21st Century Literacies

After three days of talking about podcasts vs. vodcasts, blogs vs. wikis, Skype vs. iChat, and how to actively engage kids in learning using tools already available in our classrooms, my head is spinning. There is so much yet to learn about synthesis and design, the flat world, and becoming global collaborators, that I will be scurrying about from now until August 18 to get some new lessons ready to go. If anyone knows of a ninth grade classroom in India ready and willing to partner with a ninth grade classroom in Kirkwood, MO,  just let me know!

Here are a few of the tools to be incorporated in lessons taught in W-117 next year:

Skype (www.skype.com)

Voice Thread (voicethread.com)

Ustream (ustream.tv)

Flip Video (theflip.com)

Jing Project (jingproject.com)