Session Overview
T:Technology Introducing
the “iGeneration”
I:Issues Technology Use
& Physical Education
M:Management
Managing the
“iGeneration” in the
Classroom
E:Effective Teaching
Policies, Procedures
and
Guidelines
D
Introducing the “iGeneration”
Understanding the Generations: • Baby Boomers-
• Born between 1946-1964.
• First of this generation just hitting
retirement age.
• Generation X-
• Born between 1965-1970s.
• Most of the teaching workforce.
Rosen, L. D. (2010). Rewired: Understanding the iGeneration and the way they learn. New York: St. Martin's Press.
Introducing the “iGeneration”
Understanding the Generations: • Net Generation-
• Born between 1980 and mid 1990s.
• New teachers @ 1987-1988.
• High school students @-1993-1997.
• “iGeneration”-
• Born late 1990s through 2008.
• Entering school to early middle school
age.
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Introducing the “iGeneration”
The “iGeneration” Defined: • Children born in the late 1990s
and early part of the new
millennium.
• Named for two key factors
• Presence of “i” in so many of
the devices they love.
• Expectations for “i” to mean
individualized.
Rosen, L. D. (2010). Rewired: Understanding the iGeneration and the way they learn. New York: St. Martin's Press.
Introducing the “iGeneration”
Understanding Their
World: • Kilobyte=@1000 B.
• Megabyte=@1000 KB.
• Gigabyte=@1000 MB.
Lady Gaga-Bad
Romance. • 6.85 MB.
• 6850 KB.
• 108 Commodore 64s
to play the song.
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Introducing the “iGeneration”
Understanding Their World: • Have never known life without:
• Wireless high speed internet
• Cell phone with 3G data
connection
• Texting
• Gaming Consoles
• iPods and/or MP3 players
Rosen, L. D. (2010). Rewired: Understanding the iGeneration and the way they learn. New York: St. Martin's Press.
Welcome to the “iGeneration”
Understanding Their World: • Since Their Birth:
• iPod, iPhone, iPad.
• Wii, Xbox, PlayStation.
• Facebook, MySpace, Twitter.
• Google, Wikipedia, Android.
• Flash Drive, Travel Drive.
• Satellite Radio, Pandora, YouTube,
Streaming video.
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Welcome to the “iGeneration”
Understanding Their World:
Characteristics?
Behaviors?
Observations?
Rosen, L. D. (2010). Rewired: Understanding the iGeneration and the way they learn. New York: St. Martin's Press.
Technology Issues Related to
Education
Mears, D. (in Press) Welcome to the “iGeneration”: Implications of children’s technology usage on physical education and childhood obesity. In S.
Sanders & L. Hansen (Eds.) Educational policy in the 21st century opportunities, challenges, and solutions: Reflections on making the case for
contemporary use of technology in teaching physical education: Promoting physical activity and fighting childhood obesity.(pp. xx-xx)
Charlotte, NC: Information Age.
Rosen, L. D. (2010). Rewired: Understanding the “iGeneration” and the way they learn. New York: St. Martin's Press
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Technology Issues Related to
Education
Mears, D. (in Press) Welcome to the “iGeneration”: Implications of children’s technology usage on physical education and childhood obesity. In S.
Sanders & L. Hansen (Eds.) Educational policy in the 21st century opportunities, challenges, and solutions: Reflections on making the case for
contemporary use of technology in teaching physical education: Promoting physical activity and fighting childhood obesity.(pp. xx-xx)
Charlotte, NC: Information Age.
Rosen, L. D. (2010). Rewired: Understanding the “iGeneration” and the way they learn. New York: St. Martin's Press
Technology Issues Related to
Education
Mears, D. (in Press) Welcome to the “iGeneration”: Implications of children’s technology usage on physical education and childhood obesity. In S.
Sanders & L. Hansen (Eds.) Educational policy in the 21st century opportunities, challenges, and solutions: Reflections on making the case for
contemporary use of technology in teaching physical education: Promoting physical activity and fighting childhood obesity.(pp. xx-xx) Charlotte,
NC: Information Age.
