Tech Rigor Relevance

Maryann AngerothJudith Griffin

Loess Hills AEA13

• Technological Fluency• Communication… Verbal proficiency• Collaboration… Leadership/Coordination/

Teamwork/ Interpersonal Skills• Solve Complex Problems• Creativity• Analytical and Thinking Skills• Gumption … Self-Direction and Reflection

Skills

1. Results are different

2. Redefine “rigor”

3. 21st century skills + core academic subjects

“NCLB Renewal Under Way”

Reading Math Science Social Studies??

Creativity and Innovation Communication and Collaboration Research and Information Fluency Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and

Decision Making Digital Citizenship Technology Operations and Concepts

Web 2.0 Podcasts and iTunes Google Earth

◦ Google Lit Trips◦ Google Earth Lessons – X-Treme Geometry◦ World War II

Google Sky Google Sketchup

◦ Student example

Foreign Lang - Vocab and fluency – AHST HS Spanish III

VoiceThread – group conversations around images, docs, and videos

ShowBeyond – individual conversations, stories

Ureport -students become real reporters YouTube, SchoolTube, TeacherTube Digital Storytelling

• Current World Issues Blog - Teacher and Students

• The Committed Sardine – for educators

Modeling and Simulations Biology Virtual Dissections and Simulations Heartland AEA Resources Simulations/Virtual Labs/Virtual Field Trips Virtual Field Trips The “OOPS” Virtual Field Trip Page Building Big Darfur is Dying

Grass Born to be Stepped On Block the Wall

Thinkfinity Iowa Core Curriculum ITEC Wiki Science Resources Mathematics Resources Literacy Resources Social Studies Resources

Collaborate◦ Del.icio.us◦ Tapped In◦ Google Docs

Network w. Others◦ Social Networks◦ Instant Messaging

Create and Contribute◦ Tablet PC in Education

Blog◦ Wikis

◦ TeacherTube◦ Bubbl.us –

brainstorming online◦ Online productivity

tools (ZoHo)◦ Lulu.com

Customize◦ SlideShare

Gather and share information◦ RSS/XML

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