Welcome Teachers!!

Accommodations are important to include for access to web resources. The hosting site, Foxbright, has been making changes to make the pages accessible for assorted devices and to meet the needs of our educational community using these resources. 

Please visit the Accommodations Page for additional resources.

Visit the Assessment page to learn about 21t4s Assessments, Quizzes & Surveys.

Visit the Student Showcase Portfolio Page to learn about the template provided.

Student Technology Skills Survey

A student self-reporting basic technology skill survey is provided on the Technology Skills Survey page. The survey can be very useful for having an idea of the skill levels of your students and also when used as a Pre- and Post-skill survey.

Students will complete the online version of the ProProfs survey.

• Use the survey link provided to have students take it using the ProProfs website. 
• The only requirement to take the survey is the student's first name and last name initial, no emails or ID's should be used. 
• Students will select between two responses to each of the 30 technology skill statements provided: 
  • "I need to learn" or "I Can Do It." The "I need to learn" responses will be shown as incorrect to help students identify learning goals on the final report. 
• Each technology skill statement is followed by the 21t4s "Thing" which identifies where they can learn the information in the 21T4S site. Example: (1.Basics).
• Students should check with their teacher about saving their report of their results: download them as a PDF, or to print them out.

Note: There is an additional assessment bank of multiple-choice questions available on the Teacher Resources page.

MITECS

In 2018 Michigan adopted the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE-S) "Standards for Students". Michigan named these MITECS, or the Michigan Integrated Technology Competencies for Students. 

The Michigan Techplan.org site has posted an age band articulation document and a sample set of scenarios.

• Age-band Articulation
• Sample Scenarios

ISTE STANDARDS

"The ISTE Standards provide the competencies for learning, teaching and leading with technology, and are a comprehensive road map for the effective use of technology in schools worldwide."

They provide standards

1. For Students
2. For Educators
3. For Education Leaders
4. For Coaches

The 21things4students received the ISTE Seal of Approval for years 2016-2022 when our site applied for a review of our activities aligned to their standards. 

Digital Breakouts are included as some of the 21 Things 4 Students Activities : 

What is a Digital Breakout Activity? Slidedeck

List of the Breakouts:

1.Q6 Email: Escape from Tech Basics
2.Q3 Quick Response: Quick Response
3.Q3  Social Media: Consider This...
5.Q4 Getting Social: Getting Social
6.Q1 Responsible Internet Use: How Cybersafe Are You?
6.Q5 Stop the Bullying-What Can We Do: Stop Cyberbullying
7.Q4 Stop the Pirates: Stop the Pirates
8.Q4 Trouble: Troubleshooting
9.Q5 Fake or Real News: Fake or Real
10.Q4 Mythbuster: Mythbusters Master
13.Q9 Dig the Data: Dig the Data
15.Q1 Design Thinking: Design Thinking
16.Q3 Career Prep: Employability
19.Q4 Clickbait:  Buyer Beware
21.Q5 Algorithm: Puzzle Master

*Additional information is provided for teachers using the Teacher Resources Page.

TEACHER INPUT

We encourage teachers to provide feedback and suggestions for improvements, additions and/or changes for future revisions.

STUDENT FEEDBACK

There is a Feedback Survey: On each Thing Graduation Page. Please encourage students to provide some constructive feedback. They are encouraged to send their ideas on how to improve the activities. Their ideas are used to improve the site to meet their needs better.

Some changes made based on student feedback:

• brought about the Student Checklists
• identified the need to add more interactive or game activities
• identifies Things and Quests to be updated

UPDATES

Visit the Updates Page to learn about 21T4S revisions to site content and resources.