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Tech Byte: April 26, 2010Personal Learning Network

Teaching Our Students 21st Century Skills

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Build Your Own Personal Learning Network

Personal Learning Network

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Why 21st Century Skills

Global Competition in Education: Other countries out perform U.S. students on assessments that measure 21st C skills

International Innovations around the world rival Americans in breakthroughs that fuel economic competitiveness

Greater Demand for Skills in the Workplace: Rising qualifications and the automation of routine work is transforming all workplaces into highly skilled environments.

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What skills are employers looking for that we need to teach today?

Critical Thinking Problem Solvers Creativity Innovation Information Literacy Media and Technology Skills Global Awareness

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Where to Begin

Understand 21st C Skills– Review Tech Bytes and examples on – CCS Tech Tools Wiki

Understand what tech tools to integrate into your lessons that will foster 21st C Skills

Constructing Lessons

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What will lessons look like?

Fusing the 3 R’s with the 4 C’s 4 C’s

– Collaboration– Communication– Critical Thinking– Creativity

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It’s not about the tools…It’s about the skills

Blogging Wikis Podcasting Digital Storytelling Video Conferencing Any others that interest you… Skills students learn from using Web 2.0

tools

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Personal Learning Network:Your Assignment

Create a Technology Personal Learning Network Share at May 24th Late Start Include two 21st Century skills that you want to

teach your students next year Identify the tools you want to use to teach the 21st

Century skills Select the units or lesson plans you want to revamp

to include the 21st Century skills

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Where to Learn More

Millions of webinars online Online podcasts and teacher resources Join a Ning your subject or grade level Search Delicious for top sites Network with your colleagues Find a Mentor Tutorials on You Tube and Teacher Tube Attend a workshop or conference

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Who is here to help

Tech Team: Anthony, Brian Kelly, TJ, Katie, David, Stan, Suzanne

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Resources Available to You

CTAP You Tube Ed Tech Leaders Online George Lucas Foundation Apple Learning Interchange ICT Atomic Learning Information and Communication Technology ProTeacher.net

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Why are you doing this?

Provide the best possible education Prepare for success in the 21st Century

workplace Prepare our future world leaders To make the world a better place…