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21st Century Literacy Skills for the Net Generation

Learning 2.0 and 21st Century Skills.Yes, No, Maybe?

A Little Humor?

Is this a funny sign?I can only please one person a day.

TODAY IS NOT YOUR DAY!

Tomorrow doesn't look good either.

Or this one?

I pretend to work

They pretend to pay me

One more?

The beatings will continue until employee

morale improves.

Let’s Role Play• Imagine you are the customer/client/student/

or whoever walking up to that employee's desk.

Let’s Role Play• Do you expect to walk away a satisfied customer?

Does this employee make you feel warm and fuzzy about the company/school/whatever where they work?

Does this sound familiar?• Scene: Your classroom• Time: Parent conference night• Issue: Little Emma is not doing well

in her math class.• Problem: Mommy or daddy says to

Emma... "(What do they say?")

“Don’t worry honey, mommy was never any good at math, either.”

How about this one?• Scene: A classroom• Time: First week of class• Issue: Teacher is laying out the

guidelines for submitting homework.• Problem: Teacher says ... "(What do

they say?")

“Don’t even think about emailing your homework to me. I don’t even know

how to turn on my computer, and I’m proud

of it.”

The Real Digital Divide

• There are basically two camps for educators. • The pro-technology camp and the anti-

technology camp.• I don't get it.• Is there a pro-math camp and an anti-math

camp? Is there a pro-reading camp and an anti-reading camp? Pro-writing and anti-writing?

Clicker Time• Grab your clickers.• Your responses are anonymous.• Answer truthfully – it’ll be much more

fun – and informative!• Green LCD light on top of clicker

indicates that your signal is being received.

Warm-up Question #1

4%10%

58%

12%16%

1. 0 years2. 1-5 yrs3. 6-10 yrs4. 10-15 yrs5. Over 15

Number of years working in eduation.

Famous Quotes• George Washington once said:

• “I cannot tell a lie, I chopped down the cherry tree.”

• (Or did he?)

Famous Quotes• Al Gore once said:

• “I invented the Internet.”

• (Or did he?)

Famous Quotes• George W. Bush once said:

• “Too many OB-GYNs aren’t able to practice their love with women all across this country.”

• (Or did he?)

Warm-up Question #2Choose the accurate quote.

21%

9%

29%26%

15%

1. George Washington2. Al Gore3. George W. Bush4. All of the above are

true5. All of the above are

false

Have you seen these ads?

Warm-up Question #3

25%

75%

Positive Negative

1. Positive2. Negative

When you see those ads, what is your reaction?

Which grade levels do you work with?

21%

14%

20%20%

9%

16%

K thru 3rd 4th thru 6th 7th thru 9th 10th thru 12th No specific grades Other

1. K thru 3rd

2. 4th thru 6th

3. 7th thru 9th

4. 10th thru 12th

5. No specific grades6. Other

What is your role?

84%

5%

12%

Teacher Administrator Other

1. Teacher2. Administrator3. Other

Age and Gender

9%

40%

29%

21%1. Male, Under 402. Male, 40 +3. Female, Under 404. Female, 40 +

In which of these areas are you well-versed and comfortable?

48%

19%

9%

21%

25%

35% 1. Digital media: audio & video2. Online social networking3. Web accessibility (ADA) issues4. Web 2.0 technologies5. E-communications (not e-mail)6. None of the above

Which of the following do you do?

11%

1%

42%

41%

61%

71%

46% 1. File income taxes online (e-file)2. Use online banking services3. Buy books at Amazon.com4. Check email on 3 or more diff. acct5. Viewed a student’s MySpace or FB6. Engage in an online MMORPG 7. None of the above

Choose each service where you have an account

54%

19%

1%

9%

2%

34%

2% 1. Flickr2. iTunes3. Second Life4. Skype5. Twitter6. YouTube7. None of these

At Which of These Social Networking Sites do You Have an Account?

80%

0%

6%

1%

0%

18%

0% 1. Dogster2. Facebook3. Friendster4. Linked In5. My Space6. Ning7. None of the above

Select each item that is true

78%

5%

12%

9%

6% 1. You maintain an active blog2. You read blogs with an RSS Reader3. You have edited a wiki4. You have created a podcast5. None of the above

Regarding technology, you find that your students …

4%

70%

49%

37%

30%

53% 1. Have advanced computing skills2. Use it to cheat in new ways3. Need a great deal of tech help4. Can run circles around you5. Interact socially online6. None of the above

Who are these Students?

• What do we call these young people?• There’s at least a dozen different names for this

generation

• Everyone seems to have an opinion about them but nobody knows what to call them.

Net Generation

Next Generation

Nexters

Generation Y

Generation Why

Millennials

Digital Natives

Generation Now

iGeneration

Echo Boomers

GoogleGeneration

NintendoGeneration

Screenagers

That’s Crazy talk.Let’s consolidate.

