Thriving in the 21st century

speaking the language thriving of the digital learner in the 21st Century Glenn Wiebe glennw@essdack.org ESSDACK

sticky ideas?

21st century tools are absolutely essential for your toolkit

using technology will help you to become a better educator

social networks internet myths where are we going? video games cool software web sites

pick out your “favorite candy” save the rest for later

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social networks internet myths where are we going? video games cool software & sites hand helds

Loch Ness?

Big Foot?

The Web is a giant encyclopedia

The Web is a giant encyclopedia Filters actually work • Martin Luther King

The Web is a giant encyclopedia Filters actually work • Martin Luther King All information on the Web is true

Peter Stiener July 5, 1993 New Yorker

Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division Your All Natural Friend

t he study of oduction to A short intr revisionism Holocaust Holocaust Hoax

Jake’s brain works differently

Erin’s world is the Internet

Jarod works “faster”

Teen pregnancy, violence, alcohol / drug / tobacco use are all down

community service, voting & abstinence are up

“Today’s students are no longer the people our educational system was designed to teach.” Marc Prensky

but wait! 24

Low web literacy skills

Low web literacy skills 51% believe “most or all” of the Web can be trusted

Low web literacy skills 51% believe “most or all” of the Web can be trusted Little sense of online “privacy”

Low web literacy skills 51% believe “most or all” of the Web can be trusted Little sense of online “privacy” No understanding of digital intellectual property rights

Low web literacy skills 51% believe “most or all” of the Web can be trusted Little sense of online “privacy” No understanding of digital intellectual property rights Weak search and evaluation skills

so . . . 26

both we and our kids need 21st century skills 27

21st century skills?

become a generalist 29

teamwork 30

filter for information not memorize information 31

rock paper scissor decisions 32

“One of the things our grandchildren will find quaintest about us is that we distinguish the digital from the real. In the future, that will become literally impossible.” William Gibson 2007 33

the basics? 34

Glenn Wiebe 123 E. Main Hillsboro, KS 67063 USA historytech.wordpress.org/2008/03/28/ brain-rules-school-drools

why the big deal about urls? 36

Types of web sites Open Closed Organization .org Educational .edu Commercial .com Military .mil Web groups .net Government .gov

newer Open Closed .biz .aero .name .museum .info .coop .pro

search engines work like index cards

engines Google Kartoo Alltheweb Ask Clusty

directories Yahoo Librarians’ Index to the Web Digital Librarian RefDesk Nettrekker

newer! Wolfram|Alpha Factbites

for kids KidsClick Ask for Kids Family Friendly Search Awesome Library Kid Info 42explore Kid’s Search Tools

how to search?

pick the right tool

My Pretty Quick Turtle Left Late Bernie Dodge/Tom March

My Pretty Quick Turtle Left Late Use minus - & plus + Bernie Dodge/Tom March

My Pretty Quick Turtle Left Late Use minus - & plus + Use quotation marks - “civil war” Bernie Dodge/Tom March

My Pretty Quick Turtle Left Late Use minus - & plus + Use quotation marks - “civil war” Use the title - intitle:“civil war” Bernie Dodge/Tom March

My Pretty Quick Turtle Left Late Use minus - & plus + Use quotation marks - “civil war” Use the title - intitle:“civil war” Use the link - link:www.cnn.com Bernie Dodge/Tom March

My Pretty Quick Turtle Left Late Use minus - & plus + Use quotation marks - “civil war” Use the title - intitle:“civil war” Use the link - link:www.cnn.com Use the like - related:www.cnn.com Bernie Dodge/Tom March

site site:edu holocaust inurl inurl:brown board cache cache:www.essdack.org

other Google stuff? calculator weather unit converter translator dictionary movie lister spellchecker flight status

add google search to your browser

how good are you?

What U.S. President was born in a town named Caldwell?

What U.S. President was born in a town named Caldwell? What are the two species of elephants?

What U.S. President was born in a town named Caldwell? What are the two species of elephants? Who played in the 1979 World Series?

What U.S. President was born in a town named Caldwell? What are the two species of elephants? Who played in the 1979 World Series? From what place did the Ebola virus get its name?

What U.S. President was born in a town named Caldwell? What are the two species of elephants? Who played in the 1979 World Series? From what place did the Ebola virus get its name? What is the address of the Empire State Building?

What U.S. President was born in a town named Caldwell? What are the two species of elephants? Who played in the 1979 World Series? From what place did the Ebola virus get its name? What is the address of the Empire State Building? What is North Carolina's state bird?

What U.S. President was born in a town named Caldwell? What are the two species of elephants? Who played in the 1979 World Series? From what place did the Ebola virus get its name? What is the address of the Empire State Building? What is North Carolina's state bird? When did Dr. Seuss win the Pulitzer Prize?

What U.S. President was born in a town named Caldwell? What are the two species of elephants? Who played in the 1979 World Series? From what place did the Ebola virus get its name? What is the address of the Empire State Building? What is North Carolina's state bird? When did Dr. Seuss win the Pulitzer Prize? Who invented the paper clip?

What U.S. President was born in a town named Caldwell? What are the two species of elephants? Who played in the 1979 World Series? From what place did the Ebola virus get its name? What is the address of the Empire State Building? What is North Carolina's state bird? When did Dr. Seuss win the Pulitzer Prize? Who invented the paper clip? What was "Lady Bird" Johnson's maiden name?

What U.S. President was born in a town named Caldwell? What are the two species of elephants? Who played in the 1979 World Series? From what place did the Ebola virus get its name? What is the address of the Empire State Building? What is North Carolina's state bird? When did Dr. Seuss win the Pulitzer Prize? Who invented the paper clip? What was "Lady Bird" Johnson's maiden name? What country had the largest recorded earthquake?

evaluating web sites

who’s the publisher / author? contact info who else links to the site? audience advertising current quality

internet safety NetSmartz Wired Safety Safekids

my Favorite “Five”

• ThinkFinity • Google Tools (Docs, Picasa) • SlideShare • Tagexdo • BibMe

• Shmoop • Graphic Organizers • Google Earth • Wikipedia • Word Magnets

what are your favorites?

“news feeds” from a web site

“news feeds” from a web site “news reader” to display the feeds

Find the button

Tic Tac Toe

Galaga

SimCity

World of Warcraft

games haven’t gotten simpler over time

they’ve gotten more complex

because the brain demands it

“Better theories of learning are embedded in the video games many children play than in the schools they attend.” James Gee What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Literacy & Learning

Grand Theft Childhood Lawrence Kutner How Computer Games Help Children Learn David Williamson Shaffer Don’t Bother Me, Mom -- I’m Learning! Marc Prensky

Some great examples

Trav eler IQ

www.stopdisastersgame.org

n anoq uest

d World Farmer Thir

iPod Touch

• Polleverywhere • Wiffiti • Joopz

text @wif23241 + your message to 87884

Give one to Get one

“There are many ways of moving forward but only one way of standing still.” Franklin Roosevelt

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Thriving in the 21st century

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