The Plan for my 21st Century Literacy Classroom

Posted on August 22, 2008 by James Sigler.
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I know you couldn’t help but notice all the reflections on the K12 Online conference 2007. The main reason for the all the reflections was as a requirement for graduate credit for the conference. I would like to make the final project for the conference relevant to my classroom. Here is my outline for how I plan to implement 21st century literacy in my 3rd grade classroom. I now have a thin client computer for every two students in my classroom this year. This will allow my students more access to technology, so that it can be more easily integrated into my curriculum. However, the thing most people (parents and teachers) say when they enter my classroom is, “Wow, look at all those computers.” I need a response to justify why I have the computers in my classroom and how I will use them. First the brief “elevator speech,” then a more detailed plan of how I will use the technology to improve learning in my classroom. This will probably take a few posts.

Them: “Wow, look at all those computers you have in your class.”

Me: “Yes, I really think they will add rocket fuel to the learning in our classroom. We will learn Digital Citizenship-how to behave ethically and safely online. We will collaborate on projects with other classes in the nation and hopefully across the world. We will learn to read critically online and how to check the sources cited for reliability. Finally, we will creating written, artistic, pictoral, audial, and video content both on the computer and online for real audience, like family, friends, and other 3rd graders.”

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Them: “Oh, wow.”

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I’ll have some future posts where I explain each cornerstone of the 21st Century Classroom.

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