References:http://www.amanet.org/news/AMA-2010-critcal-skills-survey.aspx
Data from Teens and the internet presentation CES – Kids@Play Summit, Jan, 2009; Lee Raine, Pew Internet & American Life ,Project
definitions: m-w.com (merriam -webster dictionary)
Student Engagement: Learning that results from mental muscle, where the learner solves a problem or accomplishes a goal by planning and applying self-inventory, inquiry, exploration, experimentation, discovery, intellectual alchemy and inventiveness; gaining knowledge and skills that are personally and immediately valuable to the learner (increasing self-value); and in some elemental way surprises the teacher.
Digital Natives: The generations who have always known and have included as an element of their culture digital information and communication technologies, resulting in a uniquely intuitive but historically limiting perspective on literacy (using information to accomplish goals).
AMA Study... The 21st Century
the majority agreed that their employees are measured in communication skills (80.4%), critical thinking (72.4%), collaboration (71.2%), and creativity (57.3%) during annual performance appraisals. In addition, job applicants are assessed in these areas during the hiring process.
Collaboration
The 4 C's
Communication
Critical Thinking
Collaboration
Creativity
Once upon a time....
in the 19-20th Century
The 3=R's ruled
Reading, 'Riting, 'Rithmetic
How can we help students learn to collaborate? What strategies do you use now?
What
21st Century
tools can
we use?
Blogs
IM's
Wikis
Shared Docs
Webquests/ Web sites
Prezi together
Social bookmarking
Social Networks
Online Brainstorming
Skype
Voicethread /Flickr
Cooperative Group Learning with ICT's...
Teachers can post assingments via webquests and blogs
Projects Publishing online
ePortfolios
Student engagement with some autonomy to develop artifacts of understaning
Promote and nurture feedback between different souces and cooperation within groups
What new digital media are engaging our teenagers?
New era in Human Evolution – a neural net that can connect everyone
Great potential for constructive collaborations
Educators can play unique role in building bridges and nurturing collaborations in their classrooms, and around the world
Addendum... Howard Rheingold's appeal for increased cooperation
Note that 90% use the Internet, 70% use a social networking site, 55% read blogs and about 30% blog and post often (Orange Bars). (2009 data).