Teaching in the 21st century

1. Teachinginthe 21st
century.
What doesitmean toteach inthe 21st
century?If teachercan onlyprovide content,fact,dates,
formulas,research,theories,stories,information.Thenisourrole inthe livesof studentsabsolete ?
Studentcan findinformationonanything,anytime,anywhere.Blogs,facebook,cellphones,twitter,
Wikipedia,youtube,mp3players,bing.Victuallylimitlessinformation.Teachersare nolongerthe main
source of information.So?Howdowe teachstudentstohandle these resources?Sure,theyknowhow
to use a search engine.Bing,yahoo,google,yellow page,ask.com.buthasanyone shownthemhowto:
- Validate information?
- Synthesize information?
- Lkeverage information?
- Communicate information?
- Collaborate information?
- Problemsolve withinformation?
Withall of thisinformationavailable,shouldourcurriculumbe focusedonfactsandcontentor
skills?Thinkof the skillsusedwhenyouask:
- How doI fix my car?
- Whats the bestcreditcard deal for me?
- Whats the fastestroute home toavoidtraffic?
- ShouldIrent or buy?
- How can I getmy image outthere some companieswill hireme?
- My connectingflightwasjustcancelled.What doi do now?
- Who souldIvote for?
- Where can I get reliablenews?
- What isthe mostefficienttool forthisproject?
- How wouldyourstudentsanswerthese questions?
- Have you ask themcreate,evaluate,analyze,apply,understand,remember.
Create.Andwhatdoescreationmeantoday?Blogging,podcasting,animating,planning,recording,
designing,programming.Andwhataboutall the otherICTskills?
Paraphrasing,experimenting,bookmarking,reflecting,tagging,searching,linking,integrating,
attributing,editing,networking,linking,mashing,uploading,subscribing,posting,locating,twittering,
commenting.Where dothese fitintobloomstaxonomy?Andwhatabout?Responsibility,integrity.
From whomare theylearningthis?Friends?Strangers?Themselves?Andwhere dowe expectthemto
learnaboutpirating,plagiarism, slander,crowdsourcing,copyright,confidentiality,professionalis?
So whatdoesthismeanfor the classroom?

2. It meansneedtorethinkthe toolswe use andthe typesof problemswe askstudentstosolve.How
couldyougather and discuss datavia:facebook,tumblr,handphone,onlinesurveye,RSS,
crowsourcing.howcouldyoutalkaboutreliable source using:
Ms office2010,blogs,search,podcast,Wikipedia,del.icio.us.
How couldstudentspublishandevaluate workusingnero,picture,scratch,ning,kodu game lab.How
couldstudentscollaborate using:skype,Microsoftlink.How couldstrugglingstudentsbenefitfrom:
virtual manipulativesubbls.
Tonighthomework:answerthe followingquestionusinganyresourcesyouwish.Youmustexplain,
justify,andevaluate youropinionandresources.How manygrainsof sandare onan average beach?
What isthe currentrelationshipbetweenindiaandPakistan?Youhave 1000 dollarstodonate towards
hungerrelief.Towhichorganizationinwhichcountrywouldyougive it?If youcouldlive anywhere inthe
world,where woulditbe?Use datain yourjustif