The Partnership for 21st Century Skills has narrowed down the key skills students need today as Creativity, Collaboration, Communication, and Critical Thinking. This presentation shows how to embed social media and web 2.0 tools in the classroom to help students apply and demonstrate these skills.

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Dwight Carter, Principal
New Albany High School
Carter.24@napls.us
@Dwight_Carter
@napls_hs

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5. Our Mission
Ensure the development of
high achieving, ethical, self-
directed, and intellectually
curious citizens of the
world.

6. So, what IS
social
media?

7. “Forms of electronic communication
through which users create online
communities to share information,
ideas, personal messages, and other
content.”

11. “In so many ways, learning is a
fundamentally social act. From circle
time in kindergarten, to study groups
in college, to team projects in the
workforce, sociability has always
greased the gears of learning.”
-Daniel Pink

19. “Trying new
approaches to
get things done=
innovation and
Invention.”

23. Critical Thinking- “Looking at
problems in a new way; linking
learning across subjects and
disciplines.”

32. COMMUNICATION- “Sharing
thoughts, questions, ideas,
and solutions.”

33. Multimedia:
Images
Text
Video
Audio

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35. How have you incorporated the
use of multimedia in your
classroom?

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Dwight Carter, Principal
New Albany High School
Carter.24@napls.us
@Dwight_Carter
@napls_hs