What is Effective Technology Integration for 21st Century Learners?By Cara Marcolin

Introduction and Key Concepts

For a 21st century learner to be successful there needs to be utilization and integration of technology into classrooms

This includes these key concepts:

The Four C’s Skills and IntegrationUniversality

21st Century Learners want to be...

Creative Critical Thinkers

These four C’s focus on skills that students should master to be prepared for the future

Communicators Collaborators

Skills and Integration

Instead of doing yet another worksheet:

Design a blog Create a podcast

Universality

Students are diverse and global, by successfully integrating technology into classrooms we can prepare them for life and future careers

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