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Technology In the K-12 Classroom: Trends, Issues, Apps & ToolsDerrick Mears, Ph.D. Ed. Specialist & Ed. Technology Program CoordinatorAssociate Professor Curriculum and Instruction/Educational TechnologyTwitter: @MearsDrWebsite: tinyurl.com/DrMearsETECeMail: [email protected]
Who is This Guy! •27th year in education:• 12 years in K-12:
• Kansas City Public School District
• North Kansas City School District
• Science, Physical Education and Gifted Education
• Chair of Staff Development Committee, New Teacher Mentor, Essential Elements of Instruction Trainer
Who is This Guy! •27th year in education:• 15th year in Higher Education:
• Teacher Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Technology• Currently coordinate the Ed.S. in Curriculum and
Instruction and the Educational Technology Programs
• Teach graduate courses in:• Educational media, Learning with Technology in K-12
Schools, Instructional Design, Curriculum and Assessment, Methods and Materials for K-12 On-Line Teaching
A Vision of
Today’s Students
“What is It Like Being A Student Today?
Technology and the GenerationsMedia Use-Adults (2005-2015)
Pew Research Center (2015, October 8) Social Media Usage: 2005-2015. Retrieved from http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/10/08/social-networking-usage-2005-2015/
Technology and the GenerationsMedia Use-College Students (2005-2015)
Pew Research Center (2015, October 8) Social Media Usage: 2005-2015. Retrieved from http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/10/08/social-networking-usage-2005-2015/
Statista (2016, February, 15) Reach of leading social media and networking sites used by teenagers and young adults in the United States https://www.statista.com/statistics/199242/social-media-and-networking-sites-used-by-us-teenagers/
• 12% text, email, check time in class more than 30 times daily
• 1/5th class time using devices in class for things other than school work
• 34% use device for non-learning reasons during class time
Schaffhauser, D. (2016, January 20). Research: college Students More Distracted Than Ever. Retrieved from https://campustechnology.com/articles/2016/01/20/research-college-students-more-distracted-than-ever.aspx
Schaffhauser, D. (2016, January 20). Research: college Students More Distracted Than Ever. Retrieved from https://campustechnology.com/articles/2016/01/20/research-college-students-more-distracted-than-ever.aspx
and the characteristics of how they learn and obtain information will be
parenting your students
The Future: Technology and the Generations
• This Video Was Posted in 2011: • This child is now a first grader in public
schools has never known:
• Never know life without the iPad (McKeegan, 2010)
• Never known life without movement generated gaming systems Kinect, Playstation Move (McKeegan, 2010)
• Never known life without: high speed internet, smart phones, Google, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter (Mears, 2012)
Mears, D. (2012). Welcome to the “iGeneration”: Implications for Children’s Technology Use On Physical Education and Childhood Obesity, in Sanders & Witherspoon (Eds) Contemporary Uses of Technology in K-12 Physical Education: Policy Practice and Adocacy. Information Age Publishing, Charlotte, NC
McKeegan, N. (2010, November 24) Top 10 Technology Firsts of 2010. Retrieved from http://newatlas.com/technolgy-world-firsts-2010/16942/
User Experiences Works (2011, October 6) A Magazine Is An I Pad That Does Not Work. Retrieved fromhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXV-yaFmQNk
• Average Home with Children:• 70% 3 or more televisions;
• 80% video gaming system;
• 75% internet;
• 62% TV in Bedrooms;
• 50% Their own video consoles;
• 81% by middle school have own cell phone;
• 43% their own computers (Mears, 2012)
Mears, D. (2012). Welcome to the “iGeneration”: Implications for Children’s Technology Use On Physical Education and Childhood Obesity, in Sanders & Witherspoon (Eds) Contemporary Uses of Technology in K-12 Physical Education: Policy Practice and Advocacy. Information Age Publishing, Charlotte, NC
The Future: Technology and the Generations
• The Generations:• Baby Boomers-1946 and 1964
• Current veteran close to retiring teachers
• Generation X 1965-1979• Veteran teachers
• Net Generation-1980-1999• Current college students and new
teachers
• iGeneration 2000-current• In your classrooms and coming to your
classrooms
Rosen, L. (2010, March, 27) Welcome to the “Igeneration” Retreived from https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/rewired-the-psychology-technology/201003/welcome-the-igeneration
Mears, D. (2012). Welcome to the “iGeneration”: Implications for Children’s Technology Use On Physical Education and Childhood Obesity, in Sanders & Witherspoon (Eds) Contemporary Uses of Technology in K-12 Physical Education: Policy Practice and Adocacy. Information Age Publishing, Charlotte, NC
3,146 text messages PER MONTH while only making and receiving 191 phone calls
Rosen, L. (2010, March, 27) Welcome to the “Igeneration” Retreived from https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/rewired-the-psychology-technology/201003/welcome-the-igeneration
Mears, D. (2012). Welcome to the “iGeneration”: Implications for Children’s Technology Use On Physical Education and Childhood Obesity, in Sanders & Witherspoon (Eds) Contemporary Uses of Technology in K-12 Physical Education: Policy Practice and Adocacy. Information Age Publishing, Charlotte, NC
Rosen, L. (2010, March, 27) Welcome to the “Igeneration” Retreived from https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/rewired-the-psychology-technology/201003/welcome-the-igeneration
Mears, D. (2012). Welcome to the “iGeneration”: Implications for Children’s Technology Use On Physical Education and Childhood Obesity, in Sanders & Witherspoon (Eds) Contemporary Uses of Technology in K-12 Physical Education: Policy Practice and Adocacy. Information Age Publishing, Charlotte, NC