Q1 Basics: Introduction
1. Basics
Introduction
The 21 Things 4 Students website is a very large website filled with lots of activities that use technology. In this Quest, you will:
- be introduced to the vocabulary used in this 21t4s website
- learn how to download and use the student checklists
- take a technology skills survey and set some personal learning goals to improve your basic technology skills
- learn about the student portfolio, the Awesome Index of the resources, and about the 21t4s roadmap
I Can Statements
- understand the features and vocabulary used on this website
- confidently navigate the Menus, Things, and Quests
- use the Student Checklist and 21t4s Roadmap
- demonstrate my work using the Student Showcase Portfolio
- set personal learning goals after completing a short technology skills survey
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Competencies & Standards
MITECS Michigan Integrated Technology Competencies for Students
ISTE Standards for Students
1. Empowered Learner
a. Articulate and set personal learning goals, developing strategies leveraging technology to achieve them, and reflect on the learning process itself to improve learning outcomes
Websites and Documents
Websites
- 4 Ways That AI Can Help Students
- 6 Ways We Use AI Every Day Infographic
- AutoDraw
- Craiyon
- Google Arts & Culture: Say What you See
- Project-Based AI Courses for K-12 students developed by Stanford and MIT Graduates
- Quick, Draw!
- Stable Diffusion
- Teachable Machine
Videos from Outside Sources
- 25 Art-Styles EVERYONE Should Know? YouTube (7:06)
- Draw, Sketch, Write. - Creating Student Projects with AutoDraw! YouTube (3:10 mins.)
- Ethics & AI - Privacy & The Future of Work, Direct Link (3:26 mins.)
- Features Impacted by COPPA YouTube (3:16 mins.)
- FERPA Basics Introduction YouTube (3:32 mins.)
- How AI is Making the World a Better Place YouTube (1:35 mins.)
- What is AI? YouTube (3:05 mins.)
- What is Artificial Intelligence? YouTube (5:08 mins.)
21t4s Videos
21t4s Documents & Quizzes
- 21T4S Roadmap 2024-25
- How Do We Use AI?
- Privacy and COPPA Worksheet
- Vocabulary Quizlet
- What Does Ethics Mean to You? Worksheet