1. How is technology
used in AJUSD?
by Tracy Watanabe
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2. How do we use
technology?
• Communicating
• Shopping
• Banking
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5. What skills are needed
in the 21st century?
• communication
• collaboration
• critical and creative
thinking
• problem solving
• informational literacy
• digital citizenship
6. Key ideas
• How we “do school” has
changed, and focusing on 21st
century learning skills is the
shift taking place
• At AJUSD, we are preparing
them for 21st century college
and career paths
• Technology helps students
connect learning beyond the
four walls of the classroom
photo by Tracy Watanabe
7. Mystery State Skype
• Knowledge:
Remember facts
about states
• Skills: Use the critical
reasoning to
determine the state,
and answer questions
about our state
3rd graders in Mrs. Hamman’s class
blogs.goaj.org/mrshamman
8. Virtual Field Trips
• Knowledge: Learn
facts about places
and share to
teacher
• Skills: Learn about
places, go on
virtual field trips,
and create a video
to share their
learning with
others
5th graders in Mrs. Hamman’s class
blogs.goaj.org/mrshamman
9. Virtual Field Trips
• Knowledge: Learn
facts about places
and share to
teacher
• Skills: Learn about
places, go on
virtual field trips,
and create a video
to share their
learning with
others
5th graders in Mrs. Hamman’s class
blogs.goaj.org/mrshamman
10. Save the Rhinos
• Knowledge: Research
about endangered
species
• Skills: Research,
share, raise
awareness, and make
an impact on the
world
3rd graders in Mrs. Moore’s and Mrs. Hamman’s classes
11. Iditarod Project
• Knowledge: Learn
the facts about the
race
• Skills: Interact with
the mushers and
share their learning
3rd graders in Mrs. Hamman’s class
blogs.goaj.org/mrshamman
13. Blended & Flipped
Learning
• Knowledge: Learn
chemistry facts from
teacher
• Skills: Apply
chemistry through
PBL in class and
online content
AJHS chemistry students spend class time
focussed on PBL and content is flipped,
coming from an online source
14. Blogging about Journey
North Mystery Class
• Knowledge:
Longitude and
Latitude affects
seasons
• Skills: Students use
critical reasoning to
determine longitude
and latitude of others
3rd graders in Mrs. Hamman’s class
blogs.goaj.org/mrshamman
15. Blogging about WW2
• Then: Students write
for the teacher as the
audience
• Now: Students write
for a global audience
and converse in
comments
8th graders in Mrs. Carpenter’s class
blogs.goaj.org/pcarpent
17. Blogging Increases
Academic Achievement
• Knowledge: Students
know how well they
learned it when they
get their scores
• Skills: Students know
how well they
learned it when they
create, share it, and
reflect on it; scores
reflect the amount of
learning
0
0.93
1.85
2.78
3.70
Fall -- Narrative
Spring -- Expository
2012-2013 Benchmarks
3rd grade bloggers
6 Traits of Writing
18. Key ideas
• How we “do school” has
changed, and focusing on 21st
century learning skills is the
shift taking place
• At AJUSD, we are preparing
them for 21st century college
and career paths
• Technology helps students
connect learning beyond the
four walls of the classroom
photo by Tracy Watanabe