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Maximizing the 4Cs in a 21st Century Learning Environment



Academic Diversity Institute | Fairfax County Public Schools
Lake Braddock Secondary School, Burke, VA
August 13, 2014

Gretchen Hazlin, Librarian, Kilmer Middle School
Krissy Ronan, Librairan, Madison High School

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Communication

Communication Tools:

Remind Send 1-way messages to students and parents.
- Top 10 Ways to Use Remind
- Remind Back to School Guide
Twitter Microblogging.140-characters.
- Embed a Twitter widget and use for announcements
- 7 Ideas for Using Hashtags in the Classroom (Anibal 
  Pacheco, TeachThought, 4/12/2013)
Padlet Post-it/bulletin board
Symbaloo Create webmixes or collections of materials for 
  a class, a project, or a topicGoogle Calendar Set up a shared course calendar,  remdinders, and more
- Google Calendar in the Classroom
Socrative Collect information, check for understanding
Poll Everywhere Query your class - SMS, web, or Twitter responses

Communication Examples:

Kilmer MS Home page (Google Calendar, Twitter, & 
  Padlet)
28 Days of Kindness (Symbaloo) 
Student Work: Dramatic Reading - Wonder (first 15 pages) by R.J. Palacio
(Kilmer MS   Advanced Drama Students, June 13, 2013)

Collaboration

Google Drive (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms)
- Communication, Collaboration, Creativity and Critical
  Thinking Using Google Apps (Online course)
Google Hangouts
- Hangouts: Learn More (Google)

Add-On Scripts for Google Drive:

Doctopus Teacher built tool for managing, organizing, and
assessing student work within Google Drive
 - Automate Handing Out, Tracking Google Drive Assignments
   with Doctopus (Steve Woods, Just Ones & Zeros 3/10/2014)
Flubaroo
  -- Twitter, Hashtags and FakeTweet (Ken Halla, World 
     History Teachers Blog, 
2/13/2014)



Additional Collaborative Tools:

Twiddla Online white board. No sign up required.
Skype Real-time video collaboration with expert, another
  classroom, etc.
- Skype an Author Huge database of authors who Skype -- a large majority
  offer 10-15 minute meet-the-author visits free of charge
Twitter Real time collaborative chats with education colleagues from around the world. 
- Social Studies teachers #sschat (Mondays 7-8pm EST)
- Teacher Librarians #tlchat (Mondays 8-9pm EST)
- Ed Tech #edtechchat (Mondays 8-9pm EST)
Also Twitter Shakespeare | Twitter Real Time World War II
- Weekly Educational Twitter Chat Times 
Bubble.us Mindmapping

Creativity

Makerspaces:

Camelot Elementary School Makerspace

Kilmer Middle School's Makerspace Planning Resources

Makerspace Playbook: School Edition
MAKE Magazine
Maker Shed Start shopping for your makerspace!





Genius Hour 20% of students' time is dedicated to pursuing something they are passionate about
- Genius Hour 20 Time (general overview)
- Joy Kirr's Live Binder on "Genius Hour" 

20% Time A more structured approach
- The Beginners Guide to 20% Time in Education (A.J. Juliani)
- 20 Time Project Overview
- 20 Time Template Series

Pursue Passion: Demand Google 20% Time at School (Katherine von Jan, Huffington Post, 10/24/2011)
The Best Resources for Applying "Fed Ex Days" to School (Larry Ferlazzo, 5/28/2012



Critical Thinking

Project Based Learning
The Main Course, Not Dessert: How Are Students Reaching 21st Century Goals? With 21st Century Project Based Learning (John Larmer, John R. Mergendoller, Buck Institute for Education, 2010)
BIE Project Search





Creative and Critical Thinking Strategies Quick ideas presented to FCPS Librarians to support district emphasis on these strategies

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