This document summarizes a professional development presentation on 21st century technology skills. It discusses how digital tools can enhance creativity and collaboration. It shows that teachers have heard of but seldom use tools like digital storytelling and web 2.0 technologies. An intervention of workshops and independent modules was presented using situated cognition theory. Results showed that the intervention helped teachers identify digital storytelling and web 2.0 tools, and create classroom activities using these technologies. The future of technology professional development at the school is outlined to include more planning, smaller lesson chunks, and using web 2.0 for teacher collaboration.
3. NJCCCS
8.1 Educational Technology: All students will use digital tools to access, manage,
evaluate, and synthesize information in order to solve problems individually and
collaboratively and to create and communicate knowledge.
B. Creativity and Innovation: The use of digital tools and media-rich resources enhances
creativity and the construction of knowledge.
– Grade 2: Illustrate and communicate original ideas and stories using digital tools and
media-rich resources.
– Grade 4: Produce a media-rich digital story about a significant local event or issue
based on first-person interviews.
C. Communication and Collaboration: Digital tools and environments support the learning
process and foster collaboration in solving local or global issues and problems.
– Grade 2: Engage in a variety of developmentally appropriate learning activities with
students in other classes, schools, or countries using electronic tools.
– Grade 4: Engage in online discussions with learners in the United States or from other
countries to understand their perspectives on a global problem or issue.
4. Digital Storytelling
Gap
Frequently Used Seldom Used Heard of it Never heard of it
0%
4%
Web 2.0 Tools
39%
Personal Use: 22
Educational Use: 12
57%
Web 2.0
25
Digital Storytelling
20
Used Frequently: 0
Used: 1 15
Heard of it: 13 10
Never Heard of it: 9 5
0
Personal Use Educational Use
6. Results
Digital Storytelling
Design an activity for my students using a
Web 2.0 tool. Identify Digital Storytelling
100%
Produce a short video with Movie Maker.
Self-
Create a multimedia presentation using
Guided
Face to
Create an activity
PowerPoint Face
Face to Face: 80%
Identify digital storytelling as the practice Self-Guided: 60%
of using computer-based tools to tell
stories.
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Online Communication and Collaboration
Identify Web 2.0 Tools
100% Identify Web 2.0 tools
designed for developmentally
appropriate online
communication and
Create an activity collaboration.
Self-Guided
Face to Face: 90% Face to
Prepare an online
Self-Guided: 80% collaborative activity
Face
involving my students.
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
7. The Future of
Forked River School PD
• Technology Integration Planning
• More Modules with Smaller Chunks
• Use of Web 2.0 Tools for Collaboration
Notas del editor
There has been a recent focus in education on 21stthree Rs and four Cs (critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration, and creativity and innovation). The Partnership for 21st Century Skills (2007) presents an educational framework that focuses on student outcome in the following areas: Core Subjects and Interdisciplinary Themes; Learning and Innovation Skills; Information, Media and Technology Skills; and Life and Career Skills.It is important to note that although shows these elements are presented as separate objects, it should be understood that core subjects, interdisciplinary themes, and other 21st century skills are interwoven and interdependent. The Partnership stresses that learning, information, and life skills have meaning only in conjunction with core subject knowledge.
