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Jaime Dial

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  • what's required of schools is not developing within students a whole other skill set, but simply teaching them to apply to a new arena the ones they already have
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      Jaime Dial on 23 Mar 11
       
      A key point. Often times we get caught up in thinking this has to be more on the plate. It's not. It's about shifting our focus a little.
  • K-12 graduates should understand how to use it to define and break down a problem, look into how similar problems have been solved, and design and implement a solution. In communicating that solution, they should be skillful not merely at typing a Word document but also at telling a compelling story through an interactive multimedia presentation.
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      Jaime Dial on 23 Mar 11
       
      Love the "compelling story" part of this quote.
  • "Today's students could be technologically literate as well as great communicators in traditional settings," Knezek says, "but get the socks beaten off them by someone who has learned to communicate in a digital setting."
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  • While many schools have taken the step of asking students to use digital media in assignments, few are teaching them strategies for doing it well
  • Fadel and others concerned about the tech skills of the future workforce also emphasize the importance of information and communication technology literacy: a working knowledge of computers and the applications that run on them--everything from e-mail and spreadsheet tools to statistical analysis packages--along with the ability to learn new ones rapidly.
  • "There is a skill to typing the right question into the search engine and knowing how to discriminate between different sources of information."
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      Jaime Dial on 23 Mar 11
       
      Huge. We don't teach this enough.
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  • "Even if all students mastered core academic subjects, they still would be woefully under prepared to succeed in post secondary institutions and workplaces, which increasingly value people who can use their knowledge to communicate, collaborate, analyze, create, innovate, and solve problems."
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      Jaime Dial on 23 Mar 11
       
      This reminds me of the work we are doing in our department with regards to the 21st Century Learner model. We have all of these pieces included. Very reaffirming.
  • High-tech companies are increasingly looking for new hires whose skills go beyond mastery of core content-
  • Work readiness is no longer just about the three R's; now it's also about turning information into knowledge through Web searching and vetting. It's about developing effective multimedia presentations. It's about seamlessly using digital tools to collaborate and problem-solve.
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      Jaime Dial on 23 Mar 11
       
      Huge statement here.
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  • While these so-called "soft skills" have been considered important for some time, he explains, they need to be taught differently if K-12 graduates are to thrive in the tech-infused job sectors they will enter upon graduation
  • communicate electronically, including the nuances and etiquette of text, e-mail, and Web interactions.
  • they also need to be taught how to
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