This document discusses 21 signs that someone is a 21st century teacher. It provides examples of how modern teachers incorporate technology and digital tools into their classrooms. Some of the signs discussed include having students use blogs, podcasts and Skype interviews for research projects, participating in online teacher communities for professional development, taking virtual field trips, and using cell phones and apps like Celly for educational activities. The document also provides links to many free digital tools and websites that modern teachers can use, such as Wikispaces, Edmodo, Google Art Project, and Zite.

1. Practitioner’s Perspective
Estelita V. Llanita, LMTA
aka: Tilit Kulit (FB)
Tilitay93 (twitter)

2. 21 Signs You’re a 21st Century
Teacher

3. Hype in googling…
You require your students to use a variety
of sources for their research projects...
and they cite blogs, podcasts, and
interviews they’ve conducted via Skype.

4. #2 Active learning
Your students
work on
collaborative
projects...

5. #3 Network/SocMed Feedback
You give weekly
class updates to
parents... via your
blog.

6. So you know these sites
WordPress
http://wordpress.org/
Blogger
http://blogger.com

7. So…
 You Viber instead of texting
 PM /Dm instead of calling through
landline

8. #4 Students
Participation
Your students
participate in class...
by tweeting their
questions and
comments.

9. Do you have twitter
account?
Twitter
http://twitter.com/

10. #5 Video
ProjectsYou ask your students
to create reports on a
controversial topic...
and you grade their
video submissions.

11. Rubric!!!!!
& you grade their
video submissions
using RUBRIC.

12. You use these sites
 Webcam – Google Hangouts
http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/han
gouts/
 Screensharing - Screencast-o-matic
http://screencast-o-matic.com/
 Avatar – Voki http://voki.com/ Photos –
 Fotobabble http://www.fotobabble.com/

13. #6 podcast
You prepare
substitutes with
detailed
directions... via
Podcasts.

14. Seamless
absenceVocaroo
http://vocaroo.com/

15. #7 Tentative
IDYou ask your students to
do a character study...
and they create mock
social media profiles of
their character.

16. Faking as a Security
Tool
Fakebook
http://www.classtools. net/fb/home/page

17. #8 Wiki - tool
Your students create
a study guide...
working together on
a group wiki.

18. Wiki space
Wikispaces
http://www.wikispaces.com/

19. #9
SharewaringYou share lesson
plans with your
teacher friends...
from around the
globe.

20. #10Shareware
advantage
Your classroom budget
is tight... but it doesn’t
matter because there
are so many free
resources for you.

21. Shareware Resources
Shared Resources
http://community.simplek12.com/scripts/student/share/

22. #11 Smart idling
You realize the importance of professional
development... and you read blogs, join
online communities, and tweet for self
development.
You enroll yourself into Webinars and
Coursereras

23. Your blog opening
statements
Please write in some of your favorites! A
few of mine...
http://blog.web4Eclassroom.org/
http://tilitay93.com/
http://www.tilitinspiration.com/

24. #12 Virtual Fieldtrip
You take your students on
a field trip to the Great
Wall of China... and
never leave your
classroom

25. Visit places without Visa
 Panoramio
http://www.panoramio.com

26. #13 Online
Album
Your students share
stories of their
summer vacation...
through an online
photo repository.

27.  Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/ Edmodo
http://www.edmodo.com/
(Other than Instagram and Tumbler )

28. #14 Online
tourYou visit the
Palace of
Versailles... and
don’t spend a
dime.

29.  Google Art Project
http://www.googleartproject.com/

30. #15 Netiquette
101
You teach your
students not to be
bullies... or
cyberbullies.

31.  Internet Safety Courses & Lessons
http://community.simplek12.com/scripts/
student/cou rses/?id=8202#details
http://www.youtube.com/simplek12team

32. #16 SUP
You make your students
turn in their cell phones
before class starts...
because you plan on
using them in class.

33. #17 SMS Responsible
Use
You require your students to
summarize a recent chapter...
and submit it to you via a text
message.
 Celly
http://cel.ly/

34. #18 Proud Teacher
You showcase your
students’ original work...
to the world
Pen.io
http://pen.io/

35. #19 RSS
You have your morning coffee... while
checking your RSS

36. RSS Sites
Google Reader
http://www.google.com/reader
Zite
http://zite.com/ RSS feed

37. #20 Webinar
You are at this
webinar... And plan
on having more

38. #21 Networking
You share online
something you learned
today with your teacher
friends!
You follow links….