Tools to Support

21st

Century LearningA collection of tech tools,

websites and strategies from

our 21st Century Competencies workshops from 2014-2015

Making Teaching and Learning Visible Vanessa Lewis and Arlene Low – Oct. 21, 2014

On-line Tools to Support Visible Teaching and Learning

Multiple Intelligence Online Test http://goo.gl/YsSJMaking Thinking Visible Presentation: http://bit.ly/1NTkPGfVisible Thinking Routines: http://goo.gl/9AhJ4L Making Thinking Visible Webinar: http://my.brainshark.com/Making-Thinking-Visible-100204651The Digital Pirate: https://swsd-my.sharepoint.com/personal/arlene_low_sunwestsd_ca/Documents/The-Digital-PIRATE-A-Ditch-That-Textbook-Guide.pdf

Science 20: Collaborative Planning and Unpacking Session

Scott Stephens – Oct. 22, 2014 On-line Tools to Support Science 20

21st Century Math Thinker Carole Butcher and Shirley Jones – Nov. 3/4, 2014

On-line Tools to Support Math

Saskatchewan Mathematic Teacher's Society http://smts.ca Math Solutions http://mathsolutions.com National Council of Teaching of Mathematics http://illuminations.nctm.org/ Library of Virtual Manipulatives http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html Enough math can make anyone nutty! http://www.numbernut.com/ Strategies, Games, and Books http://gregtangmath.com/ Numeracy Tasks http://www.peterliljedahl.com/ Math & Literature Resources: Elk Island Public Schools http://goo.gl/0UwOfY Website and Apps http://catalog.mathlearningcenter.org/apps Online Math Games https://www.prodigygame.com/Canada/ Online math games and resources ($)http://www.wowzers.com/about Pinterest - Carole’s & Shirley’s Boards Link to Presentation slides:

Creative Thinking: Stepping Outside the Box Shirley Jones and Carole Butcher – Nov. 13, 2014

On-line Tools/Resources to Support Creative Thinking

Provocations Idea Factory: http://ideasfactory.me/ Infographics - The Educator's Guide to Infographics from The Edublogger

http://goo.gl/jQry57 and http://piktochart.com/

Genius Hour www.geniushour.com

DIY is a website and app www.diy.org - students complete projects and earn badges

based upon their interests.

Makey Makey www.makeymakey.com A makey makey is an invention kit for the

21st century. It turns everyday objects into a keyboard.

http://www.projectsbyjen.com/

The Differentiator : Create an assignment based upon thinking skill, content,

resources, products, and groupings

Respondo! : Use Respondo! to click up some creative literature response questions.

Dave Burgess - Teach Like a Pirate http://daveburgess.com/

Assessing Creativity http://goo.gl/OdUq4

FFOE (Fluency, Flexibility, Originality, Elaboration):

http://www.teachersfirst.com/ISTECRe8/index.c

Stepping Outside the Box Creativity Power Point -

http://goo.gl/QK1cEP

Student Showcase Arlene Low and Vanessa Lewis – Nov. 26, 2014

On-line Tools to Support Showing What Students Know

Link to Presentation and Various Workshop Resources including Teacher Toolkit via ONE DRIVE:If you would like access to the presentation and toolkit used at the workshop, please feel free to email Arlene or Vanessa and we will share it with you.

Presentation is at:http://goo.gl/4ulmWn

Student Showcase Assessment Resources:https://sites.google.com/site/clarkgafesummit/digital-portfolios

Seeing the Results for Yourself: A Portfolio Primer by Anne Davies

Tech Tools for Student Showcase (a few possibilities):

educreationslivebindersedublogskidblog

evernotewordpressonedrivewixweeblysmart notebook

Online Video Resources:

TedEd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fMC-z7K0r4

Teaching Channel: https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2013/03/20/student-led-conferences/

Learning Happens by Doing: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152893422159917

Websites Resources:

Holly Clark: https://sites.google.com/site/clarkgafesummit/digital-portfolios

Anne Davies: Seeing the Results for Yourself: A Portfolio Primer by Anne Davies

Edutopia:http://www.edutopia.org/search-results?search=student%20portfolios

Kathy Schrock: http://moodle.washoeschools.net/mod/book/view.php?id=3428&chapterid=389

