At the CUEBC conference, Jason Ohler said that the new survival skills for the 21st Century is not drowning in information overload. we need to teach students how to manage the constant data stream that is their life.
So..how do we teach this skill while still hitting the learning outcomes that we need to hit? We use content curation tools to access content that is relevant to our courses and then students can decide if this is something they can use in their own management of information.
Content curation can even allow you to network, enabling more learning resources. Some people say curation may be as important as creation, depending on the career path you choose.
Tools I use for myself of teach in classes:
Zite: I use this app mostly for news and education related feeds (iPad)
Scoopit: We use this in grade 9 to save and comment on articles related to our humour unit.
Pinterest: Great for lots of different things (recipes!)
Netvibes: An oldie but goodie - a content aggregator that helps me read the news and feeds I like.
So..how do we teach this skill while still hitting the learning outcomes that we need to hit? We use content curation tools to access content that is relevant to our courses and then students can decide if this is something they can use in their own management of information.
Content curation can even allow you to network, enabling more learning resources. Some people say curation may be as important as creation, depending on the career path you choose.
Tools I use for myself of teach in classes:
Zite: I use this app mostly for news and education related feeds (iPad)
Scoopit: We use this in grade 9 to save and comment on articles related to our humour unit.
Pinterest: Great for lots of different things (recipes!)
Netvibes: An oldie but goodie - a content aggregator that helps me read the news and feeds I like.