We have heard the term 21st century skills but what does it mean for the classroom? Technology is moving along at a rapid pace! Using technology is one method of engaging students as they learn. These titles were written to help teachers incorporate a variety of technology which can help keep students excited about learning.
21st Century Skills: Learning for Life in our Times, By Bernie Trilling and Charles Fadel (370.73 TRI)
This 206 page book and companion DVD examine the 21st century skills needed as students become citizens of a global world. Topics include skills needed in the areas of learning, innovation, digital literacy, career and life skills and global education. Digital literacy is required!
The World is Open: How Web Technology is Revolutionizing Education, By Curtis J. Bonk (331.334467 BON)
This 470 page book explores the exciting and ever-changing world of educational technology and how it has helped open the education world up to anyone with internet access. As more technologies have become available, people in even the most remote reaches of the world can access a wealth of online resources from a vast variety of educators. Communication and learning are now possible between a scientist on a ship in Antarctic waters, a child in a Philippine village and a student studying the environment in a U.S. middle school? Explore!
Teaching Vocabulary with Hypermedia, 6-12, By Susan O' Hara and Robert Pritchard (428.10712 OHA)
This 106 page book focuses on ways to engage students by teaching content area vocabulary using hypermedia and ways to teach studnets create their own hypermedia and virtual learning experiences. A hypermedia environment is one like the World Wide Web that links video, sound, graphics and text with learning. Now that's exciting!
21st Century Skills: Learning for Life in our Times, By Bernie Trilling and Charles Fadel (370.73 TRI) This 206 page book and companion DVD examine the 21st century skills needed as students become citizens of a global world. Topics include skills needed in the areas of learning, innovation, digital literacy, career and life skills and global education. Digital literacy is required!
The World is Open: How Web Technology is Revolutionizing Education, By Curtis J. Bonk (331.334467 BON) This 470 page book explores the exciting and ever-changing world of educational technology and how it has helped open the education world up to anyone with internet access. As more technologies have become available, people in even the most remote reaches of the world can access a wealth of online resources from a vast variety of educators. Communication and learning are now possible between a scientist on a ship in Antarctic waters, a child in a Philippine village and a student studying the environment in a U.S. middle school? Explore!
This 106 page book focuses on ways to engage students by teaching content area vocabulary using hypermedia and ways to teach studnets create their own hypermedia and virtual learning experiences. A hypermedia environment is one like the World Wide Web that links video, sound, graphics and text with learning. Now that's exciting!
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