Re-Thinking Curriculum and Assessment with Digital Tools

EVOLUTION

Literacy

Literacies of a Life Long Learner (L4)

Basic Literacy and Habits of

MindHabits of Mind link

Visual/Media Literacy

Information Literacy

InterCultural Literacy

Citizenship and Ethical

Literacy

Network Literacy

UbDWiggins and McTighe

Content Skills and Literacies

Assessment Changes• Formative Assessment• Reflective Opportunities, Metacognition• Project and Performance Based• Increased Opportunities for Feedback• Window into Process

Instructional Areas to Examinedelivery of information, the research process, student synthesis process, and assessment process.

Delivery of Information

Scribe Blog

AP Calc Blog

Ning Social Network

Teacher Blog

Deliver Assignments – Diagnostic Assesment

Blog CommentsPolls

Textbooks or Online Courses

Research Process

Managing informationFinding it Evaluating itCiting itTracking it

Search Strategies

Google – Advanced, News, Blogs,Site, Location, Custom

Other Engines-•Viewzi•SearchMe•Search Cube

Images•Flick Storm•Creative Commons

Bookmarking

Managing Information

SimplyBoxNoteStarZoho NotebookZotero

Evaluating Information

WebNotes

TrailFire

Citation

Tracking Changes - RSS

iGoogle

Google Reader

Feedbeater

Student Creation

WikiSpaces Weebly

Google Office and FormsGlogster

Google Maps Blogs

Wikispaces links

Assessment

Polls

Blog Reflection

Video Comments (2)