1. Andrea Peach, Ed. D. Associate Professor of Graduate Education Georgetown College 21 st Century Skills for College

2. Agenda Examine 21 st Century Skills What are technology-specific standards and skills needed for college? How are these skills used in college courses? How can your students get these skills prior to college and while they are in college?

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4. 21 st Century Skills http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/

5. Technology Information Literacy Media Literacy Information Communications and Technology Literacy

6. Information Literacy Access and Evaluate Information Access information efficiently (time) and effectively (sources) Evaluate information critically and competently Use and Manage Information Use information accurately and creatively for the issue or problem at hand Manage the flow of information from a wide variety of sources Apply a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues surrounding the access and use of information

7. How used in College Access and Evaluate Information Finding and using library and reliable internet-related resources for research and other class projects Evaluating web-based resources to see if they are worthy and reliable Use and Manage Information Completing class and research projects efficiently and creatively Keeping track of lots of information from lots of sources Making sure you don’t plagiarize!

8. Improving IL Skills Learn to use online databases available through the Commonwealth Virtual Library. Searching skills – using boolean searching (and, or, not), and advanced searching options. Use the help features of the database! Don’t rely on internet sites found through a search engine like Google for your primary sources of information. Find a way of managing resources that works for you.

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10. Other tools for managing resources Electronic databases may have ways of creating accounts so you can keep a copy of resources you find. Copy the resource citation into a Word or Google Doc and keep the full-text version in a folder on your computer. Use a reference manager like EndNote (http://http://www.endnote.com/) or Zotero (http://www.zotero.org/)http://http://www.endnote.com/http://www.zotero.org/ The important thing is to come up with a method early and stick with it!

11. Media Literacy Analyze Media Understand both how and why media messages are constructed, and for what purposes Examine how individuals interpret messages differently, how values and points of view are included or excluded, and how media can influence beliefs and behaviors Apply a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues surrounding the access and use of media Create Media Products Understand and utilize the most appropriate media creation tools, characteristics and conventions Understand and effectively utilize the most appropriate expressions and interpretations in diverse, multi-cultural environments

12. How used in College Analyze Media Class discussions & presentations Class assignments and research projects Discussions with professors and peers Create Media Products Create presentations using PowerPoint or Google Presentation Create videos and digital stories using Movie Maker or iMovie Creating media for fine arts courses and personal use Making sure you are not plagiarizing media

13. Improving ML Skills Talk with your kids about what they are watching on TV or interacting with on the Internet. They should know how to use both the basic and advanced features of PowerPoint. Creating presentations with consistent design and movement Adding media to presentations Adding custom animation and SmartArt Saving presentations in proper formats They should know how to create videos products using Movie Maker (Windows) or iMovie (Apple) and audio files using a program like Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/)http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ They should know how to take and save digital images efficiently Review Fair Use rules with your kids (http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=758&title=)http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=758&title

14. Information Communications and Technology Literacy Apply Technology Effectively Use technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate and communicate information Use digital technologies (computers, PDAs, media players, GPS, etc.), communication/networking tools and social networks appropriately to access, manage, integrate, evaluate and create information to successfully function in a knowledge economy Apply a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues surrounding the access and use of information technologies

15. How used in College Apply Technology Effectively It is simply not possible to do well in college without being able to use word processing, presentation software, spreadsheets, research databases, and internet search engines and online tools. Web 2.0/Social Networking (blogs, wikis, social bookmarking) used for class assignments and social settings. Web 2.0Social Networking Online calendars (Google Calendar) and other time-management tools Class management systems, like Blackboard and Moodle, are used by most colleges. Assignments will be posted and materials will be available. Accessing and saving electronic resources for class work Efficiently saving files on computers, backing up/restoring information Keeping personal information safe Using technology ethically and legally, including such things as downloading music/movies/games, etc.

16. Improving ICTL Skills Use computers whenever possible to complete school assignments Take computer courses in high school if possible Start a blog or design a website using a WIKI or other website tool. Discuss with your kids how to maintain personal information on social networking sites like Facebook. Use the privacy features Appropriate content Guidelines for approving ‘friends’

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19. Contact me.. Dr. Andrea Peach Associate Professor of Education Georgetown College 400 E. College Street Georgetown, KY 40324 apeach0@georgetowncollege.edu apeach0@georgetowncollege.edu Website – http://spider.georgetowncollege.edu/peachhttp://spider.georgetowncollege.edu/peach