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• 1. Boys and Girls in the21st Century Bridging the Gender Gap with TechnologyDr. Dave Kommer, Ashland UniversityMichelle Koussa, Independence Middle School Ohiohttp://amlegendertech.pbworks.com

2. Agenda Participant Questionnaire Brief Overview: Gender LearningDifferences Survey Results Video Implications for 21st Century Skills Examples of Gender AppropriateStrategies 3. e-Clicker Questionnaire If you have a device that gets on theInternet Smartphone Tablet Computer Please go the the following URL andsign in. 4. Quick Factoids Men, women and chimpanzees! Size doesnt matter But whos counting? Women have more connections thanmen. Women have more to say. Side by side 5. Boys Have trouble discovering their best way to learn. Competitive Active Risk-takers Physical Use non-verbal communication Spatial Math and Science Are more confident than they should be, or less. Lack emotional language Influenced by the media 6. Girls Generally like to please the teacher Cooperative Relationships Use communication Not risk-takers Less physical Linguistic Language Arts and Social Studies Deal better with emotions View selves through the perceptions of others Hear better Better able to read emotions of others Influenced by media 7. Survey Results differences among boys and girls. What we found is that with theexception of gaming, boys and girlsare pretty similar in terms oftechnology comfort and use. Technology bridges the genders whenusing P21 Skills as a framework 8. What Technology Used Most 9. Preferred Communication 10. Creating Content to Internet 11. Learn about Technology 12. How Often Used in Class 13. How Much Used in Class 14. Evaluating Internet Sources 15. Video 16. Implications for 21st Century Four Cs Communication Collaboration Creativity Critical thinking These lend themselves well totechnology They are not gender specific Teachers can use technology and the4Cs to get students to richer results. 17. How kids use technologyCreatingCollaborating Homework ???? Create blogs, videos,websitesCommunicating Critical Thinking Facebook Video games Twitter Email Texting Watching video 18. P21 Skills and Technology 19. P21 Strategies: Creating Students research, write a script andproduce a video on content topics Students design webpages Digital scrapbook or slideshow Facebook profile for character andengage in a Facebook conversation. Write a song about content, record itand create a podcast. 20. P21 Strategies: Collaborating Use Google docs to collectively write aconstitution Skype with another class to compareand contrast local issues or problems Students work in teams to completeinstructions in a webquest Collaborate to collect survey data andanalyze results Write a collaborative essay with emailpals 21. P21 Strategies: CriticalThinking Evaluate a website Use the Internet to research a politicalor social issue and determine a classposition Compare/Contrast a book and movie Analyze business trends or stock andmake predictions Create graphical representations ofdata using graphing calculators andspreadsheets. 22. P21 Strategies:Communicating Conduct interviews and create digitalgallery of images and audio files Keep a class journal on daily learningon a Blog Join a listserv to stay informed aboutan issue Create a digital bookshelf about classreadings Write an editorial or review for localnewspaper 23. Next Steps Visit the P21 Website and downloadthe Toolkit. Toolkit has a wealth of resources tomove your classroom toward each ofthe FourCs. Include students in your technologydecisions-making. 24. Session Code