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21st Century Learning
Dan Herlihy
What is 21st Century Learning?
• Using Technology? – Has been around for over 30 years
• TTS, word processing
• 1:1 ? – We had it before, it was called a textbook
• Reading the textbook on a screen? – Don’t think so………
Employee Skill Requirements in Today’s Working World
• Creative & Critical Thinking • Problem Solving • Technology & Media Literate
21st Century Skill Requirements
• Communicate ideas effectively • Information Literate – Lots of Information!
– Who wrote it, what is it about, why, context, purpose
• Collaborate across many environments • Work well in teams
Tools Requirements! Addressing the Needs of Students
• To Access curriculum – Understanding, language barriers, vocabulary,
variety of sources and formats
• Organize thoughts • Communicate ideas • Writing Skills • Connection - Teacher - Student
Technology Can’t Be
Separate:
– Only computers on tables – Software installation to a specific computer – Accessibility as a specialized tool – Limited and focused on one system – Limited to in-school or in-room only
Accessibility
• Can’t take place at a specific computer or device
• Needs to be portable • Needs to be transferable (i.e. begin on one
computer/device and continue on another) • Needs to be used within an open environment
(hardware or software)
For Example
Evolution of Technology From…
• Using it as a separate accessory for – Drill and practice – Research using encyclopedia’s online – Substituting what was done on paper
• writing process with word processors
– Keyboarding – Portability meant putting a computer on a cart
Evolution to Today …
• Technology as an integrated tool containing – Web browsers and access to WiFi/Web as a standard – Millions of Apps/Applications – low cost – Built-in basic accessibility features such as TTS, Voice
Recognition, Switch Access – Easy connectivity to other devices (Bluetooth -
keyboards, speakers, projectors, switches, etc) – Incorporating files from multiple places (Image
Library, Dropbox, WeVideo, Evernote, Shared Drives)
Once those features became standard
• Technology became a tool for: – Collaboration – Compiling, collecting information from a variety of
sources – Synthesis of information – Easy tool for disseminating, collecting, monitoring
classroom materials such as assignments – Device agnostic
Accessibility has become Portable
• Integrated into all platforms – Example- switch access on computers, iPads,
Androids or TTS on any device
• TTS Voices became high quality • Devices became portable – laptops, tablets,
cell phones
Classroom Backchannel Programs
• TodaysMeet – www.todaysmeet.com • Padlet – www.padlet.com - Can connect to/from any device, compile
contributions, centralized - All students access and contribute - Not just for business!
21st Century Learning
• It is about – Pedagogy – Collaboration in learning – Beyond the classroom and bells – Connected beyond the school walls – Utilizing resources from anywhere – Utilizing resources immediately and fluidly
21st Century Learning
• Using those classroom resources to – Learn from – Communicate – Make sense of – Feedback – Organize
• Critical Thinking
Technology Integration
• With so many tools at a students disposal the tools and methods of education naturally stay in a constant flux. Student approach to it is like “a Lego approach” – look at all the pieces in the box….now what can I create with them, how can they be utilized to build something new, what ideas do they inspire?
…..who is the facilitator for learning….
Don’t limit the Tools
• Students learn and communicate ideas differently
• Students have diverse support needs for accessibility and interacting with information
• Technology gives all students a voice • Forcing all projects into a PowerPoint or a
Prezi negates those points!
Kurzweil 3000 firefly Tools for Accessibility, Engagement, Learning
• Reads aloud text • Highlights word by word as it reads • Definitions of selected words • Language translation • Highlighting of selected text • Zoom in on page • Import files from a variety of sources
Kurzweil 3000
• Extract highlighted text – create outline or study guide
• Highlight new vocabulary and extract to a Vocabulary Study Guide
• Add voice, text, bubble notes • Picture lookup of selected words
Replacing of Tools that didn’t Work
• Scanner – Where is it – Driver not installed – No plug, cable, space – Was controlled by the teacher – Needed to be scheduled – It didn’t need to be....expensive, overkill
New approach
• iPad, iPhone, iPod – Doc Scan, Scanner Pro, Prizmo take picture of image,
save as PDF – Printer Pro (app for iPad and computer) can access
KESI Virtual Printer on computer • Send directly from iPad in to Kurzweil 3000 on computer • Student can send what they need, when they need it • Now
• Issues? – remember, it’s about the student, not you…………………….
Interfacing Software Apps
• Virtual printers on iPads such as: – Presto by Collobos - https://collobos.com/ – iTunes app store:
• Printer Pro
• Print N Share
Add printer from your computer
The Chromebook Experience
• Grab any Chromebook off the rack • Plug in a Hovercam T3 document camera • Launch the software from the Hovercam
website • Snap image of page • Save as PDF and open in firefly • Auto saves document in UL – open on any
other device later!
Universal Library
• Files are accessible from firefly on any device with an internet connection, from anywhere
• Files are accessible from any computer with an internet connection and Kurzweil 3000 Webclient installed, from anywhere
• Teachers can interact with student files, provide comments, supports, track progress
Kurzweil 3000 and firefly Accessibility
• Layers upon layers customized to individual student needs
• Customizable and flexible environment • Import, access, communicate understanding
Working with common files formats
Access to content Where do you need to start?
What kind of support do you need?
What kind of support do you need?
Critical Thinking Where do you want to start?
What supports do you need?
Highlight and….
Accessibility
• Need to stop assuming it is on a one to one needs basis
• Understand that it is part of emerging technologies
• Needs to be able to be utilized across many environments
• Should be set up and customized as a first step – Install the app! Populate a shared folder with
books!
Firefly
• Portability – accessible on all platforms • Teacher – Student connection • Accessibility features
– (TTS, Language Translation, Vocabulary/Visual Support, Customization)
• From Chromebook or computers users can import content directly into for supports
Universal Library
• Educators connected to students work • Students stay connected to their work
Kurzweil 3000
• Shares same Universal Library – share files, collect work, add comments
• Integrated Writing, Study Skills, Test Taking, • Accessibility – Language Translation, TTS,
Vocabulary Supports, Visual Supports, • Embed supports into traditional reading
materials – such as adding bubble notes to Tale of Two Cities
How do these tools fit into today’s toolbox?
• Portability in the cloud • Accessible by all platforms • Work with printed or electronic materials • Work with multiple file formats • Import materials via multiple means
– Scanner, import files, document camera, Virtual Print ….even from an iPad
• Utilize other programs/devices in conjunction with
More Important
• Supports student learning through – Access – Portability – Connection with teacher – feedback – Inclusive tools such as brainstorm, record audio,
outlining, extracting text, hyperlinks, more
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