Tools to Support 21st century Learning

Tools to Support 21st Century Learning

A collection of tech tools, websites and strategies from our 21st Century Competencies workshops from 2014-2015

Making Teaching and Learning Visible

Vanessa Lewis and Arlene Low Oct. 21, 2014

On-line Tools to Support Visible Teaching and Learning

Multiple Intelligence Online Test http://goo.gl/YsSJ

Making Thinking Visible Presentation: http://bit.ly/1NTkPGf

Visible Thinking Routines: http://goo.gl/9AhJ4L

Making Thinking Visible Webinar: http://my.brainshark.com/Making-Thinking-Visible-100204651

The Digital Pirate: https://swsd-my.sharepoint.com/personal/arlene_low_sunwestsd_ca/Documents/The-Digital-PIRATE-A-Ditch-That-Textbook-Guide.pdf

Science 20: Collaborative Planning and Unpacking Session

Scott Stephens Oct. 22, 2014

On-line Tools to Support Science 20

21st Century Math Thinker

Carole Butcher and Shirley Jones Nov. 3/4, 2014

On-line Tools to Support Math

Saskatchewan Mathematic Teacher's Society http://smts.ca

Math Solutions http://mathsolutions.com

National Council of Teaching of Mathematics http://illuminations.nctm.org/

Library of Virtual Manipulatives http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

Enough math can make anyone nutty! http://www.numbernut.com/

Strategies, Games, and Books http://gregtangmath.com/

Numeracy Tasks http://www.peterliljedahl.com/

Math & Literature Resources: Elk Island Public Schools http://goo.gl/0UwOfY

Website and Apps http://catalog.mathlearningcenter.org/apps

Online Math Games https://www.prodigygame.com/Canada/

Online math games and resources ($)http://www.wowzers.com/about

Pinterest - Caroles & Shirleys Boards

Link to Presentation slides:

Creative Thinking: Stepping Outside the Box

Shirley Jones and Carole Butcher Nov. 13, 2014

On-line Tools/Resources to Support Creative Thinking

Provocations Idea Factory: http://ideasfactory.me/

Infographics - The Educator's Guide to Infographics from The Edublogger http://goo.gl/jQry57 and http://piktochart.com/

Genius Hour www.geniushour.com

DIY is a website and app www.diy.org - students complete projects and earn badges based upon their interests.

Makey Makey www.makeymakey.com A makey makey is an invention kit for the 21st century. It turns everyday objects into a keyboard.

http://www.projectsbyjen.com/

The Differentiator: Create an assignment based upon thinking skill, content, resources, products, and groupings

Respondo!: Use Respondo! to click up some creative literature response questions.

Dave Burgess - Teach Like a Pirate http://daveburgess.com/

Assessing Creativity http://goo.gl/OdUq4

FFOE (Fluency, Flexibility, Originality, Elaboration): http://www.teachersfirst.com/ISTECRe8/index.c

Stepping Outside the Box Creativity Power Point -

http://goo.gl/QK1cEP

Student Showcase

Arlene Low and Vanessa Lewis Nov. 26, 2014

On-line Tools to Support Showing What Students Know

Link to Presentation and Various Workshop Resources including Teacher Toolkit via ONE DRIVE:If you would like access to the presentation and toolkit used at the workshop, please feel free to email Arlene or Vanessa and we will share it with you.

Presentation is at:http://goo.gl/4ulmWn

Student Showcase Assessment Resources:https://sites.google.com/site/clarkgafesummit/digital-portfolios

Seeing the Results for Yourself: A Portfolio Primer by Anne Davies

Tech Tools for Student Showcase (a few possibilities):

educreationslivebindersedublogskidblogevernotewordpressonedrivewixweeblysmart notebook

Online Video Resources:

TedEd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fMC-z7K0r4

Teaching Channel: https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2013/03/20/student-led-conferences/

Learning Happens by Doing: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152893422159917

Websites Resources:

Holly Clark: https://sites.google.com/site/clarkgafesummit/digital-portfolios

Anne Davies: Seeing the Results for Yourself: A Portfolio Primer by Anne Davies

Edutopia:http://www.edutopia.org/search-results?search=student%20portfolios

Kathy Schrock: http://moodle.washoeschools.net/mod/book/view.php?id=3428&chapterid=389

Aiden's Blog

Yokohoma International School

Digital Citizenship/Digital Tattoo Resources:

DCMOOC: http://dcmooc.ca/archives/ (archived sessions from spring/summer distance learning opportunity) (You will need your Blackboard Teacher Account Information: Username is firstname.lastname; Password is in the format - mmdd)

Digital Tattoo (UBC): http://digitaltattoo.ubc.ca/

Common Sense Media: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/lesson/trillion-dollar-footprint-6-8

Media Smarts (Canadian): http://mediasmarts.ca/

Media Smarts through EdOnline: https://www.edonline.sk.ca/

Student Showcase Examples:

Sample Student Showcase: https://prezi.com/jwfipwdfp-eq/keyana-clarke/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Read All About It!