DigitalNet Gennials

Compared to previous 2 generations, you agree that the Digital Net Gens are more:

7%

35%

71%

8%

23%

45%

30% 1. Sheltered2. Confident3. Team Oriented4. Conventional5. Pressured6. Achieving7. None of the above

Re: Technology• Are students technologically

competent, or just confident?• Having no fear is not the same as

having knowledge or skill.

Cell phone owners. Please take out your cell phone if you have text messaging service.

Poll Everywhere

Things I Don’t Believe: #1

• That cell phones are evil. • That cell phones don’t belong in classrooms.• That we can’t find productive things to do

with devices that provide cheap and easy connections to the global community.

• That fining students for having a cell phone during the school day is a good way to handle a TEACHABLE MOMENT!


• That I’m a digital immigrant. • That a 10-yr old kid can speak digital better

than I can.• That Mark Prensky can sell so many books

about a totally unproven and illogical theory.• That it is productive to split all technology

users into two camps pitted against one another, when learning about technology together should be a TEACHABLE MOMENT.

Name this Device


• That all young people are criminals.• That sharing music is the same thing as

stealing.• That we as a country have allowed the RIAA

and MPAA to dictate how we will respond to the TEACHABLE MOMENT related to copyright infringement.


• That all young people are cheaters.• That copy and paste should ruin a young

person’s academic career.• That Turnitin.com is a reasonable response to

the TEACHABLE MOMENT related to plagiarism in writing.


• That students having laptops in class is a bad thing.

• That turning off the wifi is a good way to get students to pay attention to a lecture.

• That making students power down when they come to school is a good response to the TEACHABLE MOMENT related to responsible uses of technology.


• That aggressive Internet content filtering is helpful to the learning process.

• That students need to be completely sheltered in school from things that they will encounter every day outside of the school building.

• That denying students access to 95% of the content on many (non-porn-related) websites is a good response to the TEACHABLE MOMENT related to responsible uses of the other 5%.


• That Wikipedia is bad.• The errors in Wikipedia are more serious than

the errors in every one of the textbooks that are used in classrooms.

• That teaching students to totally disregard a resource such as Wikipedia is a good response to the TEACHABLE MOMENT related to determining accuracy of info on the Internet.


• That my children are more at risk from online predators than they are from predators who live in our area.

• That scaring the heck out of our children is a good response to the TEACHABLE MOMENT related to remaining safe while using the Internet.


• That technology alone will get students to engage in learning.

• That every teacher needs to be able to use technology better than the students.

• That NCLB isn’t leaving many children behind.• That schools are the problem.• That teachers aren’t trying or don’t care.• That all hope is lost.

21st Century Literacy Skills• Things that have defined literacy for the past

century are still part of the way we define literacy.

• However, in the information age, we need to add to the old list:– Information Literacy– Digital Media Authoring– Higher-order Thinking & Creativity– Global Awareness

Why Information Literacy?

• The focus is often on developing technology skills – but the focus should be on developing information literacy.

• Information literacy is the ability to recognize when information is needed and to locate, evaluate, and use that information effectively.

• Source: Diana Oblinger, EDUCAUSE, The Myths about Student Competency

Why Digital Media Authoring?

• Literacy has always meant being able to communicate using the available media of the day. The ability to read and write.

• Today, digital media is rapidly becoming the dominant way that communications are shared.

• Being able to read and write and otherwise express yourself digitally is an essential skill for the 21st century.

Why Higher-Order Thinking?

• Traditional ideas of literacy tend to focus on the lower-order thinking skills.

• Ability to read and write does not necessarily involve critical thinking, creativity, and the ability to analyze and evaluate.

• Basic literacy skills are no longer enough.

Why Global Awareness?

• Use 21st century skills to understand and address global issues

• Learn from and work collaboratively with people from diverse cultures, religions and lifestyles to develop mutual respect and open dialogue in personal, work, and community situations

• Understand other nations and cultures, including the use of non-English languages

How do Teachers Read?

• Where do you go to learn something new?• How do you read it? Digital or print only?• How often have you used an index, table of

contents, or the Dewey Decimal system in the past month?

• How often do you use Google?• How often do you use Wikipedia?• How often have you asked questions about the

answers that you found? Who did you ask?

How are Students Different Today?

• For recent high school grads:– Films have never been X rated, only NC-17.– The Tonight Show has always been hosted by Jay Leno and

started at 11:35 EST.– Caller ID has always been available on phones.– There have always been charter schools.– GPS satellite navigation systems have always been available.– Radio stations have never been required to present both

sides of public issues.– Clarence Thomas has always sat on the Supreme Court.

Source: Beloit College Mindset List: College Class of 2012

Not Yet The End

We need some fancy technology tools to end

the session with.

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