The Beginner’s Guide to 21 st Century Teaching and Learning

The Beginner’s Guide to 21st Century Teaching and

Learning

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Table of Contents

• Introduction• Learning Tools for Teachers• Learning Tools for Students• Printables



Introduction

Web-based instructional activities have an enormous potential to enhance and entice learning. However, integrating the internet into your curriculum in a way that has a positive impact on students' learning can seem like a daunting process. This e-book, created to make this process easier, is meant to serve as a starting point for 21st century teaching and learning. It, like 21st century teaching and learning, will continue to evolve. Check back regularly for updates.



• Web-based Activities• Social Media in Education• Professional Learning Networks• Websites and Web 2.0• Technology Grants• Professional Development

Learning Tools for Teachers


单击此处编辑母版标题样式• 5 Questions for Planning Successful Web-Based Activities• 3 Types of Web-based Instructional Activities (with exampl

e projects) • Tips and Tools for Creating Relevant, Authentic, and Dyna

mic Webquests• Safe Search Engines for Students

Web-based Activities

"If children are turned loose to surf, then Internet in the schools won't be a minor educational improvement, but

a major disaster." -David Gelernter


单击此处编辑母版标题样式• 10 Ways to Use Facebook as a Learning Tool • Top 5 Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom• 4 Ways Educators Can Use LinkedIn• 10 Tips on Creating a School 2.0 | Chris Lehmann• Changing Now, Changing for the Future - Video

Social Media in Education

“I have found more resources and got more useful advice for professional development in 3 months on

Twitter than in the previous 5 years without it.” –@olafelch


单击此处编辑母版标题样式• 3 PLNs Every Educator Should Build• Resource Exchanges

– Slideshare, Better Lesson, Learn Central• 3 Easy Steps to Setup Google Reader

“Use your learning network to expand your horizons and increase your learning opportunities so you can

build a toolkit of resources.” -Mary Beth Hertz

Professional Learning Networks (PLNs)

• 3 PLNs Every Educator Should Build• Resource Exchanges

– Slideshare, Better Lesson, Learn Central

• 3 Easy Steps to Setup Google Reader


单击此处编辑母版标题样式• 10 Outstanding Sites for Downloading Les

son Plans • A Big Deal - E-newsletter for Educators• Teacher Toolbox• Mouse Mischief• Thinkfinity• Harvey’s Homepage

• SchoolRack• Engrade• 4Teachers - Tools • Photo Peach • ClassTools.Net• FillAnyPDF

Websites and Web 2.0

These websites and tools will make lesson planning easier, help you organize your classroom, and provide you with more time to focus on instruction.



• 3 Simple Technology Grant Websites – Donors Choose– Digital Wish– Technology Grant News

• Open Innovations Portal– Share your ideas to the nation’s most challenging educational problems.

Users vote on their favorites. The top rated ideas rise to the top of the list

where they have the potential to attract the attention of potential funders.

Technology Grants

Write proposals, create technology wish lists, and find donors to help fund your dream projects with these free and easy grant resources.


单击此处编辑母版标题样式• 5 Ways to Redesign Your Professional Development to Motivate Teachers & Incre

ase Student Achievement • How to Increase Tech Integration in the Classroom• 5 Tips for Harnessing Technology as a Learning Tool• 5 Steps to Increasing Teacher Technology Integration• 5 Alternatives to Traditional Grading Methods• 5 Ingredients for Closing the Achievement Gap• 3 Ways to Reward Successful & Innovative Teachers

Professional Development

“When the mentality is ‘how do we train teachers’ rather than ‘how can teachers share horizontally’ teachers will

hate the PD." -John Spencer



• Social Media for Students• Websites and Web 2.0 • Interactive Learning Games• Educational Videos• Mobile Devices

Learning Tools for Students



Social Media for Students

• Exploratory and Collaborative Learning w/ Diigo• Social Media for Students

– Blogs, Twitterviews, Club Penguin• Facebook Safety Center• 10 Ways to Use Facebook as a Learning Tool

• 5 Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom

"As educators it is our task to teach students how to make responsible decisions, think critically, solve problems and communicate effectively in order to

succeed in society." -Principal Sheninger



Websites and Web 2.0

• Reading and Literacy• Writing and Grammar• Math• Science & History• Class Projects

The websites and web 2.0 tools are organized by subject, however these are also excellent to use for interdisciplinary units.



