Parent-Teachers Association Workshop Marian Academy 13 March 2010, Guyana RIANE DE HAAS-BLEDOEG.

Parent-Teachers Parent-Teachers Association Workshop Association Workshop

Marian AcademyMarian Academy13 March 2010, Guyana13 March 2010, GuyanaRIANE DE HAAS-BLEDOEG

MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE WORKSHOPMAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE WORKSHOP

Find ways for parents, teachers Find ways for parents, teachers and teens and teens to work togetherto work together towards safe, healthy and towards safe, healthy and useful on-line activities useful on-line activities

WHAT WILL WE LOOK AT?WHAT WILL WE LOOK AT?

Cyberspace and its terminologyCyberspace and its terminology Overview of the use of the InternetOverview of the use of the Internet Benefits and on-line risks Benefits and on-line risks Responsible use of the InternetResponsible use of the Internet Healthy cyberspace lifeHealthy cyberspace life On-line safety tips On-line safety tips

WHAT WILL WE LEARN WHAT WILL WE LEARN IN THIS WORKSHOP?IN THIS WORKSHOP?

Teachers/parents and students acquire basic knowledge on cyberspace life, benefits of the Internet and on-line risks

Parents and teachers develop an approach to be actively involved in

on-line life of teens/students

WHAT MORE WILL WE LEARN WHAT MORE WILL WE LEARN IN THIS WORKSHOP?IN THIS WORKSHOP?

Teens/studentsTeens/students are provided with are provided with information and tools how to get information and tools how to get the most benefits from the Internet the most benefits from the Internet and at the same time be guarded and at the same time be guarded against on-line threatsagainst on-line threats

Review the informationReview the informationAsk questionsAsk questionsShare knowledge and Share knowledge and

experiencesexperiencesDiscuss areas for improvementDiscuss areas for improvementMake recommendationsMake recommendations

WHAT WILL WE DO?WHAT WILL WE DO?

YOUR FACILITATORSYOUR FACILITATORS

HALIMA KASSIM

Gender & Child Protection

DERRICK AGDOMAR

Integrated Information Systems

JOHN CAMPBELL

Sports

RIANE DE HAAS-BLEDOEG

Culture

PARTICIPANTS IN THE WORKSHOPPARTICIPANTS IN THE WORKSHOP

PARENTS

TEACHERS/EDUCATORS

STUDENTS/TEENS

STUDENTS

THEN

STUDENTSNOW

Our students have changed Our students have changed radically from previous generationsradically from previous generations

CHILDREN & TEENSCHILDREN & TEENS

Marc Prensky:Marc Prensky:

Digital nativesDigital natives Digital immigrantsDigital immigrants

A GENERATION

DIFFERENT LANGUAGE

DIFFERENT THINKING/ DIFFERENT

PROCESSING OF INFORMATION

DIGITAL NATIVES – DIGITAL IMMIGRANTSDIGITAL NATIVES – DIGITAL IMMIGRANTS

Internationally acclaimed speaker, writer and consultant in the area of education and learning

THE GENERATION OF THE GENERATION OF DIGITAL NATIVESDIGITAL NATIVES

THE GENERATION OF DIGITAL NATIVESTHE GENERATION OF DIGITAL NATIVES

THE GENERATION OF DIGITAL NATIVESTHE GENERATION OF DIGITAL NATIVES

THE GENERATION OF DIGITAL NATIVESTHE GENERATION OF DIGITAL NATIVES

THE GENERATION OF DIGITAL NATIVESTHE GENERATION OF DIGITAL NATIVES

THE GENERATION OF DIGITAL NATIVESTHE GENERATION OF DIGITAL NATIVES

THE GENERATION OF DIGITAL NATIVESTHE GENERATION OF DIGITAL NATIVES

DIGITAL IMMIGRANTSDIGITAL IMMIGRANTSSpeak language with an ‘accent’ Speak language with an ‘accent’ (from pre-digital age)(from pre-digital age)

I will send you my I will send you my comments as soon as I comments as soon as I

have printed out the have printed out the document to edit it.document to edit it.

