21st Century Skills

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21st Century Skills
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Warning Signs

• Technology investment limited
• Teachers in distress
• Uncertain future in school and out

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Digital Natives

• Unafraid of technology
• Use it constantly
• Dumb-down at school
• Multiple tools
• Hardware
• Applications

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http//www.ncpublicschools.org/distancelearning
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Distance Learning

• NCVPS
• Professional Development
• Classroom Resources
• IVC
• DPI Video Conferencing Center

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Professional Development

• Online Video
• School Library Media and Technology
• Star Schools Technology Series
• Efield trips
• Other opportunities
• USDLC--tuition paid by state
• Annenberg--free

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Classroom Resources

• Instructional TV
• NC Wise Owl
• Online Video
• Biomes Series
• NC Cultural Resources
• Museum of Natural Sciences
• Caldecott-Newbery (idnc pwclassroom)
• eField Trips

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Interactive Video Conferencing

• Preparation
• Purchasing
• NCIH/NCVIP
• Contact Resources
• Instruction

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Social Networking

• Phone and iPhone
• Chatrooms/IM
• Blogging and vblogging
• MySpace/YouTube/FaceBook
• Groupvine
• MMORPGs

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Virtual Reality Worlds

• World of Warcraft (MMORPG)
• Second Life
• Teen Second Life
• Whyville
• Penguin Club
• Webkins

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Second Life

• How it works
• Technical needs
• Who is on it
• Internal communication
• Whats ahead

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AASL Standards

• Inquire, think critically , gain knowledge
• Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply
  and create new knowledge
• Share knowledge, participate ethically and
  productively
• Pursue personal and aesthetic growth

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Beyond Using Technology

• Know how to use hardware
• Be comfortable using
• MAKE IT A TOOL
• INTEGRATE INTO CURRICULUM

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What next?

• Professional Development
• Curriculum modernization
• Hardware and software
• Programs that work, eg IMPACT

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Questions?
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• Gerri Batchelor
• Technology and Information Services
• NC Department of Public Instruction
• (v) 919-807-3449
• (f) 919-807-3290
• (e) gbatchel_at_dpi.state.nc.us