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| To succeed in such spaces, Web 2.0 users need virtual teaming, web surfing, critical reading, and various communication skills. conference keynote speaker Search skills extend memory outside one's skin to the resources that surround in one's environment. As trends toward such forms of assessment indicate, the skills needed today have shifted from memorization of facts and details to the ability to interpret, analyze, organize, summarize, and manage such information. Who can express themselves effectively with images, animation, sound, and video, solve real-world problems that require processing and analysis of thousands of numbers, evaluate information for accuracy, reliability, and validity; and organize information into valuable knowledge, yet students are not learning these skills in school? In that speech, she was referring to a report from the Partnership for 21st Century , which emphasized information and communication skills, thinking and problem solving, global awareness, interpersonal and self-direction skills, and civic literacy. The World Is Open Book Reviews.
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