Utah DGS 2016 presentation - Expectations of a Constantly Connected Generation - Michael Hakkarinen

expectations of a constantly

connected generation

Michael HakkarinenUtah Education Network

Michael Hakkarinen

University of Maryland, 1994

Bachelor’s Degree - English (American Literature)

Mount Saint Mary’s University, 2002

Master’s Degree - Education

Frederick County Public Schools, 2002-2013

Frederick, Maryland

Canyons School District, 2013-2014

Utah Education Network, 2014-present

Best Job Ever! (My boss in the audience)

Michael Hakkarinen

Michael Hakkarinen

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expectations of a constantly

connected generation

Michael HakkarinenUtah Education Network

What are the expectations of a

constantly connected generation?

@edtechakkUtah Education Network

How do we meet the expectations of a

constantly connected generation?


Why does it seem like this generation is

constantly connected?


expectations

constantly

connected

generation

The kids these days...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/35884557@N00/3723292620

http://dinosstorage.com/wordpress/?tag=generation-x


https://www.flickr.com/photos/35884557@N00/3723292620


“Young people don’t

respect their parents.

They are rude and

impatient.

They frequently inhabit

taverns and have no

self control.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binge_drinking


“Young people don’t

respect their parents.

They are rude and

impatient.

They frequently inhabit

taverns and have no

self control.”

- Inscription found in 6,000 year old Egyptian Tomb

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deir_el-Medina


“...now love luxury. They have bad

manners, contempt for

authority; they show

disrespect for elders

and love chatter in place

of exercise.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone_overuse


“...now love luxury.

They have bad

manners, contempt for

authority; they show

disrespect for elders

and love chatter in place

of exercise.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socrates

- Socrates, 400 B.C.


Prefer Chatter


Prefer Chatter

Smart Phones

vs.

Rembrandt


would rather

socialize on

their smart

phones than

appreciate art.


Or do they?


Know how to

learn on their

phones.


“...think of nothing but

themselves…

They are impatient of all

restraint.

As for girls,

they are forward,

immodest and

unladylike in speech,

behavior, and dress.”https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lucy_Sergent,_in_flowered_dress,_attends_Sunday_school_at_the_Pentecostal_Church_of_God._Leju

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“...think of nothing but

themselves…

They are impatient of all

restraint.

As for girls,

they are forward,

immodest and

unladylike in speech,

behavior, and dress.”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_the_Hermit

- Peter The Hermit, 1274

Unladylike?

Unladylike?

Follow them on Twitter! @cachemakers

When I was a kid…..

Five minutes later...

Then I had to get...

Or a kid in school could...

Kids today don’t play with Rubik’s Cube.

The kids are alright.

Paedophobia

Fear of Children

Why are we afraid of the generation that

follows our own?1. Old people are sometimes jerks.

2. Young people are usually stupid, reckless, and full of

energy This really pisses off the old people, even the ones

that aren’t jerks.

3. All of us are nostalgic. We miss the “good old days”.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism

Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.

BUZZ Aldrin

Born: January 20, 1930

Marion Moon

BUZZ Aldrin’s Mom

Born: November 16, 1903

Marion Moon


One month later.

December 17, 1903

Marion Moon

Married Edwin Aldrin, Sr.

In one generation, Marion Moon saw...

Man fly for the first time.

The invention of the car.

Affordable electricity.

The creation of the computer.

Televisions in middle class homes.

Her own son fly and walk in space.

The computer power housed in the

lunar lander now exceeded by the

processing power that goes into

the smartphones in our pockets.

In his own generation, Buzz Aldrin has seen...

exponential

increase in the

pace of change

What advances will our children witness?

Marion Moon passed away

a little more than a year

before Buzz left for the

moon on Apollo 11.


Died: May 24, 1968

Surprisingly, Aldrin's reservations about describing what it's like to kick up moon dust for an hour and a half, as he did on July 20, 1969, are in marked contrast to his willingness to discuss – free of charge – the dark side of his life: his struggles with depression and alcoholism, his two failed marriages, his difficult relationship with his father, and the tragedy of his mother (born Marion Moon), who killed herself shortly before the lunar mission because she did not think she could handle her son's imminent fame.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/space/5779145/Buzz-Aldrin-the-dark-times-that-followed-that-historic-flight.html

600 Million people watched the

Apollo 11 Moon Landing live on

TV on July 20, 1969

What does it mean to be connected?

Do we feel happy when we are

“connected”?

Why do advances in civilization

seem to be making us less happy?

Are any of us really prepared to be

“connected”?

http://www.theinstantcredits.com/tag/easier-life/

TRIBE: On Homecoming and Belonging

by Sebastian Junger

Self Determination Theory

Human beings need three

basic things in order to be

content:

1.They need to feel competent at what they do.

2. They need to feel authentic in their lives.

3. They need to feel connected to others.

We have evolved as human beings.

http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/83218-tribalism/char

Have we devolved as a culture?

Are any of us prepared be part of a tribe of 320

million people? (U.S. Population)

Is it possible to live in a tribe of 300+ Million?

Is it possible to “connect” in a tribe this large?

Our Contemporary Constantly Connected Generationmay have found a new definition of “tribe”.

Why Is Laila Using Instagram?

Why Is Jaik Using YouTube?

expectations

constant

connected

generation

We don’t have a constantly connected generation.

Constantly online

doesn’t mean

“connected”.

We have a new generation growing up in a

world that is changing at an ever increasing

rate, and has developed a culture that expects

everyone to be connected, constantly.

How do we meet the needs of a constantly

connected generation?

How do we teach this new

generation to connect in this

constantly online world?

My Tribe

@michelle_zey @covili @swimfin

Toby the Dog

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