Meeting Students Where They Are in the 21st Century

We are in an age where technology is transforming the way our children learn, communicate, and experience this world. We no longer are the gatekeepers of information, but the facilitators in guiding students through the tsunami of information that they now have access to. 

We need to teach children information literacy skills so that they can be successful in locating, evaluating, using, and presenting quality information. Whether your school has gone 1:1 or you're nowhere near that yet, it is important to jump right in and meet our students where they are with the resources you DO have. 

How can you get started? Pick one tech tool and try it out with one of your lessons or units. Dive right in! Below are just a few of the great resources for teaching in the 21st Century that I am excited about. 

Schoology
ScribblePress
Glogster
Poll Everywhere
Storybird
Duolingo
Symbaloo
World Book's - This Day in History 
Educreations
MentorMob
KhanAcademy 
Showme 
Animoto 
Blogs & Websites- Weebly, Kidblog 
Socrative 
VoiceThread 
Digital Public Library for America 
Science 360


For more description, and to find a web 2.0 tool or app in a specific category I recommend checking out:

Techtoolsforteachers.org

Appolicious

...Or my own recommended list at 

LibrOLibrary

Ask the kids how they want to present and demonstrate their learning!