You, and Your Students

Graham WhisenInstructional Technology

Resource Teacher

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YOU, and YOUR STUDENTS

World Wide Web – CERN (1993)

GENERATIONAL DIVIDE

• 95% of teenagers are online

• 76% use social networking sites

• 80% have cell phones

By 2020 ... the changes in learning behavior and cognition among young people generally produce ...

POSITIVEOUTCOMES

NEGATIVEOUTCOMES

• Cycle quickly through tasks

• Find answers to deep questions

• Leverage collective intelligence

• Cannot retain information

• Distracted from deep engagement

• Lack social skills

By 2020 ... the changes in learning behavior and cognition among young people generally produce ...

POSITIVEOUTCOMES

NEGATIVEOUTCOMES

55% 45%

“They’re not buying the old broadcast learning model”

- Don Tapscott(author of Growing Up Digital)

8 Norms of the Net Generation

1. freedom

2. customization

4. integrity

3. scrutiny

Trilling and Fadel (2009)

8 Norms of the Net Generation

5. collaboration6. entertainment7. speed

8. innovation

Trilling and Fadel (2009)

“In spite of the fact that young people demonstrate a facility with online tools, many students lack the skills they need to use those tools effectively for learning.”

Young Canadians in a Wired WorldMedia Awareness Network @2012

effectiveness

“Meaningful change ain’t gonna happen for our kids if we’re not willing to invest in it for ourselves first. At the heart, it’s not about schools ... it’s about us.”

- Will Richardson

fear and excitement

• Department meetings

• Prep period• Lunch and Learn

Fletcher’s MeadowSecondary School

BYOD

Office 365

Angel

Wi-fi

SAMRTPaCK

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