21st Century Digital Literacy Skills

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21st Century Digital Literacy Skills

• Sandra A. Lathem
• University of Vermont
• College of Education and Social Services
• Preparing Tomorrows Teachers to Use Technology -
  PT3
• Sandra.Lathem_at_uvm.edu

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21st Century Skills

• Exploration of Engauge web site
• Developed by North Central Regional Educational
  Laboratory -- NCREL
• http//www.ncrel.org/engauge
• Collaboration with Metiri Group
• http//www.metiri.com

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What are 21st Century Skills?

• Basic, Scientific, Technological Literacies
• Skills to negotiate the complexities of life in
  todays society
• Literacy means more than reading, writing, and
  arithmetic
• In the 21st century, literacy means critical
  reading, persuasive writing, logical thinking and
  reasoning, complex problem solving.

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Visual and Information Literacy

• Visualization skills
• Graphic user interface of World Wide Web
• Digital cameras
• Streaming video
• Videoconferencing
• Using visualization skills -
• Decipher, interpret, detect patterns, communicate
• Access information, evaluate critically, use
  accurately

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Cultural Literacy and Global Awareness

• World is wired
• Global commerce/economy
• All citizens must --
• Know
• Understand
• Appreciate
• cultural information

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Inventive ThinkingIntellectual Capital

• Adaptability/Managing Complexity
• Plan, design, manage in new ways
• Handle contingencies/ understand
  interdependencies of systems
• Curiosity, Creativity, Risk-Taking
• Research shows that there is relationship between
  experience in complex environments and structural
  changes in the brain.

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Inventive Thinking (continued)

• Higher Order Thinking
• Think creatively
• Make decisions
• Solve problems
• See things in the minds eye
• Sound Reasoning
• Plan, design, execute, evaluation solutions

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Interactive Communication-Social Personal
Skills

• Teaming and Collaboration
• Specialization to accomplish complex tasks
• Must work together as teams to solve problems
• Technology to support collaborations
• Email
• Fax
• Voice mail
• Audio
• Videoconferencing
• Shared documents
• Virtual work spaces

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Interactive Communication-Social Personal
Skills

• Personal Social Responsibility
• Technology presents ethical dilemmas
• Citizens must guide application of science
  technology
• Students need to understand responsibility to
  contribute

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Interactive Communication-Social Personal
Skills

• Interactive Communication
• Asynchronous and synchronous
• Etiquette, scheduling, time zones, language

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Quality, State-of-the-ArtResults

• Prioritizing, Planning, Managing for Results
• Flexibility, creativity, anticipate unexpected
  outcomes
• Effective Use of Real-World Tools
• Know-what, know-how, know-who
• High Quality Results with Real-World Applications
• Authentic products
• Creative tools

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Engauge Web Site

• Highlights
• Success Stories
• Range Chart
• Sample Resource Page
• Success Story
• Engaging Learning Environments
• http//www.ncrel.org/engauge/framewk/efp/environ/e
  fpenvsu.htm

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Range of Use Chart
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Online Assessment

• Tools to assess level of transformation for all
  stakeholders
• Educator
• District Administrator
• Building Administrator
• Building Technology Coordinator
• District Technology Coordinator
• Board Member
• Community Member
• Student
• http//www.ncrel.org/engauge/assess/assess1.htm

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Resource Database
http//engauge.ncrel.org/survey/SearchResources.as
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Sample Resource Page
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For More Resources

• Metiri -- http//metiri.com/res_professional_devel
  opment.html
• Marco Polo -- http//marcopolo.worldcom.com/
• PBS TeacherSource -- http//www.pbs.org/teachersou
  rce/

Sandra A. Lathem University of Vermont College of
Education and Social Services Preparing
Tomorrows Teachers to Use Technology -
PT3 http//www.uvm.edu/cess/pt3 Sandra.Lathem_at_uvm
.edu