possible with Ustream. All you need is a videocamera.
Online Video Hosts
http://www.youtube.com/http://www.teachertube.com/http://www.ustream.tv/
Communication and Collaboration (ISTE 2)
Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students:
a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.
b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
c. develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures.
d. contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.
Blogs• Use as a
newsletter to communicate with families
• Students can use blogs to talk with the world about books they have read, comment on issues, post papers and request feedback, etc.
http://edublogs.org/
• Podcasting Blog http://ple20.blogspot.com/
• Collaborative writing is easy with a wiki. Create, edit, modify, link, and organize all via the web.
Wikis
http://pbwiki.com/
Collaborative writing, editing • When several people are working on a project, emailing a
document gets messy. Use an online service to host your materials then everyone in your group can access them as needed. You can also see how added which information and provided which edits. Great for individual accountability and responsibility.
http://docs.google.com
• Promote public speaking by creating podcasts.
• Use Audacity, a free, cross-platform sound editor to create and edit your podcasts.
• Attach a podcast to your blog and ask for feedback. That’s real world!
Podcasts
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/Audacity Instructional videos http://asimov.coehs.uwosh.edu/~winterfe/audacity/
• Reaching out to others has never been more cost effective. You can call on cell phones, regular phones, or via the internet.
• Skype -- internet based phone
• Pingo -- low cost calling card
http://www.skype.com/welcomeback/http://www.pingo.com/
Call, collaborate, communicate
• Collaborate using a whiteboard, chat, conference call and more.
• Try Vyew (view)
Virtual Workspaces
http://vyew.com/site/
• There are many sites available to host your photo collection. A few sites include: – Flickr
Photo Storage
http://www.flickr.com/
http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2006/09/15/ic_camera1_narrowweb__300x406,0.jpg
Research and Information Fluency (ISTE 3)
Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students:
a. plan strategies to guide inquiry.
b. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.
c. evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.
d. process data and report results.
Big 6 Skills
1. Task Definition1.1 Define the information problem1.2 Identify information needed
2. Information Seeking Strategies2.1 Determine all possible sources2.2 Select the best sources
3. Location and Access3.1 Locate sources (intellectually and physically)3.2 Find information within sources
4. Use of Information4.1 Engage (e.g., read, hear, view, touch)4.2 Extract relevant information
5. Synthesis5.1 Organize from multiple
sources5.2 Present the information
6. Evaluation6.1 Judge the product
(effectiveness)6.2 Judge the process
(efficiency)
http://www.big6.com/
• Organization is the key to information literacy. Are your bookmarks available when you need them? Can you share them with others? Is adding to your bookmarks as easy as a single click? Online tools are available to help
• Save, share, access your bookmarks anywhere and anytime.
• Del.icio.us• Foxmarks -- use with Firefox
Bookmarks
http://del.icio.us/http://www.foxmarks.com/
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias• Judging the accuracy of
information is a critical information fluency skill. Teach your students to triangulate their data regardless of their sources.
• Is Wikipedia accurate? Triangulate your findings to answer that question.
• No one source of data is always accurate!
http://www.wikipedia.org/
Language Translators• For students learning a language or teachers with a
student who speaks another language, language translators are a great help.
• Beware, they aren’t always accurate!• BonPatron.com is recommended by my teen son• Dictionary.com Translator is also available
http://bonpatron.com/en/
• Need a good reading recommendation? Check out a webrary.
http://www.webrary.org/rs/flbklists/davinci.html
Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving and Decision Making (ISTE 4)
Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. Students:
a. identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.
b. plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.
c. collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.
d. use multiple processes and diverse perspectives to explore alternative solutions.
Webquests• Inquiry, problem solving,
critical thinking are all promoted in high quality webquests.
• Bernie Dodge• Tom March• Web searches - beware many
so called webquests are not high quality, they don’t promote critical thinking and problem solving. But, there are LOTS out there.
http://webquest.org/index.phphttp://bestwebquests.com/default.asp
Maps• A picture is worth a 1,000 words. Explore the world
with online map resources.• Google Maps Street View -- research a career, find
a place to live, use street view to see the neighborhood where the apartment you want to rent is located. Does it look like a place you would be comfortable living? http://maps.google.com/help/maps/streetview/index_.html
• Google Earth -- use this to have your students go on that vacation they planned for their family. They can see the sights along the roads they travel.
Digital Citizenship (ISTE 5)
Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. Students:
a. advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.
b. exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity.
c. demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning.
d. exhibit leadership for digital citizenship.
Copyright/Fair Use
• ECB Surf Report• WEMTA Listserv
Code of Conduct, Personal Space, Privacy, Safety
• Code of Conduct• Personal space• Privacy• Safety http://www.isafe.org/• Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/
http://twitter.com/wemta
http://www.commoncraft.com/Twitter
Technology Operations and Concepts (ISTE 6)
Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations. Students:
a. understand and use technology systems.
b. select and use applications effectively and productively.
c. troubleshoot systems and applications.
d. transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies.
Virtual Games/Spaces
http://www.java.com/en/games/mobile/vpenguins.jsp
Virtual penguin game
School Leadership Games
http://slg.gameslearningsociety.org/
Second Life
http://secondlife.com/
Social Networking (generally)
Test Taking Software
• http://fscreations.com/
It’s out there, which sites do you use?
Access -- anytime, any where
• Does your school provide it?• Does your community provide it?• Do your teachers use it?
ontilsPourquoi -est-ce que
Remove est-ce queInvert subject and
verb
Move ending overHyphenate
soif?
User PowerPoint as a tool
For example, have your students build a tutorial demonstrating how to change the tense of your sentence….
Critical Resources• ISTE NETS
http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForStudents/2007Standards/NETS_for_Students_2007.htm
• Partnership for 21st Century Skills– Home http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php
– Key Elements (P 21 Report) http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/downloads/P21_Report.pdf
– Framework http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=254&Itemid=120