Aiden's Blog

Yokohoma International School

Digital Citizenship/Digital Tattoo Resources:

DCMOOC: http://dcmooc.ca/archives/ (archived sessions from spring/summer distance learning opportunity) (You will need your Blackboard Teacher Account Information: Username is firstname.lastname; Password is in the format - mmdd)

Digital Tattoo (UBC): http://digitaltattoo.ubc.ca/

Common Sense Media: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/lesson/trillion-dollar-footprint-6-8

Media Smarts (Canadian): http://mediasmarts.ca/

Media Smarts through EdOnline: https://www.edonline.sk.ca/

Student Showcase Examples:

Sample Student Showcase: https://prezi.com/jwfipwdfp-eq/keyana-clarke/? utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Read All About It!Reading Strategies for All

Danielle Jamieson and Shirley Barclay – Dec. 4, 2014On-line Tools to Support Reading Strategies

Reading Strategies Wiki - http://readingstrategiesthatwork.wikispaces.com/

Saskatchewan Reads - https://saskatchewanreads.wordpress.com/ Balanced Literacy -

http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/Home/, http://pirate.shu.edu/~jamesjan/literacy.htm https://www.pinterest.com/explore/balanced-literacy/

Ditch That Textbook - http://ditchthattextbook.com/ The Digital Pirate - http://goo.gl/VaJlRX Kathy Schrock’s Guide to Everything -

http://www.schrockguide.net/critical-evaluation.html Reading Mentor Texts - http://www.mauryk12.org/literacy/reading

%20mentor%20texts.htm Pinterest site - http://www.pinterest.com/brobeson/rdg-strategies-

mentor-texts/ The Two Sisters – The Daily 5 -

http://www.the2sisters.com/theDaily5.html    The Daily Café - http://www.thedailycafe.com/

Suggested Apps from the workshop:

Hooked on Words – “boggle” word creator Spelling City – spelling and vocabulary activities Phonics Genius – word families and sounds

Kahoot – interactive quiz maker – student access a game code for a quiz you create and use mobile devices/iPads to “play”. Kids really like it!

Reading Eggs – listen to reading Educreations – show what you know (assessment) Spell Pop – work on words (spelling) Notability – students can draw and add auditory recordings of lectures

Historical Thinking: Bringing History into the 21st Century Carole Butcher and Jade Ballek – Dec. 10, 2014

On-line Tools to Support Historical Thinking

The Historical thinking Project website, lessons and content info www.historicalthinking.ca

Classroom resource materials http://historicalthinking.ca/classroom-material

The Critical Thinking Consortium, history documents and lessons http://tc2.ca/history.php

Collections Canada, Library and Archives http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Pages/home.aspx

Sir John A. day, website of the Historica-Dominion Institute with complete teacher package online http://sirjohnaday.com/

Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History, student challenges and primary source documents http://canadianmysteries.ca/en/index.php

Primary source documents for Canadian History http://thenhier.ca/en/content/repertory-online-collections-primary-sources-specific-topics-canadian-history

CBC Digital Archives http://www.cbc.ca/archives/

Stanford History Education Group http://sheg.stanford.edu/?g=node/45

The Governor's Letters , original correspondence related to the incorporation of B.C. into Canadian Federation 1871 http://govlet.ca/en/index.php

Medal of Honor http://cmohedu.org/

University of Toronto Library http://guides.library.utoronto.ca/content.php?pid=264072&sid=2180213

Library of Primary Sources http://library.queensu.ca/research/guide/canadian-history/primary-sources

Western Libraries http://www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/history/primarysourcescanada.html

Canadiana http://www.canadiana.ca/en/home

Search Canadiana http://search.canadiana.ca/

University of Alberta Libraries http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/index.html

Way Back Machine https://archive.org/

Dictionary of Canadian Biography http://www.biographi.ca/en/index.php

Stats Canada http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/olc-cel/olc.action?ObjId=11-516-X&ObjType=2&lang=en&limit=0

