36 Things Every 21st Century Teacher Should Be Able To Do.
Some of this is clearly subjective (and a few are rather faddist), but it’s a nice touchstone.
It’s also a lovely list for people in Ed.Tech. I think an Educational Technologist should not only be able to DO all these things (I’ve come across more than a few who can’t), but they should also know how a good number of these things actually work. My experience has been that most don’t know how most of what they use works. When you don’t know how something works, you will be forever at the mercy of those who do. This is getting to be the case more and more when it comes to technology.
In a way, it kind of highlights the difference between Apple’s view of “user” (consumer) and the Tron “user” (who was a programmer).
There’s a lovely little book that came out recently called “Program or be Programmed” (programorbeprogrammed.com/) that does a pretty good job of explaining the difference, and why it matters).
1.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Select the right platform to communicate.
2.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Send large files.
3.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Take a screenshot on PC, Mac, and mobile devices.
4.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Appreciate memes.
5.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Explain how and why to use technology to those who donāt use it.
6.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Use digital media in light of privacy, copyright, and other legal issues.
7.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Communicate clearly.
8.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Search for, install, organize, use, and delete apps.
9.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā How to create, open, use, and share a variety of filetypes.
10.Ā Help students share files.
11.Ā Subscribe to and manage YouTube channels, podcasts, learnist and pinterest boards, and other dynamic sources of digital media.
12.Ā Create and maintain digital portfolios.
13.Ā Blog.
14.Ā Share learning data with students.
15.Ā Support students in managing their online ābrand.ā
16.Ā Manage your own social media and internet use.
17.Ā Plan around a lack of technology elegantly.
18.Ā Delineate the difference between academics and entrepreneurial learning for students. [so long as it does not deteriorate into being about money and greed]
19.Ā Troubleshoot stuff that breaks.
20.Ā Skim and process large quantities of information.
21.Ā Use the cloud to your advantage.
22.Ā Model digital citizenship.
23.Ā Casually name-drop reddit. [I hope this is more than a little tongue in cheek]
24.Ā Support students in finding their own voice.
25.Ā Research effectively.
26.Ā Use formal or informal learning management systems.
27.Ā Leverage the relationship between physical and digital media.
28.Ā Highlight the limits of technology.
29.Ā Connect students with communities using project-based learning.
30.Ā Model the value of questions over answers.
31.Ā Understand how play leads to learning.
32.Ā Use Game-Based Learning effectively.
33.Ā Curate functionally.
34.Ā Record, process, mash, publish, and distribute digital media.
35.Ā Visualize learning data for students.
36.Ā Connect with other educators both in person and online.
37.Ā Personalize learning.
