21 century tools for middle and high

8/14/2019 21 Century Tools for Middle and High

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21st Century Tools for Middle

and High School

Adding Web 2.0 to your

Curriculum


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21st Century Themes

Global awareness

Financial, economic, business and entrepren

Civic literacy

Health literacy

Environmental literacy
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Learning and Innovation Skills

Creativity and Innovation

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

Communication and Collaboration
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Creativity and Innovation

Think Creatively

Use a wide range of idea creation techniques (such as brainstorming)

Create new and worthwhile ideas (both incremental and radical concepts)

Elaborate, refine, analyze and evaluate their own ideas in order to improve and maximize creativeefforts

Work Creatively with Others

Develop, implement and communicate new ideas to others effectively

Be open and responsive to new and diverse perspectives; incorporate group input and feedback intothe work

Demonstrate originality and inventiveness in work and understand the real world limits to adoptingnew ideas

View failure as an opportunity to learn; understand that creativity and innovation is a long-term,cyclical process of small successes and frequent mistakes

Implement Innovations

Act on creative ideas to make a tangible and useful contribution to the field in which the innovationwill occur
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Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

Reason Effectively

Use various types of reasoning (inductive, deductive, etc.) as appropriate to the situation

Use Systems Thinking

Analyze how parts of a whole interact with each other to produce overall outcomes in complexsystems

Make Judgments and Decisions Effectively analyze and evaluate evidence, arguments, claims and beliefs

Analyze and evaluate major alternative points of view Synthesize and make connections between information and arguments

Interpret information and draw conclusions based on the best analysis

Reflect critically on learning experiences and processes

Solve Problems

Solve different kinds of non-familiar problems in both conventional and innovative ways Identify and ask significant questions that clarify various points of view and lead to better solutions


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Communication and Collaboration

Communicate Clearly

Articulate thoughts and ideas effectively using oral, written and nonverbalcommunication skills in a variety of forms and contexts

Listen effectively to decipher meaning, including knowledge, values, attitudesand intentions

Use communication for a range of purposes (e.g. to inform, instruct, motivate andpersuade)

Utilize multiple media and technologies, and know how to judge theireffectiveness a priori as well as assess their impact

Communicate effectively in diverse environments (including multi-lingual)

Collaborate with Others

Demonstrate ability to work effectively and respectfully with diverse teams Exercise flexibility and willingness to be helpful in making necessarycompromises to accomplish a common goal

Assume shared responsibility for collaborative work, and value the individualcontributions made by each team member


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Why web 2.0 Tools?

blogs, wikis, photo sharing sites, podcasts

and other new online resources are the

tools of today's students.

If we are not ready to use them, then our

students will not learn to use them

correctly and professionally

Add new dimensions to our classrooms


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Internet Safety

As an educator, teach your studenst how

to be safe . . .

During class activities

In their after-school Internet homework

In their personal social networks and Internet

use


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Where on the spectrum are

you? Where should we be?

Paranoia Naivet


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Privacy:

What information can teens

share?


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Privacy & Safety Tips

Throwaway emails http://www.disposeamail.com/

Email forwarding

Private blogs or social networks

Comment moderation

Different friend groups

Use [at] instead of @

Use codenames, not real names

Fake birthdays
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For real?

Do employers reallyGoogle potential job

applicants to see what they have posted

online?


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Reputation Management

1 in 5 U.S. employers check candidates via social networks.(http://www.brazencareerist.com/2008/09/15/4-things-to-know-and-do-before-employers-google-your-name)

Information about alcohol or drug use (41% of managers said this was a top

concern)

Inappropriate photos or information posted on a candidates page (40%)

Poor communication skills (29%)

Bad-mouthing of former employers or fellow employees (28%)

Inaccurate qualifications (27%)

Unprofessional screen names (22%) (a classic resume mistake)

Notes showing links to criminal behavior (21%)

Confidential information about past employers (19%)

Read more:

http://jobmob.co.il/blog/4-things-to-know-and-do-before-employers-google-your-name/#ixz
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Cyberbullying

iSafe: 42% said they've been bullied online

53% have said something mean online

What kinds of cyberbullying usually happen with

teens?

What can teachers do to prevent this?

When it does happen, how can we help the

victims?


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The Key given above is the code you

will use to join my class and be added

to the class roster. Go to http://

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to enter the key and join this class.
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