There is no denying the fact that the type of students we teach today are completely different from last century. Today, we need to look at some of the skills we, as teachers, need to equip ourselves with to better live up to the challenge. Among all the challenges we have in education, we need to catch students' focus and get them engaged in the learning process. Here is a list of some important digital skills that you, as a teacher, need to seriously consider if you want to pave the way for the 21st century teaching.
My favorite one is the use of infographics to visually stimulate students! I am aware of the importance of such a skill and it is the only skill that I haven't tried to acquire yet! I hope that those abe will get me there.
Thanks for sharing.
Many of us have been talking about how it is hard to find time to take advantage of all the technologies that are out there. I thought this page offered an interesting perspective on how 21st technology can be incorporated into daily life.
Students are encouraged to write their own lyrics to songs of their choice, translate them into the target language, record them (audio or video), and share with the world. This is an excellent way of incorporating 21st century skills, ISTEs, ACTFL standards, and more. This could require collabortion, too. This project is 'owned' by the students - teachers just guide the process. Many examples and support available.
This post by Silvia Tolisano offers a series of activities and a checklist to assist you in re-designing your curricula to support student empowerment and 21st century literacies.
This flowchart from the iPad4Schools folks shows the flow from teacher to student through applications and websites in a mobile social learning environment. Even if mobile learning isn't a big part of your school or district's program, you'll appreciate the 21st century nature of this resource.
Click on the link and see how many things you can do. Better yet, take it twice - once before you start this certificate program, and again once you have completed it
Use colorful collaboration with an online canvas. Incorportates sticky notes, uploading of pictures and YouTube videos.
You can create calender reminders also.
By making your canvas public it can be used as an exit ticket or for class discussions. Students can use their computers, IPads or Smart phones. Great collaboration tool which students can use both in and outside the classroom
This is a "master" list of all kinds of educational technology tools in the areas of social netowrking, teacher's web resources, educational apps for the iPad, 21st-century teaching resources, google tools, and content area resources. Lots of things to see and review!
Digital stories push students to become creators of content, rather than just consumers. Weaving together images, music, text, and voice, digital stories can be created in all content areas and at all grade levels while incorporating the 21st century skills of creating, communicating, and collaborating