Roberts, D. F., Foeher, U. G., & Rideout, V. (2005). Generation M: Media in the lives of 8-18 year olds. Retrieved from
http://www.kff.org/entmedia/entmedia030905pkg.cfm
Rosen, L. D. (2010). Rewired: Understanding the “iGeneration” and the way they learn. New York: St. Martin's Press D
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, & Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). Trends in the Prevalence of Obesity,
Dietary Behaviors and Weight Control Practices National YRBS: 1991-2009. Washington, D.C.: Author.
Mears, D. (in Press) Welcome to the “iGeneration”: Implications of children’s technology usage on physical education and childhood obesity. In S.
Sanders & L. Hansen (Eds.) Educational policy in the 21st century opportunities, challenges, and solutions: Reflections on making the case for
contemporary use of technology in teaching physical education: Promoting physical activity and fighting childhood obesity.(pp. xx-xx) Charlotte,
NC: Information Age.
Technology Issues for Physical
Education
Screen Time and Childhood Obesity: • Two Factors
• Screen based media is serving as a
replacement for more active pursuits, thus
decreasing energy expenditure.
• Increased caloric intake has been associated
with television viewing as children tend to
consume more snacks and make poor food
choices during television viewing time.
Crespo, C. J., Smith, E., Troiano, R. P., Bartlett, S. J., Macera, C. A., & Anderson, R. E. (2001). Television watching, energy intake and obesity
in US children: Results from the 3rd NHANES: 1988-1994. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 155, 360-365
Gortmaker, S. L., Must, A., Sobol, A. M., Peterson, K., Colditz, G. A., & Dietz, W. H. (1996). Television viewing as a cause of increasing obesity
among children in the U.S., 1986-1990. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 150, 356-362.
Mears, D. (in Press) Welcome to the “iGeneration”: Implications of children’s technology usage on physical education and childhood obesity. In S.
Sanders & L. Hansen (Eds.) Educational policy in the 21st century opportunities, challenges, and solutions: Reflections on making the case for
contemporary use of technology in teaching physical education: Promoting physical activity and fighting childhood obesity.(pp. xx-xx)
Charlotte, NC: Information Age.
Robinson, T. N. (1999). Reducing children's television viewing to prevent obesity: A randomized controlled trial. Journal
of the American Medical Association, 282, 1561-1567.
Technology Issues for Physical
Education
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Welcome to the “iGeneration”
Issues Concerning Technology
and Physical Education:
Other issues?
Managing the “iGeneration” Teaching and Learning Characteristics: • They were introduced to technology at birth and have
always known a world containing constant bombardment of
media and technology.
• Many of the types of technology considered by their
teachers as “innovations” have been commonplace
their entire lives.
• Their teachers and school systems reasons may be
slower to incorporate new technologies into their
instruction.
• They may require constant motivation and reinforcement
for task completion and have a tendency want immediate
answers versus having to process or conduct extensive
searches for information.
Mears, D. (in Press) Welcome to the “iGeneration”: Implications of children’s technology usage on physical education and childhood
obesity. In S. Sanders & L. Hansen (Eds.) Educational policy in the 21st century opportunities, challenges, and solutions: Reflections on
making the case for contemporary use of technology in teaching physical education: Promoting physical activity and fighting childhood
obesity.(pp. xx-xx) Charlotte, NC: Information Age.
Rosen, L. D. (2010). Rewired: Understanding the “iGeneration” and the way they learn. New York: St. Martin's Press
Managing the “iGeneration”
Teaching and Learning Characteristics: • They crave to a near obsession involvement in the
social worlds created by Facebook, MySpace and
Twitter as well as internet based information.
• Cellular Phones 12-14 years for 50 million users.
• YouTube less than one year. • Because of this social networking they may have an
inability to separate individual from collaborative or
do not see plagiarism or trading assignments or
information as cheating.
Mears, D. (in Press) Welcome to the “iGeneration”: Implications of children’s technology usage on physical education and childhood
obesity. In S. Sanders & L. Hansen (Eds.) Educational policy in the 21st century opportunities, challenges, and solutions: Reflections on
making the case for contemporary use of technology in teaching physical education: Promoting physical activity and fighting childhood
obesity.(pp. xx-xx) Charlotte, NC: Information Age.