Websites and Web 2.0 page 1 of 5

Reading and Literacy

• 3 Free Audio Story Sites– Storyline Online, Audio Owl, Online Audio Stories

• Leading to Reading• Wumpa’s World• Mrs. P’s Magic Library• VocabAhead – Reading Practice• WeboWorld – Vocabulary Visually

Check out these links for free audio stories, interactive reading websites, read aloud podcasts, vocabulary practice and more.



Websites and Web 2.0 page 2 of 5 Writing and Grammar

• 3 Digital Storytelling Sites– StoryJumper, Bookr, 5 Card Flickr

• Elementary Students Next Generation Bloggers | KidBlog• Simple, Social, and Snazzy Storytelling with StoryBird• Picture Your Story with Pic-Lit• Bursting with Creativity – Zooburst Story Making Tool• Get Struck by Lightning Bug!• Kerpoof’s Spell a Picture for Early Learners • Welcome to the Neighborhood - Grammaropolis• Catch This Falling Star – Starfall• Solving the Mystery – The Adjective Detective

Free digital storytelling, blogging, and grammar tools useful for students of any age.



Websites and Web 2.0 page 3 of 5 Math

• 100s of Free Virtual Math Manipulatives• 1, 2, 3 Math Resources for Free

– NCTM / LT Tessellation Creator, Math Dictionary, Math Zone• Practice Makes Perfect – Math eBook• Turn the Tables on Math• Irrational Fun with Pi Day in Your Classroom• And We’re Live with Math Live• Free Math Applets and Games by Learning Today• 3 Simple Math Card Games• DIY Afterschool Math Ideas• How to Make Tessellations

Hundreds of virtual manipulatives, applets, games, and projects are just a click away.



Websites and Web 2.0 page 4 of 5 Science & History

• Student Explorers – National Geographic• Earth Day Science Unit • You Ask the Questions – History Learning Tool• 5 Content Rich Resources | Black History• 5 Content Rich Resources | Women’s History

Websites and tools to make your science and history classes come alive for your students.



Websites and Web 2.0 page 5 of 5 Class Projects

• Collaborate, Create, and Collect – Web 2.0 Tools for Class Projects– Voicethread, Twiddla, Mind Maps and Much More!

• Kids Need More Problems of the World!• Personalized Learning and Assessment

"Why are we not asking kids like Filip Piasevoli to develop solutions to complex problems like the

economy or the oil spill?" – Aaron Eyler



Interactive Learning Games

• Be a Winner with These 6 Educational Games • Nothing Fishy About Gamequarium• Zoom in On This - Ziggity Zoom• What Would You Do on a Pinky Dinky Doo?• Games for Moppets (and Students!)• Learning Today

– Reading Games– Math Games

Interactive and engaging games perfect for remediating fundamental skills, practicing new content, or enriching your curriculum.



Educational Videos

• Watch Out for Educational Videos – 5 Free Sites– Zuitube– Meet Me at the Corner– SchoolTube– TeacherTube– Neo K12

• What the Vook?

Youtube is filtered at most schools, but these educational video sites will do the trick and take your students on a journal beyond the four walls of your classroom.

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Mobile Devices

• Is That a Walkman in Your Pocket? | 5 Ways to Use iPods for Education

• Podcasts Made Simple• Free Apps for Educators and Parents• Cell Phones in the Classroom: Missed Opportunity?• Innovative Tech Tools for Special Education

" The biggest and most important difference for me is that students see these devices as learning tools instead of entertainment devices." -Mr. Keenan

(On integrating iPods in the classroom)



Printables

• Posters• Brain Breaks • Awards and Certificates• Bookmarks• Charts

Learning Today has your printable needs covered! Check out these resources for decorating your classroom, providing brain breaks, rewarding your students, and tracking behavior and incentive programs.



Bloom’s Taxonomy Poster for Elementary Teachers

Blooming Orange: Bloom's Taxonomy Helpful Verbs Poster

National Educational Technology Standards Poster

More Inspirational and Witty Posters for Teachers and Administrators

Posters



Word Searches

• Kindergarten • First Grade • Second Grade • Third Grade • Fourth Grade • Fifth Grade

Coloring Pages

Brain Breaks


单击此处编辑母版标题样式• K-5 Awards and Certificates

• 6-12 Awards and Certificates

Awards and Certificates



Bookmarks

Reading well is essential to all learning. Encourage your students to read for fun with these colorful bookmarks. It’san activity they’ll enjoy for a lifetime!



• Behavioral Charts and Incentive Sticker Charts

Charts



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The Beginner’s Guide to 21 st Century Teaching and Learning