A quick presentation to learn how to teach 21st century skills (like creativity, collaboration and empathy) with educational technology tools like PenPal Schools. Learn more at www.penpalschools.com.
2. Learning 21st
Century Skills
Students learn to use
hardware/software
and improve their ability
to navigate an online
workspace
Students practice and
reinforce reading and
writing skills while
learning specific
content knowledge
Studentsbuildandcurate
anonlinereputationas
theycontribute
respectfullytoasafe
onlinecommunity
Tech Literacy Content Knowledge Digital Citizenship
3. Why focus on global
learning?
Collaboration
Diversity
Empathy
4. Teaching 21st Century Skills
through Project-Based Learning
Classroom blog example, Ashley Selck's class' https://theblogofrawr.wordpress.com/
9. Create your teacher
profile in seconds!
1. Visit penpalschools.com
and click the “Teachers, Get
Started Here” button
10. Next, create a classroom
(it's super quick)
2. Provide the name,
location and start
date for your
classroom.
11. Next, create a classroom
(it's super quick)
3. Choose a course (you'll
be able to view all of the
courses and select the
right difficulty level for
your students).
12. That's it! Now you're ready
to invite your students.
4. You’ll be given a class
code to share with your
students. Instruct them
to click the "Students, Start
Here" button at
penpalschools.com to join
your online classroom with
this code.
13. Checking student's work
and progress is easy, too!
Go to penpalschools.com
and click "Log In" each
week to access your
teacher dashboard. There
you can monitor, review
and comment on your
students’ work.
youcanalsoinvite
studentsdirectlyfrom
yourTeacherDashboard!
14. Fast, fun & free!
Students learn best when they’re having fun! Pen pal exchanges get
students excited to learn and provide opportunities to share what they
know! Courses are aligned to academic standards to ensure positive
learning outcomes.
15. SAFETYPenPal Schools takes our
students' safety very seriously. We
also use multi-layered security
precautions. Teachers are able to
review all pen pal exchanges and
address any inappropriate
behavior.
16. Our Top
Teacher Tips!
I assign PenPal Schools
as homework to
supplement
our work in class.
We use PenPal
Schools to
learn and practice
English.
I use it to teach digital
citizenship and how to
use technology.
Photo: Twitter, @mrbadura
17. There's more
where this came
from.
PenPal Schools has a lot of great
resources to help educators and
students get started quickly and
easily.
Find everything at http://bit.ly/PPS-teachers
Tip:bookmarkthislink!
18. Reach out to
PenPal Schools
with questions!
Teachers and friendly
support people are
standing by to help.
Email: support@penpalschools.com
Post or message:
Facebook.com/PenPalSchools
Tweet or DM @PenPalSchools
19. Where can teachers learn more about what edtech resources
are available and effective?