http://www.schoollibrarymanagement.com Smart hints and tips number 6 - 21st Century skills and web based tools to support inquiry learning.

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Karen Bonanno
Director, KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd

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http://atc21s.org/

4. ATC21S SKILLS
Ways of thinking Tools for working
1. Creativity & innovation 6. Information literacy
2. Critical thinking, 7. ICT literacy
problem solving, Living in the world
decision making
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8. Citizenship – local and
3. Learning to learn, global
metacognition 9. Life and career
Ways of working 10. Personal & social
4. Communication responsibility –
5. Collaboration including cultural
(teamwork) awareness &
competence
Binkley M et al 2012 ‘Defining twenty-first century skills’, in
Griffin, P McGaw, B & Care E (eds.), Assessment and teaching of 21st 4
century skills, Springet, Dordrecht, Netherlands, pp. 18-19.

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6. ATC21s Australian Curriculum – general
capabilities
Ways of thinking
Literacy
1. Creativity & innovation
Numeracy
2. Critical thinking, problem Information & communication (ICT)
solving, decision making capability
3. Learning to learn, metacognition Applying social & ethical protocols &
practices when using ICT
Ways of working
Investigating with ICT
4. Communication
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Creating with ICT
5. Collaboration (teamwork) Communicating with ICT
Tools for working Managing & operating ICT
6. Information literacy Critical & creative thinking
7. ICT literacy Inquiring – identifying, exploring &
clarifying information
Living in the world
Generating innovative ideas &
8. Citizenship – local and global possibilities
9. Life and career Reflecting on thinking, actions &
processes
10. Personal & social responsibility
Analysing, synthesising & evaluating
– including cultural awareness & information
competence
Personal & social capability
Binkley M et al 2012 ‘Defining twenty-first
century skills’, in Griffin, P McGaw, B & Care E Ethical behaviour
(eds.), Assessment and teaching of 21st century Intercultural understanding
skills, Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands, pp. 18- 6
19. http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/GeneralCapabilit
ies/Overview/General-capabilities-in-the-Australian-
Curriculum

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8. General Shared words ATC21s
capabilities
Information
Applying Ability
Challenges ICT or Innovative Access
Conclusions technology Arguments
Data Communication
Develop Creatively
Digital Ideas Critically present
Exploring Cultural
Generate Evaluate
Possibilities Knowledge Language
Questions Manage
Reflecting Learning Media
Solutions Organise
Students Others
Summary Process Social
Synthesising Sources
Thinking Understanding
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9. INFORMATION AS COMMON DENOMINATOR
Information Skills Framework
Define, Locate Select, Organise, Present, Assess
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http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/schoollibraries/teachingideas/info_skills/assets/infoprocesscycle.pdf
Information Search Process
Initiation, Selection, Exploration, Formulation, Collection,
Presentation, Assessment
http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/~kuhlthau/information_search_process.htm
Big6™
Task definition, Information seeking strategies, Location &
Access, Use of information, Synthesis, Evaluation
http://big6.com/pages/about/big6-skills-overview.php
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10. Example of information continuum
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Developed in response to the National Curriculum Statements and Profiles
~1993
Can be found at
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http://www.asla.org.au/advocacy/advocatesguide.pdf

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Andrew Church
http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Bloom%27s+Digital+Taxonomy

12. ATC21s Australian Curriculum – general
capabilities
Ways of thinking
Literacy
1. Creativity & innovation
Numeracy
2. Critical thinking, problem Information & communication (ICT)
solving, decision making capability
3. Learning to learn, metacognition Applying social & ethical protocols &
practices when using ICT
Ways of working
Investigating with ICT
4. Communication
KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd
Creating with ICT
5. Collaboration (teamwork) Communicating with ICT
Tools for working Managing & operating ICT
6. Information literacy Critical & creative thinking
7. ICT literacy Inquiring – identifying, exploring &
clarifying information
Living in the world
Generating innovative ideas &
8. Citizenship – local and global possibilities
9. Life and career Reflecting on thinking, actions &
processes
10. Personal & social responsibility
Analysing, synthesising & evaluating
– including cultural awareness & information
competence
Personal & social capability
Binkley M et al 2012 ‘Defining twenty-first
century skills’, in Griffin, P McGaw, B & Care E Ethical behaviour
(eds.), Assessment and teaching of 21st century Intercultural understanding
skills, Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands, pp. 18- 12
19. http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/GeneralCapabilit
ies/Overview/General-capabilities-in-the-Australian-
Curriculum

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14. TOOLS FOR CLASSROOM USE – INQUIRY PROCESS
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http://www.instagrok.com/
• educational content on any topic
• uses semantic algorithms to analyse search results in real time
• eliminates profanity and pornography 14
• uses crowd sourcing to rate the quality of each search result
• allows users to flag inappropriate content for removal

15. Displays
search result Organises
search history
according to
difficulty
Create editable
research journal
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Visualises concepts Related facts
& relationships in
an interactive Websites
concept map
Videos
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Images
Quizzes

16. http://www.instagrok.com/
Dynamic updates to
concept map as you pin
facts, web sites, etc to
key term + captures
information in your
editable journal
You can email your
journal or print out 16
your journal

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http://quintura.com/

18. ASLA Inc. & KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd
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19. IN CLOSING
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