Communication
Our goal in educating students is to prepare them for their future. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills has identified 4 key skills students must possess to succeed in tomorrow's workplace.
Collaboration
Critical Thinking
Creativity
Communication
Your students explore important topics all year long, and in today's world it is important for them to learn to share information online appropriately and respectfully. This is a critical part of 21st Century communication.
Have you established the infrastructure to make online sharing available at just the right times?
Just as you pave the way for all other classroom infrastructure (procedures, routines, core skills) at the beginning of the year or quarter . . . pave them an online space. Spaces for student sharing:
If you have other favorites, please link to them in the comments.
Does the list seem overwhelming? Pick one - familiarize yourself by trying it out. Then, make the path ready for your students to access the site. Set up accounts and create examples. Click here if you would like Beth to contact you about getting this started.
Does the list seem overwhelming? Pick one - familiarize yourself by trying it out. Then, make the path ready for your students to access the site. Set up accounts and create examples. Click here if you would like Beth to contact you about getting this started.
In my next post I will explore:
Who will view all of this student-posted content?
How will this audience become aware that content has been posted?
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