Virtual Museum http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/virtual-exhibits/type/virtual-exhibits/

War time Canada http://wartimecanada.ca/

For Photos, illustrations, art, maps:

Canadian History in the Classroom http://www.begbiecontestsociety.org/1st20.htm

Glenbow Museum http://www.glenbow.org/collections/

McCord Museum http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/keys/collections/

Flickr, such as https://www.flickr.com/photos/lac-bac/

McGill Digital Library http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/warposters/

McMichael Collection http://www.mcmichael.com/collection/

National Gallery of Canada http://www.gallery.ca/en/library/collections.php

The Atlas of Canada, Gov't site http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/

Blended Learning: Implementing a Plan for Your Classroom

Jade Ballek – Jan. 14, 2015 On-line Tools to Support Blended Learning Google site: Great place to start!!

The Blend in Mind: https://sites.google.com/site/theblendinmind/home

Books:

Blended, Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools, Michael B. Horn and Heather Staker

Go Blended A Handbook for Blending Technology in Schools by Liz Arney

Website PDFs:

Aspire Public School Blended Learning 101 Handbook: http://learningaccelerator.org/media/3d90f736/Blended_Learning_Handbook_6713_Final.pdf

Clayton Christensen Institute: Is K-12 Blended Learning Disruptive? An Introduction of the theory of hybrids. http://goo.gl/Fnwr93

Education Elements: Understanding and Supporting Blended Learning Teaching Practices - http://goo.gl/l3aDHH

Innosight Institute: Classifying K-12 Blended Learning http://www.christenseninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Classifying-K-12-blended-learning.pdf

Innosight Institute: The Rise of K-12 Blended Learning http://www.christenseninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/The-rise-of-K-12-blended-learning.pdf

Creativity with Blogs for Elementary Students Terry Epp, Doug Klassen and Carole Butcher – Feb. 3, 2015

On-line Tools to Support Blogging in the Elementary Classroom http://goo.gl/Gue5Jw

Why Blog?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjwUHXoi8lM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gzJNMEFkNM#t=34

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gzJNMEFkNM#t=45

http://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/3721

http://www.pescholar.com/blog/65/21-reasons-why-students-should-blog/

http://pernillesripp.com/2011/10/15/why-students-should-blog-my-top-10/

https://photomatt7.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/reasons-to-blog/

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/do-educators-need-blog-posts-tom-whitby?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-educators-need-blog-posts-rss

Blog Examples

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko3DJ7rxCWQ

http://mscassidysclass.edublogs.org/

http://kathycassidy.com/2012/05/15/why-my-six-year-olds-have-digital-portfolios/

http://mfeist.edublogs.org/

http://langwitches.org/blog/

Connecting Outside the Four Walls Vanessa Lewis and Arlene Low – Feb. 12, 2015

On-line Tools to Support Global Classroom Learning Opportunities Link to Presentation and Workshop Resources via ONE DRIVE:If you would like access to the presentation and ideas shared at the workshop, please feel free to email Arlene or Vanessa and we will share with you.

Presentation link can be found at:

http://goo.gl/M5uUmx

Benefits of the Beyond: Articles and Blogs

https://globaldigitalcitizen.org/twitter-connects-learning-inside-outside-the-classroom/

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/new-teachers-make-global-connections-lisa-dabbs

http://plpnetwork.com/2014/04/10/keeping-curriculum-context-connected-classrooms/

http://edtechreview.in/trends-insights/insights/943-how-to-connect-your-classroom-to-the-world

http://connectededucators.org/profiles/interview-with-educator-shannon-mcclintock-miller/

http://teacherfunpark.weebly.com /

http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_in_education/archive/2014/10/30/the-power-of-skype-connecting-classrooms-expanding-minds.aspx

http:// www.edutopia.org/blog/mock-elections-via-skype-suzie-boss

https:// education.skype.com/collections

http://www.flatclassroomproject.org /

Benefits of the Beyond: Videoshttps:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulgNTelOL38

https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDwEjqkgwyI

https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTnHAP19oAE

https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5Kc0FF3iOY

Tech Tools for Connecting Beyond the Four Walls:SkypeFuzeLyncBridgitGoogle+ and Google HangoutsGoogle DocsOne DriveTwitterFacebookEdublogsKidblogWordpress

