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21st Century Skills

 * Collaboration
 * Communication
 * Active engagement in learning
 * Global awareness
 * Creation of web-related content

[|The Partnership for 21st Century Skills] [|ICT Literacy Map - Math] 

21st Century Tools

 * Project-based learning
 * Web 2.0 (new tools)
 * Blogs
 * Wikis
 * Podcasts
 * Social networking
 * VIOP phone calls
 * Web 1.0 (old tools used in new ways)
 * Instant messaging
 * Discussion forums

 =What Can We Do with Web 2.0?=

[|Go2Web20.net] - The complete Web 2.0 Directory [|Everything You Need to Know About Web 2.0] 50 Ways to Tell a Web 2.0 Story

Social Bookmarking
[|www.furl.net] [|del.icio.us]


 * Save a retrieve bookmarks from anywhere
 * Use multiple tags to organize bookmarks
 * Search your bookmarks, your friends' bookmarks, or all the bookmarks in Delicious

To begin using delicious
 * Register at []
 * Create a username and password
 * Install buttons on your toolbar
 * You will be prompted for this
 * Instructions are in the help menu
 * Click on button when you find a page you want to save
 * Use tags to organize your bookmarks
 * amsti, math, science, tech



Blogging

 * What is a blog?**
 * Short for "web-log"
 * Keeping and posting a personal journal online
 * A special type of web page that can be created and easily updated using a web browser
 * Entries are listed in reverse chronological order


 * How can teachers use blogs?**
 * As a personal journal
 * To reflect on educational practice
 * To post class information
 * Assignments
 * Upcoming projects and tests
 * Copies of handouts
 * Information for parents
 * To generate discussion among students


 * Examples of Educational Blogs**

[|Reflection example] Moving Along, by Nancy McKeand

[|Class information] Seven West Math, by Jeanne Simpson, 2006

[|Student Scribes] AP Calculus AB 2007-2008, Students of Darren Kuropatwa

[|Honors Biology] Randy Fullington, science teacher at Greenville HS, Alabama Includes podcast of interview with Dr. Brady Barr

[|Geometry Beyond the Classroom] Suzanne Culbreath, Oak Mountain High School, Shelby County, AL

[|Cool Cat Teacher] Vicki Davis, technlogy teacher at Westwood School, Georgia

[|A Difference] Darren Kuropatwa's reflections on blogging with his HS math students

[|Making It Interesting] Chris Harbeck's reflections on using technology with his 8th grade math students

[|21st Century Collaborative] Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, technology consultant for Alabama Best Practices Center

[|GLOBE Chief Scientist's Blog] Chief Scientist Peggy LeMone writes on a variety of environmental topics

Follow instructions on screen to set up your account 
 * How do I begin?**
 * Choose a hosting service
 * [|www.blogger.com](easy to use, sometimes blocked by school filters)
 * [|www.edublogs.org] (for teachers)
 * [|http://classblogmeister.com/](for students)
 * NING

News Feed Readers
[|www.bloglines.com] [|Google Reader]

Use to keep up with any site that has an RSS feed.

Wikis
Wiki is a Hawaiian term meaning "quick." Wikis in Plain English [|video] [|A Glorified Whiteboard], Edutopia article
 * What is a Wiki?**

[|www.wikispaces.com] [|www.pbwiki.com] [|www.seedwiki.com]
 * Wiki Hosting Sites**

Alatoba 07 Eduwikis [|Curriki] Mr. Williams' Math Resources [|Sargent Park UnProject] Great Ideas for Web 2.0 Student Blog and Wiki Tools [|Wikiversity] [|Arithmetic Wikibook] k12wiki by Vicki Davis Her K12 Online 2007 presentation on wikis Effective Math Videos [|Educational Technology That Works] Based on the book, Classroom Instruction that Works Flat Classroom Project Westwood Schools Cornell High School Chemistry Mrs. Abernathy's Cyber Chickens 5th grade class site learning247 Trussville City Schools online professional development E-Portfolios Chris Harbeck's 8th grade math students' online portfolios Kate's E-Portfolio [|amsti.wikispaces.com] AMSTI wiki created at our last state-wide meeting (middle school math)
 * Examples of Educational Wikis**

[|Introduction to Wikispaces] [|Introduction to PBWiki] This is PBWiki's Presenter Pack Information. Include handouts, videos, and powerpoints. [|education presentation-1.ppt] PBWiki PowerPoint presentation on wikis
 * How to Wiki**

NING
NING is a social network that can be customized to fit any need. Some of its features include blogging, discussion forums, groups, and the ability to embed photos, video, and rss feeds.

[] Our NING Network for AMSTI Specialists

Other NING networks of interest





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Other Tools
[|K12 Online Conference] [|Elluminate] [|Skype] Podcasting [|AMSTI-GLOBE video podcasts] Edited and condensed GLOBE Protocol videos Reference Books


 * [|Blogs, Wikis, and Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms], by Will Richardson
 * [|Campfires in Cyberspace], by David D. Thornburg

What is a Digital Native?
*[|Ian Jukes and Anita Dosaj, The InfoSavvy Group, February 2003] [|The Myth of the Digital Native] Another point of view!
 * **Digital Native Learners** || **Digital Immigrant Teachers** ||
 * Prefer receiving information quickly from multiple multimedia sources. || Prefer slow and controlled release of information from limited sources. ||
 * Prefer parallel processing and multitasking. || Prefer singular processing and single or limited tasking. ||
 * Prefer processing pictures, sounds, and video before text. || Prefer to provide text before pictures, sounds, and video. ||
 * Prefer random access to hyperlinked multimedia information. || Prefer to provide information linearly, logically, and sequentially. ||
 * Prefer to interact/network simultaneously with many others. || Prefer students to work independently rather than network and interact. ||
 * Prefer to learn “just-in-time.” || Prefer to teach “just-in-case” (it’s on the exam). ||
 * Prefer instant gratification and instant rewards. || Prefer deferred gratification and deferred rewards. ||
 * Prefer learning that is relevant, instantly useful, and fun. || Prefer to teach to the curriculum guide and standardised tests. ||