Professional Development for 21st Century Technology Skills

Presented byCatherine Moore

21st Century Skills

NJCCCS8.1 Educational Technology: All students will use digital tools to access, manage,

evaluate, and synthesize information in order to solve problems individually and collaboratively and to create and communicate knowledge.

B. Creativity and Innovation: The use of digital tools and media-rich resources enhances creativity and the construction of knowledge.– Grade 2: Illustrate and communicate original ideas and stories using digital tools and

media-rich resources.– Grade 4: Produce a media-rich digital story about a significant local event or issue

based on first-person interviews.

C. Communication and Collaboration: Digital tools and environments support the learning process and foster collaboration in solving local or global issues and problems.– Grade 2: Engage in a variety of developmentally appropriate learning activities with

students in other classes, schools, or countries using electronic tools.– Grade 4: Engage in online discussions with learners in the United States or from other

countries to understand their perspectives on a global problem or issue.

Gap

0

5

10

15

20

25

Personal Use Educational Use

Web 2.0

0%

4%

57%

39%

Digital StorytellingFrequently Used Seldom Used Heard of it Never heard of it

Digital StorytellingUsed Frequently: 0

Used: 1Heard of it: 13

Never Heard of it: 9

Web 2.0 ToolsPersonal Use: 22

Educational Use: 12

Intervention• Workshops• Independent Modules

Situated Cognition Theory

Results

0 2 4 6 8 10 12

Identify digital storytelling as the practice of using computer-based tools to tell

stories.

Create a multimedia presentation using PowerPoint

Produce a short video with Movie Maker.

Design an activity for my students using a Web 2.0 tool.

Digital Storytelling

Self-GuidedFace to Face

0 2 4 6 8 10 12

Prepare an online collaborative activity

involving my students.

Identify Web 2.0 tools designed for developmentally

appropriate online communication and

collaboration.

Online Communication and Collaboration

Self-Guided

Face to Face

Identify Digital Storytelling100%

Create an activityFace to Face: 80%Self-Guided: 60%

Identify Web 2.0 Tools100%

Create an activityFace to Face: 90%Self-Guided: 80%

The Future of Forked River School PD

• Technology Integration Planning• More Modules with Smaller Chunks• Use of Web 2.0 Tools for Collaboration