Reading Strategies for All

Danielle Jamieson and Shirley Barclay Dec. 4, 2014

On-line Tools to Support Reading Strategies

Reading Strategies Wiki - http://readingstrategiesthatwork.wikispaces.com/

Saskatchewan Reads - https://saskatchewanreads.wordpress.com/

Balanced Literacy - http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/Home/, http://pirate.shu.edu/~jamesjan/literacy.htm

https://www.pinterest.com/explore/balanced-literacy/

Ditch That Textbook - http://ditchthattextbook.com/

The Digital Pirate - http://goo.gl/VaJlRX

Kathy Schrocks Guide to Everything - http://www.schrockguide.net/critical-evaluation.html

Reading Mentor Texts - http://www.mauryk12.org/literacy/reading%20mentor%20texts.htm

Pinterest site - http://www.pinterest.com/brobeson/rdg-strategies-mentor-texts/

The Two Sisters The Daily 5 - http://www.the2sisters.com/theDaily5.html

The Daily Caf - http://www.thedailycafe.com/

Suggested Apps from the workshop:

Hooked on Words boggle word creator

Spelling City spelling and vocabulary activities

Phonics Genius word families and sounds

Kahoot interactive quiz maker student access a game code for a quiz you create and use mobile devices/iPads to play. Kids really like it!

Reading Eggs listen to reading

Educreations show what you know (assessment)

Spell Pop work on words (spelling)

Notability students can draw and add auditory recordings of lectures

Historical Thinking: Bringing History into the 21st Century

Carole Butcher and Jade Ballek Dec. 10, 2014

On-line Tools to Support Historical Thinking

The Historical thinking Project website, lessons and content info www.historicalthinking.ca

Classroom resource materials http://historicalthinking.ca/classroom-material

The Critical Thinking Consortium, history documents and lessons http://tc2.ca/history.php

Collections Canada, Library and Archives http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Pages/home.aspx

Sir John A. day, website of the Historica-Dominion Institute with complete teacher package online http://sirjohnaday.com/

Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History, student challenges and primary source documents http://canadianmysteries.ca/en/index.php

Primary source documents for Canadian History http://thenhier.ca/en/content/repertory-online-collections-primary-sources-specific-topics-canadian-history

CBC Digital Archives http://www.cbc.ca/archives/

Stanford History Education Group http://sheg.stanford.edu/?g=node/45

The Governor's Letters , original correspondence related to the incorporation of B.C. into Canadian Federation 1871 http://govlet.ca/en/index.php

Medal of Honor http://cmohedu.org/

University of Toronto Library http://guides.library.utoronto.ca/content.php?pid=264072&sid=2180213

Library of Primary Sources http://library.queensu.ca/research/guide/canadian-history/primary-sources

Western Libraries http://www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/history/primarysourcescanada.html

Canadiana http://www.canadiana.ca/en/home

Search Canadiana http://search.canadiana.ca/

University of Alberta Libraries http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/index.html

Way Back Machine https://archive.org/

Dictionary of Canadian Biography http://www.biographi.ca/en/index.php

Stats Canada http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/olc-cel/olc.action?ObjId=11-516-X&ObjType=2&lang=en&limit=0

Virtual Museum http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/virtual-exhibits/type/virtual-exhibits/

War time Canada http://wartimecanada.ca/

For Photos, illustrations, art, maps:

Canadian History in the Classroom http://www.begbiecontestsociety.org/1st20.htm

Glenbow Museum http://www.glenbow.org/collections/

McCord Museum http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/keys/collections/

Flickr, such as https://www.flickr.com/photos/lac-bac/

McGill Digital Library http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/warposters/

McMichael Collection http://www.mcmichael.com/collection/

National Gallery of Canada http://www.gallery.ca/en/library/collections.php

The Atlas of Canada, Gov't site http://atlas.nrcan.gc