Why not edit it on the computer?

Can you come over Can you come over to my desk to see to my desk to see

the new the new website I found?website I found?

Why not e-mail the URL?

Hi, I’m just calling to Hi, I’m just calling to see if you got my see if you got my

e- mail.e- mail.

OK, we just wanted to double check?

DOES THIS DOES THIS LOOK LOOK

FAMILIAR TO FAMILIAR TO YOU?YOU?

HOW DIGITAL HOW DIGITAL IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRANTS

SEE SEE DIGITAL DIGITAL NATIVESNATIVES

DIGITAL IMMIGRANTS ABOUT DIGITAL IMMIGRANTS ABOUT DIGITAL NATIVESDIGITAL NATIVES

HOW DIGITAL HOW DIGITAL NATIVESNATIVES

PERCEIVE PERCEIVE DIGITALDIGITAL

IMMIGRANTSIMMIGRANTS

You can go to the library and look up the word “ergonomics” in the dictionaryLet’s

google it,

Miss!

THE GAP IN COMMUNICATIONTHE GAP IN COMMUNICATION

How do you ‘dial’ a phone?

“…and little Kevin

picked up the phone and

dialed the number of

grandpa…”

Now that you all have drawn your computer on paper, I will now

teach you how to turn on the computer.

Sir, when will we do PowerPoint presentations?

DIGITAL NATIVES - SKILLSDIGITAL NATIVES - SKILLS

FAST ACQUISITION OF INFORMATIONFAST ACQUISITION OF INFORMATION

Photo of teen doing home work on the compute with ipod

and texting on phone

MULTI TASKINGMULTI TASKING

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GRAPHICS BEFORE TEXTGRAPHICS BEFORE TEXT

DIGITAL NATIVES - SKILLSDIGITAL NATIVES - SKILLS

GAMES BEFORE SERIOUS WORKGAMES BEFORE SERIOUS WORK

FUNCTION BEST WHEN NETWORKINGFUNCTION BEST WHEN NETWORKING

PREFERENCE FOR RANDOM ACCESS PREFERENCE FOR RANDOM ACCESS (E.G. HYPERTEXT)(E.G. HYPERTEXT)

BETTER PERFORMANCE WITH BETTER PERFORMANCE WITH INSTANT GRATIFICATION AND INSTANT GRATIFICATION AND FREQUENT REWARDSFREQUENT REWARDS

DIGITAL NATIVES - SKILLSDIGITAL NATIVES - SKILLS

The Internet is a global system of interrelated The Internet is a global system of interrelated computer networks computer networks that use the that use the standard standard Internet Protocol Suite Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP) to serve billions of users worldwide. It is a (TCP/IP) to serve billions of users worldwide. It is a network of networksnetwork of networks that consists of millions of private, public, academic, that consists of millions of private, public, academic, business, and government networks of local to global scope that are linked by a business, and government networks of local to global scope that are linked by a broad array of electronic and optical networking technologies. The Internet carries broad array of electronic and optical networking technologies. The Internet carries carries a vast array of carries a vast array of information information resources and services, most notably the inter-resources and services, most notably the inter-linked linked hypertext hypertext documents of the documents of the World Wide Web World Wide Web (WWW) and the infrastructure to (WWW) and the infrastructure to support support electronic mail.electronic mail.

DIGITAL NATIVES – LANGUAGEDIGITAL NATIVES – LANGUAGE

INTERNET LINGOINTERNET LINGO

LOL

P911/POS/MOS/PIR

PAL/PAW

TTYL/CUL/CYL

THNX/TNX/THX

BRB/B4N

Muah

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BUILDING UNDERSTANDING BUILDING UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT AND RESPECT

Get involved Get involved Develop trustDevelop trust Learn the lingoLearn the lingo Be flexible and creativeBe flexible and creative Apply courtesy and respectApply courtesy and respect Be on alertBe on alert

Towards a safe, healthy Towards a safe, healthy and useful cyberspace lifeand useful cyberspace life

THANK YOUTHANK YOU