INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE A 21ST CENTURY

CLASSROOM

Janet DeSenzo@jantechnj

TODAY’S ONLINE TOOLS:

www.techtools4school.wikispaces.com

Backchannel: Today’s Meethttps://todaysmeet.com/MorrisPlains

What does a a 21st Century Classroom look like??

• Teacher as facilitator (a “guide on the side” vs. a “sage on the stage”)

• Student centric• It’s messy, noisy, busy and active• Integration of multiple learning tools• Encourages critical thinking, problem solving,

collaboration, and digital literacy skills

• CCSS STANDARDS1• Support for the 4 C’s2• Flexibility/Spec Needs Access 3

• Changing Curriculums 4

• Prepare your students for THEIR future5

Why do we need to use technology?

WE NEED TO CREATE:Interactive

Learning

Environments

WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE?

How do YOU use technology in your classroom?

SAMR

I want to try new tools but where do I start?

• Pick one or two tools to focus on 1

• Set goals and explore uses with your students2

• Evaluate its effectiveness 3

Getting Started with new tools:

Collaboration Tools

Research/ Organizatio

n Tools

Examples of Digital tools to support learning

Production/ Presentatio

n Tools

PDTools

LMS Edmodo/Moodle

Voice- thread

Skype in the

Classroom

Prezi

Voki

Windows Movie Mkr/

iMovie

Symbaloo

Livebinders

SweetSearch

Blog/ Curation

sites

EdWeb/ LinkedIn

GAFE GlogsterOnline

Notebooks

Twitter/ Tweetdec

k

This is just a SMALL

sample!

Where to find other tools for your digital toolkit:

• Cool Tools for Schools• WEB2.0 for Teachers Symbaloo Webmix • Technology in the Classroom (Livebinder)

There is an abundance of information here – don’t get overwhelmed!

Resources

• Partnership for 21st Century Learninghttp://www.p21.org/

• Ruben Puentedura’s Webloghttp://www.hippasus.com/rrpweblog/