“Our students have changed radically.” “Today’s students are no longer the people our educational system was designed to teach.” rc Prensky – Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants
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“Our students have changedradically.”
“Today’s students are no longer the people our educational system
was designed to teach.”
Marc Prensky – Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants
How did we engage students that learn
linguistically
logically
spatiallymusically
bodily
interpersonally
intrapersonally
all in one classroom?
Now add the new evolution….
Is your classroom ready…
for the digital learners?
Back in the day, students didn’t expect to be fully engaged by
everything they did…
there were no…
CD players
portable DVDs
cell phones
internet resourcesMP3 players
ipods
PS3s
xbox
satellite TVs
podcasts
home computers
laptops
netbooks
With all these engaging learning options outside of school…
what engagement are we offering in school?
Keep in mind we think differently…
Traditional Teacher may think:
Use the dictionary.
Student may think:
Where can I access Google or Wikipedia?
Teacher says:Go look up the definition of the
word “digital”.
Traditional Teacher may think:
“The students can’t even remember the names of the capital cities.”
Student may think:
“Why do I have to know this when I can Google the answer in 2 seconds?”
Ian Jukes & Ted McCain – “Windows on the Future Thinking About Tomorrow Today”
Keep in mind we think differently…
“today’s students think and process information
fundamentally differently from their predecessors.”
Marc Prensky – Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants
“Having a digital learner absorb content from a lecture is like trying to feed a four year old
tofu at McDonald’s.It’s not likely to happen!”
Quote by: Sandi Hodgson
Why do they want to
remember
understand
apply
analyse
evaluate
create
with their favourite video games,
but may have a harder time applying that in the classroom?
Because it is hard for students to conform,
to creating the “traditional ways”!
Why not use the technology they know and love to
teach them?
Why not use the technology they know and love to
reach them?
HOW?
Supplement your curriculum with:
Digital Posters
Google Treasure Hunt
MP3 Fact Raps
Photo Story Telling
Wikis
Audio Poems
Blogs
Email Penpals
Google Earth
Wikipedia
Use your imagination!
They will!
Plus, they will show you what they know!
Wouldn’t it be nice to know they’ve grasped a concept without
the pressure of a test?
“We need them to create real world, real time digital products that
allow them to reflect their understanding of both content and
process.”
Ian Jukes & Ted McCain – “Windows on the Future Thinking About Tomorrow Today”
That after two weeks they recall:
Did you know…
Less than 10% of what they read.
About 20% of what they hear.
About 50% of content that they hear and see like while watching a demonstration
that uses two or more media simultaneously
Ian Jukes & Ted McCain – “Windows on the Future Thinking About Tomorrow Today”
But….
After two weeks they recall 90% if it:
involves the teaching of a concept to others as well as the immediate application of the learning within the context of a real time, real world task.
Ian Jukes & Ted McCain – “Windows on the Future Thinking About Tomorrow Today”
We encourage them to be “life long learners”…
Let’s continue leading by example.
Let’s continue fostering the wonder of learning.
Let’s continue facilitating learning.
Let’s continue empowering independent thinkers.
“If we are to prepare them to be in the real world, we must know
what’s out there!”
In times of radical change, the learners inherit the earth while the learned find themselves perfectly
equipped for a world that no longer exists.Erik Hoffer
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