Tour Builder

Resources used in workshop:

ePals - http://www.epals.com/#!/main

NEEMO19 – models use of Twitter and Google Hangouts – great discussion as well! https:// plus.google.com/u/0/hangouts/onair/watch?hid=hoaevent %2Fcd0kumikm9risveal24vcid011c&wpsrc=yta&ytl=9bvHv3MBj4o related followup

Canada AM video http:// canadaam.ctvnews.ca/video? clipId=441342&playlistId=1.2008946&binId=1.815911&playlistPageNum=1&binPageNum=1&hootPostID=85ae8d19accc57bbba7c2d3a3583d1cf

TIGed – Taking IT Global - http://www.tigweb.org/tiged/

Can We Skip Lunch and Keep Writing Danielle Jamieson and Shirley Barclay – Feb. 25, 2015

On-line Tools to Support Writing Pinterest Teachers Pay Teachers Writing wiki - www.supportingwriting.wikispaces.com “Beyond the Beanstalk - Critical Thinking” -  webinar on Sun West

website Becoming a Writing Thief (Using Mentor texts to Teach Writing) -

ILearn, August 2014 - on writing wiki - http://goo.gl/daHhd3 Writing frames and templates - http://goo.gl/Ld7uGb Free resources - http://goo.gl/wrPJQ2 Writing Fix - http://www.writingfix.com/ Daily Writing Prompts - http://goo.gl/IXeEM Writing Exemplars – Ministry of Education - http://goo.gl/hjnMm4

o SPDU website – Resources - English Language Arts Resources K-Grade 10 & ELA 20 - Scroll down to “Writing Samples”

Thesis Statement Throwdowns - http://goo.gl/mBHsiU Strategies and Tips for Reluctant Writers - http://goo.gl/7LVZd4 Writing wikispaces - http://supportingwriting.wikispaces.com/

Tech Tools to Support the Teaching of Writing

Notability Book Creator   Storify Puppet Pals Story Bird Videolicious Newspaper Clipping Generator -

http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp Digital Writing Workshop -

https://literacyspark.wordpress.com/2014/11/05/creating-and-composing-in-a-digital-writing-workshop/

https://www.crumbles.co/

PowToons Padlet Twitter Blogs Podcasts Voicethread

The Wonder of It All – Using Inquiry to Engage Students Shirley Barclay and Danielle Jamieson – Feb. 25, 2015

On-line Tools to Support Inquiry St. Anne School (GSCSD)- A Journey Though Inquiry -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0cl-RR5lQ8&feature=youtu.be Inquiry-Based Learning in a Professional Development School - St. Anne

School(GSCSD)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V35TaPc2Gwc Saskatoon Public Schools - Inquiry Circles Wikispaces - http://sps-

inquirycircles.wikispaces.com/ A Teacher's P.O.V. on Inquiry-based Learning / Exploring Big Questions -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSAQAozMGVE Saskatchewan School Library Association - Gallery of Inquiry Webinars -

http://ssla.ca/Inquiry%20Gallery%20-%20Webinars?&_suid=1373841682461017565894084310507

Education Canada - Exploring Big Questions - St. Anne’s inquiry-based learning community - http://www.cea-ace.ca/education-canada/article/exploring-big-questions

The St. Anne Inquiry-Based Learning Community - http://blog.scs.sk.ca/hann/Learning%20from%20Practice%20Presentation.pptx

St. Anne School's Inquiry-Based Learning Community - http://blog.scs.sk.ca/hann/archives/st_anne_schools_inquiry-based/

Natural Curiosity Handbook - Building Children's Understanding of the World Through Natural Curiosity Pinterest Board - https://www.pinterest.com/naturlcuriosity/

Environmental Inquiry - http://www.naturalcuriosity.ca/ Galileo website - http://galileo.org/ Visible Thinking website -

http://www.visiblethinkingpz.org/VisibleThinking_html_files/VisibleThinking1.html

