EDC MAY 8, 2008 Tools for 21st Century Students

The MySpace Mind “ There’s not really an avenue at school for me to share, or publish my own stuff, or especially get feedback from people all over – that’s really the only reason I rush home to do MySpace so much.” High School Honors Student

“ There’s not really an avenue at school for me to share, or publish my own stuff, or especially get feedback from people all over – that’s really the only reason I rush home to do MySpace so much.”

John Seely Brown’s Web 2.0 & Culture Research on “Social Flows” Highly effective conversations don’t end abruptly True learning isn’t an individual phenomenon Most successful college students are those who learn to socialize in study groups

Research on “Social Flows”

Highly effective conversations don’t end abruptly

True learning isn’t an individual phenomenon

Most successful college students are those who learn to socialize in study groups

Social Research Online 44% of the 18-29 age group use Wikipedia often to look for information; Wikipedia is now the top free online educational reference site; It’s more exciting knowing that what I found isn’t the “final answer.” Pew Internet Project, April 2007 Hitwise, March 2007 7 th Grader

44% of the 18-29 age group use Wikipedia often to look for information;

Wikipedia is now the top free online educational reference site;

It’s more exciting knowing that what I found isn’t the “final answer.”

Social Video Video – Social Culture 57% of the total surveyed population watch video with others ; 73% of the young adult group does so; YouTube’s popularity is due to its social backbone, not just isolated videos Pew Internet Project, July 2007

Video – Social Culture

57% of the total surveyed population watch video with others ;

73% of the young adult group does so;

YouTube’s popularity is due to its social backbone, not just isolated videos

Social Networking

Common Characteristics Communicating Socializing Writing Creating Producing Collaborating Reading Decision Making

Communicating

Socializing

Writing

Creating

Producing

Collaborating

Reading

Decision Making

In Schools?

Workforce 2.0 What skills are most important for job success when hiring a High School graduate? Work Ethic 80% Collaboration 75% Communication 70% Social Interactions & Responsibility 63% 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?”

NETS for Students

Critical “Learner 2.0” Skills Communicating Socializing Writing Creating Producing Collaborating Reading Decision Making

Communicating

Socializing

Writing

Creating

Producing

Collaborating

Reading

Decision Making

21 st Century Tools Web 2.0 Resources @ school2.wikispaces.com

Wikis

Students and Blogging “ My teacher measured my posts from the beginning of the year until now. What did I learn? Well, I pretty much found out that the more detailed posts I wrote, the more comments I got back. I loved that part.”

“ My teacher measured my posts from the beginning of the year until now.

What did I learn? Well, I pretty much found out that the more detailed posts I wrote, the more comments I got back. I loved that part.”

Educational Context TOPIC Developing Sufficient Excellent Applied writing techniques accordingly Engaged audience appropriately Responded to questions within specified timeframe

Google Docs

School Tube

xTimeline

Modeling 2.0 Join Classroom 2.0 Social Network Site Use some Web 2.0 tools in a meaningful way: Internal planning Wiki Record a presentation for TeacherTube Google Docs for collaborative writing Blog for departmental updates/feedback

Join Classroom 2.0 Social Network Site

Use some Web 2.0 tools in a meaningful way:

Internal planning Wiki

Record a presentation for TeacherTube

Google Docs for collaborative writing

Blog for departmental updates/feedback

Resources Overview of Web 2.0 Educational Tools http://school2.wikispaces.com Sampling of web 2.0 resources Classroom 2.0 Social Site http://www.classroom20.com Social network for Educators

Overview of Web 2.0 Educational Tools

http://school2.wikispaces.com

Sampling of web 2.0 resources

Classroom 2.0 Social Site

http://www.classroom20.com

Social network for Educators

Final Thoughts We're so busy measuring all these "on-task" things that we don't realize that much of what’s happening “off-task” may actually be more relevant to learning. – JS Brown Web 2.0 tools are an easier way to capitalize on seemingly “off-task” behaviors – we just have to help teachers see this. – CS ONeal [email_address]

We're so busy measuring all these "on-task" things that we don't realize that much of what’s happening “off-task” may actually be more relevant to learning. – JS Brown

Web 2.0 tools are an easier way to capitalize on seemingly “off-task” behaviors – we just have to help teachers see this. – CS ONeal