Sunday, August 31, 2014

Using Glogster to share what I learned about 21st Century Skills





Although I consider myself competent when it comes to technology, I am always learning something new. I had never heard of Glogster before last week. Glogster is a website that allows you to create a digital poster with text, photos, web links, videos, graphics, and music. Watch the video below to learn a bit more about Glogster and how glogs can be valuable in the classroom.



I hope you found that as inspiring as I did. I am constantly amazed by how technology can be used in the classroom. Students need to be challenged to use the tools we have available to aid with authentic learning.

My glog was about 21st Century Skills in the classroom. When I first thought of 21st Century skills, I immediately thought of technology. However, technology is far from the only important skill that students need in a 21st Century world. My project was researching the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21) and what they found to be needed of students of today. As part of that research, I took a look at a report "Are 


Check out my  21st Century Skills Glog!