1. Evelyn Wassel, Ed.D. April 5, 2010 Maple Avenue Campus

2. It’s more exciting knowing that what I found isn’t the final answer. 7 th Grader

4. Writing Sharing Producing Collaborating Communicating Reading Decision Making Redesigning

5. What skills are most important for job success when hiring a High School graduate? Collaboration75% Communication70% Social Interactions & Responsibility63% Critical Thinking & Problem Solving 58% Released October 2, 2006, by The Conference Board, Corporate Voices for Working Families, Partnership for 21 st Century Skills, and the Society for Human Resource Management. From the report “Are They Really Ready to Work?”

6. Writing Creating Producing Collaborating Communicating Reading Decision Making Socializing

7. From the Industrial Age To the Information Age To the Creativity Age

8.  Diaries of Thomas Edison, 1925

9. Teacher directed, memory- focused instruction Student-centered, performance- focused learning Isolated work on invented exercises Collaborative work on authentic, real-work projects Factual, literal thinking for competence Creative thinking for innovation and original solutions Primary focus on school and local community Expanded focus including digital global citizenship Isolated assessment of learning Integrated assessment for learning Transforming Learning Environments Traditional EnvironmentsEmerging Learning Landscape Knowledge from limited, authoritative sources Learner-constructed knowledge from multiple information sources and experiences

10. The Challenge? Preparing a Digital Generation...

11.  Convergence of tools  “Social Media "One Stop Shop" Suite of Web 2.0 Interactive Tools: Comic Book Creator 2.0, 3D Comic Reader, Character Creator and Online Digital Comics Creator.  The reason why the "Mashup Generation" has chosen Social Media and User-Generated Content over any other form as their media of choice is - it's viral by nature and this is a generation that demands sharing of media.” ** Business Wire

12.  “What students should know and be able to do to learn effectively and live productively in an increasingly digital world …”

14. 1. Creativity and Innovation 2. Communication and Collaboration 3. Critical Thinking, Problem- solving and Decision-making 4. Research & Information Fluency 5. Digital Citizenship 6. Technology Operations and Concepts 1. Basic Operations and Concepts 2. Social, Ethical and Human Issues 3. Technology Productivity Tools 4. Technology Communications Tools 5. Technology Research Tools 6. Technology Poblem-Solving and Decision-Making Tools 1. Basic Operations and Concepts 2. Social, Ethical and Human Issues 3. Technology Productivity Tools 4. Technology Communications Tools 5. Technology Research Tools 6. Technology Poblem-Solving and Decision-Making Tools NETSS 1998 NETSS 2007

15.  “What teachers should know and be able to do to prepare students to learn effectively and live productively in an increasingly digital world …”

17. NETST 2008  Facilitate & Inspire Student Learning & Creativity  Design & Develop Digital- Age Learning Experiences & Assessments  Model Digital-Age Work & Learning  Promote & Model Digital Citizenship and Learning  Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership NETST 2000 Technology Operations and Concepts Planning and Designing Learning Environments and Experiences Teaching, Learning, and the Curriculum Assessment and Evaluation Productivity and Professional Practice Social, Ethical, Legal, and Human Issues

19. York University Study: 76% of teachers found that students tended to be more engaged and on task when they used collaborative technology tools. 76% of teachers recognized that they engaged students in a wider range of learning. Web 2.0 in Education - ABEL Program, York University

20. 55% of teachers agreed that students took more initiative and demonstrated better self-management when engaged in more collaborative technology-rich projects. 40% of teachers indicated that less time had to be devoted to classroom management Web 2.0 in Education - ABEL Program, York University

21.  Thanks to ISTE for background information.