1. Critical Thinking
Skills
Critical Thinking
Skills
A Parents Guide to Navigating
Web Resources & Apps
2. Nancy Mangum
The Friday Institute for Educational
The Friday Institute for Educational
Innovation
Innovation
Education Consultant
Education Consultant
nkmangum@ncsu.edu
nkmangum@ncsu.edu
on Twitter: @nmangum
on Twitter: @nmangum
5. Information
Technology Essential
Standards
North Carolina has created the
Information Technology Essential
Standards (ITES)
• These standards outline what students
need
to know and be able to do at every
grade level to successfully navigate
rapid
changes in technology
6. School
Elementary
School
•What is technology and
how does it help us?
•How do I know what is
true online?
•How do I organize
everything I find online?
•How do I present my
learning to other people
and give credit to the
person who shared the
information with me?
Technology allows us to have instant access to everything that is known and has been shared. Students need to develop the ability to sort though massive amounts of information and only keep the information that is needed.
The most crucial skill students need is the ability to learn Technology changes rapidly so students must develop the ability to adapt to new tools Today’s tool is not tomorrow’s tool
