1. What is Effective
Technology for 21st
Century Learners?
Figure 1. Technology in Classroom
By Cali McCorriston

2. The 5 C’s for Effective
Integration
1. Connect
2. Create
3. Capture
4. Converse
5. Criticize

3. 1. Connect
global access of information Fligure 2. Connections
with people in the class
to other students worldwide
upload and share research and projects

4. Create
make and share projects online
Figure 3. Making Something Clay
try new software to make posters and
presentations
online portfolios for personal work

5. Capture
the imagination of students Figure 4. Photographer
attention grabber
spark interest in subject matter

6. Converse
Figure 5. Conversation
online forums to communicate outside of
class
using channels as question outlets
utilize social networks academically

7. Criticize
media messages
Figure 6. Deep Thought
images and online web presences
the use of technology worldwide
benefits and drawbacks of advancements

8. References
1. Image obtained from: http://www.masternewmedia.org/news/2008/02/09/making_sense_of_new_technologies.htm
2. Imagine obtained from: http://code.google.com/apis/socialgraph/docs/
3. Image obtained from: http://clarkblog.typepad.com/clarkblog/games/
4. Image obtained from: http://bkfreestore.tumblr.com/
5. Image obtained from: http://www.clipartof.com/details/clipart/17706.html
6. Imagine obtained from: http://conversations.nokia.com/wp-content/uploads/deep_thought.jpg