21st Century Skills
Weblinks and other resources for teaching and/or learning specific 21st century skills such as mobile technologies, web 2.0 and other tools for collaboration and creativity with new media.
Sparking Innovation…The Wallace & Gromit Way
Inspire inventions a la Wallace and Gromit's "cracking contraptions" more
Cyberbullying – Damage in a Digital Age
Timely materials designed to help parents, educators, and the online industry explore proactive steps to prevent cyberbullying, including through digital literacy and citizenship education programs. more
Sparking Innovation…The Wallace & Gromit Way
Inspire inventions a la Wallace and Gromit's "cracking contraptions" more
Typingweb.com – learn to touch-type online for free
Typingweb.com offers free online lessons to help improve typing skills. It scores over other similar sites with its uncluttered interface and customization features. more
Commoncraft.com – Explanations in plain English
Commoncraft.com is a great resource for explanations of everyday concepts and web-services. These explanations are in the form of a video with a lucid voice-over. more
Foster Lifelong Creativity: Think Like a Traveler
— Stanford University’s Entrepreneurship Corner, Tom Kelley, General Manager of IDEO, points out that like taking vitamins or exercising daily, “fostering lifelong creativity depends on instituting good, healthy mental habits. This... more
