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What is Effective Technology Integration for 21st Century Learners?

What is Effective Technology Integration for 21st Century Learners?. Education 3508 Lesson 2 September 22 nd , 2013 Amber McBride. 21 st Century Skills. Summarized by North Central Regional Education Laboratories- EnGauge project, released 12/2001. Technology Integration.

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What is Effective Technology Integration for 21st Century Learners?

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  1. What is Effective Technology Integration for 21st Century Learners? Education 3508 Lesson 2 September 22nd, 2013 Amber McBride

  2. 21st Century Skills • Summarized by North Central Regional Education Laboratories- EnGauge project, released 12/2001.

  3. Technology Integration • Integration is, according to dictionary.com “an act or instance of combining into an integral whole“ and technology can be integrated in the classroom in an efficient and effective manner. • Technology can fit into teaching and learning, and as teachers, we can motivate this alternative teaching style to be included in many classrooms.

  4. Enabling Technologies • Technology in education should be enabling. • Has to have significant learning benefits • Has to be easily implemented • Teachers need to do their homework and ask why technology is selected to accomplish a task or why technology is not selected prior to any use.

  5. Information, Media and Technology Skills • People in the 21st century live in a technology and media-suffused environment, marked by various characteristics, including: • 1) access to an abundance of information, • 2) rapid changes in technology tools, and • 3) the ability to collaborate and make individual contributions on an unprecedented scale. • To be effective in the 21st century, citizens and workers must be able to exhibit a range of functional and critical thinking skills related to information, media and technology.

  6. Overview of 21st Century Learning

  7. 21st Century Learning Focus • 21st Century Learning focuses on moving: • Beyond retention of information or procedural knowledge to… • Thinking processes, critical thinking, synthesizing, communicating, creating, problem solving and collaboration. • From a teacher centered approach to… • Student centered authentic learning.

  8. 21st Century Learning Focus • 21st Century Learning focuses on moving: • To an exploration of the global and environmental impact of issues. • To an awareness and practice of digital citizenship.

  9. Appendix Slide5 Elements of Effective Presentation Design • Legibility is displayed through larger font sizes, easy-to-read font, and fewer words per slide. • Design and Layout elements were exhibited through the “chunking” together of similar topics and use of headlines and key terms. • Consistency is demonstrated through the same background, font, template, etc. throughout the entire presentation. • Simplicity is revealed by the lack of “glitz” and streamlined slides. • Clarity is presented through short slides that are straight forward and concise.

  10. References • Wilson, Tom. (2013) Class Notes. • Partnership for 21st Century Skills. (2007). Route 21. Retrieved Sept. 21st, 2013, from http://route21.p21.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=8 • Kelly, Jen. Purposeful Technology. Retrieved Sept. 21st, 2013, from http://purposefultechnology.weebly.com/digital-citizenship-lesson.html

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