21st Century Skills - Information, Media & Technology Literacy

This story is about a girl Sita who was born in 1980. (What is her age now?)

She was an active child in her studies, games, music and dance during her schooling.

She was inspired by her science teacher and she decided to become a teacher.

Days passed Her goal is to become a Science teacher.

She spends a lot of time in Library & Science labs, she completed her schooling and joined the college in the science stream. Very experienced teachers were there in the college.

Sita used to approach them for any doubts and they were happy to help Sita.

Sita completed her studies and joins a school as a primary teacher.

She is the favorite teacher of all the students and she explains the concepts in a interactive manner and students understand them very easily.

Her life is going well but here the villain enters the story

Can you guess the villain in Sita's life?

The COVID Virus.

The government says everything will go shut down.

All the schools shut down, the managements say that All the teachers have to teach online.

She knows how to work with Test Tubes, Magnets, and Litmus Paper, but she never used computers.

Now the helper enters the story.

Can you guess what is the name of the helper in Sita’s life?

Yes, Maruti is the Computer Teacher at his school.

Sita learns how to search for information on the internet and She learns how to recognize fake & Real information. This literacy is termed Information Literacy.

Sita learn how to share the lessons in different forms with students, She makes Charts using MS excel Software, She Records the lesson and shares the audio lessons, She uses pictures, audio, charts, graphs, Google Forms, Presentations and YouTube videos to explain the topics to the students. Now she becomes Media Literacy.

The parents are very happy with Sita now.🙋

Sita did not stop there, Sita explored new technology to make her video lesson.

She started using smart cameras, the latest microphone, the green screen, Video editing software, and animation software to make the interactive lessons.

She started using Google Classrooms, she created a YouTube channel. In the span of 6 months, she got 1 million subscribers.

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Posted by Praveen Kumar Athinagaram

Hey everyone, I am Praveen Kumar Athinagaram. I created this blog to help you: To develop essential skills for the future workforce. To prepare students for technology-driven careers. To enhance students' problem-solving and critical thinking abilities. To encourage creativity and innovation. I teach through interactive and engaging lessons. By implementing project-based learning and real-world problem-solving. Encouraging collaboration and teamwork. Using technology and tools relevant to the industry. Bringing industry insights through guest speakers and field trips. Conducting regular assessments and practical exams. Adopting a flipped classroom model for deeper learning. And I teach the basics of computer science and fundamental programming concepts. Introduction to AI concepts, machine learning algorithms, and their applications. Employment Skills such as Communication Skills, Self Management, Entrepreneur Skills and Green Skills Mental & Applied Maths.