Prezi - “Meeting the Needs of Contemporary Learners” - https://prezi.com/xwlaapumqr5d/meeting-the-needs-of-contemporary-learners/

Inquiry Process Poster - http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/10/the-inquiry-process/

Essential Questions (recorded Sun West webinar), Word Walls and PWIM (recorded Sun West Webinar) - http://www.sunwestsd.ca/pages/staff-pd.html

2013-2014 Sun West 21CC Artifacts - http://21stcenturycompetencies.wikispaces.com/

Pinterest Twitter Teachers Pay Teachers

Assessment in the 21st Century Danielle Jamieson and Shirley Jones

On-line Tools to Support Assessment https://www.wncp.ca/media/40539/rethink.pdf http://www.edutopia.org/blog/differentiated-instruction-eliminating-

assessment-fog-john-mccarthy

3 Guidelines to Eliminating Assessment Fog | EdutopiaIt's easier to differentiate instruction for students when we break through the fog of learning targets and logistical guidelines to understand exactly what we're assessing.Read more...

http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/110017/chapters/The-Fundamentals- of-Formative-Assessment.aspx

The Fundamentals of Formative AssessmentFounded in 1943, ASCD (formerly the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) is an educational leadership organization dedicated to advancing best practices and policies for the success of each learner. Our 175,000 members in 119 countries are professional educators from all levels and subject areas––superintendents, supervisors, principals, teachers, professors of education, and school board members.Read more...

http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/108018/chapters/Formative- Assessment@-Why,-What,-and-Whether.aspx

http://weaeducation.typepad.co.uk/files/blackbox-1.pdf

http://www.hsd.k12.or.us/Portals/0/district/Grading%20Reporting/Grading/ zero%20alternatives%20-%20guskey.pdf

https://next-generation-leadership.wikispaces.com/file/view/ GUSKEY+EL13+Percentage+Grades.pdf

http://tomschimmer.com/2013/01/23/everything-is-assessment/?blogsub=subscribed#subscribe-blog

Everything is assessment | Tom SchimmerIf there is one bias that I have developed when it comes to assessment for learning it is this: As much as possible, we should not have to stop teaching in order to conduct our formative assessment...Read more...

Remove preview http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/may07/vol64/

num08/Assessment-Through-the-Student%27s-Eyes.aspx http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/sept12/vol70/

num01/Seven-Keys-to-Effective-Feedback.aspx

http://www.edutopia.org/pdfs/blogs/edutopia-finley-53ways-check-for- understanding.pdf

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/dipsticks-to-check-for-understanding-todd-finley

When the chef tastes the sauce it is formative assessment; when the customer tastes, it is “ summative (Anon)

Creativity with Blogs for Middle and Secondary Students

Terry Epp, Doug Klassen and Arlene Low – March 25, 2015 On-line Tools to Support Blogging with Middle and Secondary Students http://goo.gl/xP1d7a

Why Blog?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjwUHXoi8lM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gzJNMEFkNM#t=34

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gzJNMEFkNM#t=45

http://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/3721

http://www.pescholar.com/blog/65/21-reasons-why-students-should-blog/

http://pernillesripp.com/2011/10/15/why-students-should-blog-my-top-10/

https://photomatt7.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/reasons-to-blog/

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/do-educators-need-blog-posts-tom-whitby?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-educators-need-blog-posts-rss

Blog Examples

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko3DJ7rxCWQ

http://mscassidysclass.edublogs.org/

http://kathycassidy.com/2012/05/15/why-my-six-year-olds-have-digital-portfolios/

http://mfeist.edublogs.org/

http://langwitches.org/blog/

Blogging Platforms:

EduBlogs: http://edublogs.org/

Google Blogger: https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/1623800?hl=en

Kid Blog: https://sites.google.com/site/stevekblogginginclass/how-to

Weebly: http://hc.weebly.com/hc/en-us/sections/200354313-Beginner-s-Guide-to-Weebly

Wix: https://www.wix.com/support/html5/getting-started/

Wordpress: https://wordpress.com/