Rosen, L. D. (2010). Rewired: Understanding the “iGeneration” and the way they learn. New York: St. Martin's Press
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Managing the “iGeneration”
Teaching and Learning Characteristics: • They tend to be close to family, and parents
tend to be very involved in their children’s
education.
• Parents are of the “Net Generation” and are
themselves technology driven high degree of
parental involvement.
• Parents want web-based access to teacher
grade books through programs such as
Zangle™or Skyward™.
Mears, D. (in Press) Welcome to the “iGeneration”: Implications of children’s technology usage on physical education and childhood
obesity. In S. Sanders & L. Hansen (Eds.) Educational policy in the 21st century opportunities, challenges, and solutions: Reflections on
making the case for contemporary use of technology in teaching physical education: Promoting physical activity and fighting childhood
obesity.(pp. xx-xx) Charlotte, NC: Information Age.
Rosen, L. D. (2010). Rewired: Understanding the “iGeneration” and the way they learn. New York: St. Martin's Press
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Managing the “iGeneration”
Teaching and Learning Characteristics:
They are advanced
multi-taskers and
welcome and embrace
any new type of
technology that
comes along.
Other characteristics?
Rosen, L. D. (2010). Rewired: Understanding the “iGeneration” and the way they learn. New York: St. Martin's Press p. 67. D
Managing the “iGeneration”
We can’t beat them.
Join them!
Effective Teaching and the
“iGeneration”
Mears, D. (in Press) Welcome to the “iGeneration”: Implications of children’s technology usage on physical education and childhood obesity.
In S. Sanders & L. Hansen (Eds.) Educational policy in the 21st century opportunities, challenges, and solutions: Reflections on making the
case for contemporary use of technology in teaching physical education: Promoting physical activity and fighting childhood obesity.(pp. xx-
xx) Charlotte, NC: Information Age.
National Association for Sport and Physical Education. (2004).Moving into the future: National standards for physical education. Reston, VA:
Author.
Effective Teaching and the
“iGeneration” Technology and
Education of the
Future: • Not stable but
ever changing.
• Likely to reach
K-12 before
university setting.
Johnson, L., Levine, A., Smith, R., & Stone, S. (2010). The 2010 Horizon Report. Austin, TX: The New Media Consortium. Retrieved from
http://wp.nmc.org/horizon2010/.
Mears, D. (in Press) Welcome to the “iGeneration”: Implications of children’s technology usage on physical education and childhood obesity. In S.
Sanders & L. Hansen (Eds.) Educational policy in the 21st century opportunities, challenges, and solutions: Reflections on making the case for
contemporary use of technology in teaching physical education: Promoting physical activity and fighting childhood obesity.(pp. xx-xx) Charlotte,
NC: Information Age.
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Effective Teaching and the
“iGeneration” Appropriate Use of Educational Technology
in Physical Education: • Instructional technologies, if implemented in
alignment with appropriate practice guidelines, can be
effective tools for enhancing instruction in K-12
physical education.
• Instructional technology should not replace
instructional interventions in K-12 physical education
but provide a supplement to improving their
effectiveness.
Mears, D., Hansen, L., Fine, P., Lawler, P., & Mason, K. (2009). Appropriate Use of Instructional Technology in Physical Education
[Position Statement]. Reston, VA: National Association for Sport and Physical Education.
Mears, D. (in Press) Welcome to the “iGeneration”: Implications of children’s technology usage on physical education and childhood
obesity. In S. Sanders & L. Hansen (Eds.) Educational policy in the 21st century opportunities, challenges, and solutions: Reflections
on making the case for contemporary use of technology in teaching physical education: Promoting physical activity and fighting
childhood obesity.(pp. xx-xx) Charlotte, NC: Information Age.
Effective Teaching and the
“iGeneration” Appropriate Use of Educational Technology
in Physical Education: • Instructional technology, if implemented into K-12
physical education should provide the opportunity for
all students to receive equal exposure and receive the
benefits associated with integration.
