The 21st Century Learning Project Archive 2008-09

Overview
As educators, it is critical that we have the information and technological literacy required to prepare our students for the 21st century. We are no longer "content repositories", but "information guides". While at first glance, our students may seem to embrace technological change more quickly and easily than we do, they nevertheless need to be guided in making the most effective use of this technology in daily learning. We need expertise in the field of learning how to learn and we need to be able to merge this with the field of information technology. 21st Century Learning is a series of interlocking yet independent online sessions merging the fields of learning and technology. These sessions give you a great flexibility in choosing which outcomes meet your professional development needs.

The synchronous delivery of the 21st Century Learning Project is complete. We hope you find the recordings listed below valuable.

Recordings
  1. Universal Design for Learning RECORDING
    Universal Design for Learning (UDL) offers us an amazing opportunity to proactively prepare accessible lessons for everyone, instead of reactively developing education plans for individuals.
  2. Digital Citizenship RECORDING
    Digital Citizenship focuses on addressing appropriate technology behavior. We will examine nine areas of digital citizenship behavior.
  3. Using Google RECORDING
    Unleash Google's full potential as a search engine and educational tool by learning a few basic tips and tricks and exploring what tools Google has to offer.
  4. Office Word Basics RECORDING
    Gain fluency in word processing for yourself and your students.
  5. Office Excel Basics RECORDING
    The Excel spreadsheet is more than just numbers. Learn how to harness its powers for yourself and your students.
  6. Evaluating Web Pages RECORDING
    Teach your students how to evaluate web pages.
  7. Critical Thinking Online for Research RECORDING
    Students need to be able to think critically about information found online during research.
  8. Publishing Process RECORDING
    Simplify your students' workloads by showing them how the publishing process is similar in all subjects.
  9. Designing Web Pages RECORDING see also resources at http://sites.google.com/site/credendaandweb20/
    Learn how to make your web pages from the ground up with special attention to accessibility issues.
  10. Blogs RECORDING
    Publish your opinion to the world wide web and then share your publishing knowledge with your students.
  11. Wikis RECORDING
    Tired of doing all the work? Create a Wiki and have your students research and post their findings.
  12. Avatars RECORDING
    Avatars aren't just for gamers anymore.  Bring your virtual self into the classroom to increase retention and give your students feedback in a way they'll want pay attention to.
  13. Video Production, Vodcasting, and Vodcasting Rubrics RECORDING
    Have audio and visual resources you want to combine? Explore the steps of making a video to be shared online with your students.
  14. Smartboards RECORDING
    Visualize a touchable computer screen the size of a blackboard and you have a Smartboard. After teaching with it, you'll never want to be without it.