TECHNOLOGY ENGAGES 21ST CENTURY LEARNERS

THE FASHION TRAIN

Your parents can always embarrass you. Especially the way they dress. See, 'cause I have a theory. I think your parents are riding along on the fashion train, and one day they go "that's it, I ain't going any farther."  - Jeff Foxworthy

We can climb off the technology train too

We don’t see the point of replacing something that still works

We can’t afford to upgrade

We just don’t want to deal with the learning curve

TECHNOLOGY TRAIN DEMOGRAPHICS

When new technology comes out where do you tend to fall?

Classic..But kinda retro

Overheads still do the job

NEWER, BETTER

No transparencies needed

Projects Papers

Artwork

3-D objects

Connects to microscopes

Saves images to computer

The medium cannot overcome

the method or the message

PowerPoints can be just as snooze-inducing as a completely covered

overhead transparency

Boomershave always had television

Gen Xers

have alwayshad video games

Millennialshave always had computers & cell phones

TEACHER COMFORT ZONE TECHNOLOGY

COMMUNICATION VALUES

Millennials Gen Xers Boomers

Converse Text & IMSocial MediaCell phone

E-mailCell PhoneIM

E-mailCell PhoneFace to face

Problem Solve

Brainstorm in group

Online Research

List solutions independently then call a meeting

Think about what worked in the past then call a meeting

Seek Respect

Ideas values Professionalism and knowledge valued

Experience and input valued

Entrepreneur Magazine, 2009.

75% of Millennials have a profile on social media like Facebook or MySpace

83% sleep with their cell phones

88% use their cell phones to text

THEY’RE WIRED

COMMUNICATION

If we want to

• impact our students beyond test day

• prepare them for higher education

• Inspire them to become lifelong learners

We have to embrace the tools they use to communicate

FIND A BALANCE

Engaged Disciplined

Spontaneous Procedural

Visual Media Written word

Interactive Independent

Multi-tasked Focused

Process Content

Speed Deliberation

21ST CENTURY LEARNER’S MIND

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Passive Active

Case Study

Voting

Debate

Problem Solving

Real ProjectGames

Facilitated Discussion

LectureQ & A

If you climbed off the technology train

years ago… CLIMB BACK ABOARD

SMARTBOARD

This is an interactive whiteboard that can be

used with your computer to engage learners

CAMERA PROJECTOR

WEB 2.0 TOOLS

PRIVATE WIKI

Miss Baker’s Biology Class WikiContent can be public or private but adding content or

editing is always limited to members

BLOGS

FREE TECHNOLOGY FOR TEACHERSBlogs allow us to publish online in a public space

WIKICOOL TOOLS FOR SCHOOLIn this public Wiki teachers post lesson plans, helpful web

sites, projects, and other online resources relevant to technology in the classroom

Collaboration is a skill that makes us stronger as educators.

Using collaborative tools like Outlook calendar is a way to help us balance the demands we place upon our students.

OUTLOOK

Edline is the COMMUNICATION tool our school uses for teachers use to communicate with parents and students.

SYLLIBUS, LESSON PLANS, ASSIGNMENTS,

GRADES, HANDOUTS, LINKS, EMAIL

ENGAGERIDE THIS TRAIN

Excellence comes with practice and you can’t practice what you don’t try!

TRY SOMETHING NEW