Its Showtime! Marcy Lynch, FLCC The illiterate of the 21 st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and.

It’s Showtime!Marcy Lynch, FLCC

“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn”

Alvin Toffler

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“Young people today are too much in love with living. They have terrible manners, mock authority, and have no respect for their elders.”

Socrates, 369 B.C.

Still Showtime!

Today’s ConversationInfluences, characteristics, strengths of today’s students

Classroom engagement and management.

Managing disrupting behaviors in the classroom environment.

Find your table and introduce yourself to the group telling a little bit about yourself – who, what, where, when, etc.Begin conversation about today’s students by giving your preliminary thoughts about this generation of students.

10 min video

Influential Events?

Digital Culture

Economy

9/11

Obama election

Digital Culture

Disconnected

Multi-taskers“Cognitive Toggling”?

Whole life

documented

Short attention spans“Attentional deployment”

Multiple personalities

Impatient

“Helicopter Moms”

Other influences

Scheduled

Center of Attention

Consulted

Decorated

These things have made them…• Narcissistic

• Self-centered• Impatient

• Sheltered• Entitled

• Naïve• Unfocused

• Demanding• Isolated• impatient

These things have made them…• Ambitious

• Team centered• Trial and error

• Multi-taskers• Structured

• Tech Savvy• Confident

• Connected• Positive

Using positive traits to overcome barriers

Visual

Technological

Digital natives

Tech Savvy

Classroom PracticesEach student submits a biography the first day of class and meets the teacher independently.Teacher expectations – time-frame for feedbackCollaborative projects and group work relating to real worldBe – passionate, high energy, inventive, humorous, active,

BE ENTERTAINING! video

MoreWikispace with Classroom Contract with high, clear expectations after negotiated and signed by allContinual use of connectivity for reflective purposes – poll evE-clipsNo attendance grade – quiz each day including information from class – can test out of any class

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Still engaging technologies

Wimba and ElluminateIntegrate different technologies such as

synchronized chat, use of Whiteboard, online text messaging, and display of PowerPoints with voice accompaniment

Other innovative practices that are being implemented include - user-created content - social networking - virtual worlds and avatar creation use of mobile phones for course content deliveryand multiplayer educational gaming.

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Wikipedia

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Free encyclopedia that anyone can editMillions ofarticles in 250 languagesOver 2.5 million articles in EnglishWritten by “consensus” and constantly being edited

www.itsshowtimealbany.wikispaces.org

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Wordle - video

Mindmeister

And then there is that one…No matter how good you are, no matter how hard you try, no matter how much time you plan…

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That student that engages us in a powerStruggle.

The Cell Phone User The Unprepared

The Standouts

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Potential Crisis Behavior

ThoughtsFeelings

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