Technology Information Media

							Technology, Information and
Media Literacies: Strategies for
Effective Learning


  Cindy Kovalik and Mary Tipton
  ILILE
  Kent State University
Workshop Structure

   One Credit hour workshop
   Invited Teachers and Library Media
    Specialists
   Purpose: to explore the convergence of 21st
    century skills with technology literacy,
    information literacy, and media literacy in the
    core subjects
Objectives

   To make a correlation of 21st century skills
    with standards for information literacy,
    technology and media literacy
   To explore new technology tools and how
    they could support instruction
   To develop technology enhanced strategies
       To Assist students in achieving content standards
       And to become competent in 21st century skills
21 st   Century Skills Framework

   Global awareness                      Information literacy
   Financial, economic, business         Media literacy
    and entrepreneurial literacy          ICT literacy
   Civic literacy                        Flexibility and Adaptability
   Health literacy                       Initiative and Self-Direction
   Creativity and Innovation Skills      Social and Cross-Cultural
   Critical Thinking and Problem          Skills
    Solving Skills                        Productivity and Accountability
   Communication and                     Leadership and Responsibility
    Collaboration Skills
How do the standards interrelate?
21st century skill   Information              Technology            Media literacy
– Social and         literacy                 standards
cross cultural
skills
Working              3.1.1 Conclude an        2a Interact,          6.5 Recognizes and
                     inquiry-based research   collaborate, and      welcomes different
appropriately and    process by sharing new
productively with                             publish with peers,   media experiences
                     understandings and
                                              experts, or others.   of individuals.
others               reflecting on the
                     learning.
                                              2d Contribute to      6.6 Uses group
                     3.1.2 Participate and    project teams to      discussion and
                     collaborate.             produce original      analysis of media
                                              works or solve        messages to help
                     3.3.5 Contribute to      problems.             students understand
                     exchange of ideas.
                                                                    different points of
                     3.4.3 Assess own                               view.
                     ability to work with
                     others in a group
                     setting.
How do the standards interrelate?
21st century skill   Information            Technology            Media literacy
– Social and         literacy               standards
cross cultural
skills
Bridging cultural    3.3.1 Solicit and      2c Develop cultural   4.4 Invites and
differences and      respect diverse        understanding and     respects different
using differing      perspectives while     global awareness by   points of view.
                     searching for          engaging with
perspectives to
                     information.           learners of other     4.5 Not perpetuating
increase                                    cultures.             stereotypes.
innovation and the   3.3.2 Respect the
quality of work      differing interests                          5.3 Addresses
                     and experiences of                           violence, gender,
                     others.                                      sexuality, racism,
                                                                  stereotyping and
                     3.4.3 Assess own                             other areas of
                     ability to work with                         representation.
                     others in a group
                     setting.
How do the standards interrelate?
21st century skill   Information         Technology       Media literacy
– Leadership         literacy            standards
and
responsibility
Demonstrating        1.3.1 Respect       5 Advocate and   6 Affirms that
integrity and        copyrights.         practice         people use their
ethical behavior                         legal/ethical    individual skills,
                     1.3.3 Use           behavior with    beliefs and
                     ethical/legal       information      experiences to
                     guidelines during   technology.      construct their
                     information                          own meaning
                     gathering and                        from media
                     assessment.                          messages.
Tool Analysis Form

   Where and how can you obtain the tool?
   What does the tool cost?
   What does the tool do? How do you use it?
   What kind of products can be created?
   What are characteristics that make it a good tool for
    learning
   Identify characteristics that help make it usable for
    multiple purposes or content areas.
   Identify standard/skill this tool can help students
    achieve
Tool Analysis

   Generated a list of new and useful technology tools
   Each participant chose a tool to analyze Ex.
     Brainstorming Toolbox

     Crazy Talk

     Flickr

     Gliffy

     Noodletools - NoodleBib

     Quandry

     Scratch

     Thumbstack

     Web Inquiry Projects (WIP)

   Available on wiki http://21stcenturyskills-ilile.wikispaces.com
Tool Analysis Form
     Name of tool      Wink 2.0

                       For Window users, you can download the
     Where and how     program from:
     can you obtain    http://www.debugmode.com/wink/download.php.
     the tool?
                     Or you can visit these individual web sites to
                     obtain a downloadable file.
                     It is distributed as freeware for business or
     What does the   personal use. If you want to redistribute Wink,
     tool cost?      you need to get permission from the author at
                     satish@debugmode.com.
                     Wink is a screen capture software program. It
     What does the   can be used to create tutorials and how-to
     tool do? How do presentations since it shows viewers your exact
     you use it?     clicks along with the image on the computer.

                       It can be used to create small videos with or
                       without audio enhancements; you can add text
                       boxes to explain your work as well.
Tool Analysis Form
     What is the tool     It is used to create tutorials or it can be used to
     used for? What       create a visual representation of your keystrokes.
     kind of products
     can be created       In an educational setting, it can be used to create
     with the tool?       a visual representation that will show your
                          students:
                              the necessary steps to take when searching a
                               database (use of keywords, related sites, etc.)
                              how to create a Photo Story project
                              how to do specific tasks in a power point
                               presentation (embed music, add a hyperlink,
                               change the background, etc.)
                          how to create an account in Noodlebib, create a
                          bibliography list, and generate citations.

     What are the         It shows you step by step what you have to do to
     characteristics of   replicate someone’s actions – it gives you a
     the tool that        visual picture of what you should be
     make it a good       encountering when you try to do the task
     tool for learning?   yourself. This could be used by a teacher to help
     Provide at least     his or her students use a classroom wiki – the
     one example of       teacher could show students how to access the
     using the tool in    wiki, how to change pages, how to upload
     a classroom.         images, or files.
Tool Kit

   World problem/general topic
Tool Kit
Tool Kit
Tool Kit

   Topic area
   Grade range
   Goals/outcomes
   Student product(s)
   Assessment(s)
   Standards/themes/skills
       Media literacy
       Technology standards
       Information literacy
       21st century skills
   Strategies, resources, tools
Tool Kit

   Share examples
       Irradiated food
       Nonfiction books
       Illiteracy among women
       Enhancing lifelong learning



   Note: These hyperlinks will not work. Tool kits are available on the
    wiki site (see last slide for web address) and will eventually be
    available on the ILILE web site.
Lessons Learned

   Overall
       Liked the presentation of the standards
       Liked the activity building relationships between
        21st century standards and other standards


   Strongest part
       “Tool Analysis and Toolkit Activity employing 21 st
        century skills
       Communication with others – lots of time for
        discussion
       Standards discussion
Lessons Learned

   Improvement
       More hands on with tools and technology
       More time to discuss use of the tools
       More practice adding/including 21st century skills
        into the core curriculum
Lessons Learned

   Collaboration and conversation
       Need to hear other situations and solutions

   Comparison of standards
       Need to see the relationship of different standards
       Technology, Information Literacy, Media Literacy, and 21 st
        Century Skills

   Hands-on with technology
       Need to try out the technology to see if it would work in their
        situation
Resources

   21st Century Skills wiki – ilile
       http://21stcenturyskills-ilile.wikispaces.com
   Partnership for 21st Century Skills
       http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/
   eSchool News – Creating the 21st-Century
    Classroom
       http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/creating-the-21st-
        century-classroom/
   Top 100 Tools for Learning 2008
       http://c4lpt.co.uk/recommended/top100.html