• Instructional technology can be a valuable tool for
teachers to assist with maintaining student data and
documenting student progress related to standards-
based curriculum objectives.
Mears, D., Hansen, L., Fine, P., Lawler, P., & Mason, K. (2009). Appropriate Use of Instructional Technology in Physical Education
[Position Statement]. Reston, VA: National Association for Sport and Physical Education.
Mears, D. (in Press) Welcome to the “iGeneration”: Implications of children’s technology usage on physical education and childhood
obesity. In S. Sanders & L. Hansen (Eds.) Educational policy in the 21st century opportunities, challenges, and solutions: Reflections
on making the case for contemporary use of technology in teaching physical education: Promoting physical activity and fighting
childhood obesity.(pp. xx-xx) Charlotte, NC: Information Age.
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Effective Teaching and the
“iGeneration”
Physical Activity Monitoring Devices: • Teach appropriate placement and use
procedures.
• Setup devices with standardized settings.
• Establish an assignment system for
devices.
• Establish a class use schedule.
• Establish a data recording system.
• Sanitation and device maintenance.
Mears, D. (in Press) Welcome to the “iGeneration”: Implications of children’s technology usage on physical education and childhood obesity.
In S. Sanders & L. Hansen (Eds.) Educational policy in the 21st century opportunities, challenges, and solutions: Reflections on making the
case for contemporary use of technology in teaching physical education: Promoting physical activity and fighting childhood obesity.(pp. xx-
xx) Charlotte, NC: Information Age. D
Effective Teaching and the
“iGeneration”
Active Gaming/Exergaming: • Teach appropriate use procedures for
consoles.
• Setup consoles with standardized settings
• Use stations and/or practice stations.
• Establish a class use schedule.
• Integration of instructional content into
lessons.
• Establish a data recording system.
• Sanitation and device maintenance.
Mears, D. (in Press) Welcome to the “iGeneration”: Implications of children’s technology usage on physical education and childhood obesity.
In S. Sanders & L. Hansen (Eds.) Educational policy in the 21st century opportunities, challenges, and solutions: Reflections on making the
case for contemporary use of technology in teaching physical education: Promoting physical activity and fighting childhood obesity.(pp. xx-
xx) Charlotte, NC: Information Age. D
Effective Teaching and the
“iGeneration”
Audio Visual Media, Web Content
& Course Management Systems: • Teach guidelines for appropriate use of
hardware, software or other pieces of
technology.
• Setup media with standard settings.
• Establish parameters for Student/Teacher
communication.
• Teach appropriate internet use
Mears, D. (in Press) Welcome to the “iGeneration”: Implications of children’s technology usage on physical education and childhood obesity.
In S. Sanders & L. Hansen (Eds.) Educational policy in the 21st century opportunities, challenges, and solutions: Reflections on making the
case for contemporary use of technology in teaching physical education: Promoting physical activity and fighting childhood obesity.(pp. xx-
xx) Charlotte, NC: Information Age. D
Effective Teaching and the
“iGeneration”
On Line Physical Education • Students demonstrate motor competency.
• Taught by certified specialists with training for
teaching in on line environment.
• Curriculum is relevant, meaningful and challenging
• Hybrid instruction when possible
• Assessment of skill, fitness and cognitive.
• Meets content standards for state and national
curriculum
• Program evaluation guidelines (internal and external).
National Association for Sport and Physical Education. (2007). Initial guidelines for online physical education: A position paper from
the National Association for Sport and Physical Education. Reston, VA.: Author
Mears, D. (in Press) Welcome to the “iGeneration”: Implications of children’s technology usage on physical education and childhood
obesity. In S. Sanders & L. Hansen (Eds.) Educational policy in the 21st century opportunities, challenges, and solutions: Reflections
on making the case for contemporary use of technology in teaching physical education: Promoting physical activity and fighting
childhood obesity.(pp. xx-xx) Charlotte, NC: Information Age.
Thanks for Attending! Handouts available at:
http://derrick-mears.pbworks.com/
Derrick Mears, Ph.D., A.T.C
LeaAnn Martin, Ph.D.
Western Washington
University