Class+9

=Class 9 - Student Learning and the role of IWB's=

__**Literacy is not enough – Ian Jukes**__


 * 21st century learners **learn differently** **from older generations** because they have been surrounded by digital
 * **Students’ minds have** **changed** **and yet the school systems have not.**  This is the problem.
 * Students are use to **quick answers and rewards**  because of things like video games where decisions are made every second and their scores appear on their screens so frequently
 * the skills that today’s students need to learn are different from the ones in past generations
 * **they need to learn how to communicate online and network**
 * there are 5 fluencies that the 21st century students need to be successful in the digital world


 * 1) **Solution**  – have the students involved in the problem solving and evaluating it
 * 2) **Information**  – using metacognitive skills to pull out the fundamental
 * 3) **Creativity** <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;"> – creating stories with their imaginations by using images and designs to create meaning
 * 4) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">**Media** <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;"> – decoding the significance in digital media to recognize what is bias and valid
 * 5) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">**Collaboration** <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;"> – using virtual environment for team work
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> This article is trying to argue that **technology is beneficial for students’ critical thinking and problem solving****.** It is an essential part of their education because it will help them **become successful individuals in TODAY’S society, not yesterdays.**

__**Photoshop:**__
 * this is a software where you can **take a picture and edit it in various ways** like adding text, changing the lighting, and add special effects
 * here is an example that has been edited with photoshop:
 * the background has been changed to black and the blemishes on our faces have been removed (including all of Luca's beauty marks)

www.Wordle.net**:**
 * a super easy **program that can be used by any student to create a word jumble**
 * the most prominent words are in larger font
 * I can see myself using this program in a **special education** class because it is simple and at the same time the product is so professional. Students would feel a sense of accomplishment and use it in future classes
 * here is an example: