21st Century Students

Jennifer FargoAmerican InterContinental University Online

21st Century Students

Digital Natives

Digital Natives Defined

Some define by date of birth: Before the 1980’s

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(Shah, 2011)

Digital Natives Defined

Others by use of technology through childhood

“born into a ubiquitous digital media environment” (Bittman, Rutherford, Brown, & Unsworth, 2011, p. 161).

Digital Natives Defined

Others say digital natives are made, not

born because of:

• Socio-economic status

• Family

• Personal preferences

• Personal attitudes

(Brown & Czerniewicz, 2010)

Before & After

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21st Century Students

Digital Natives

Tech Savv

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Texting: Using ≠ Learning

Technology in school means:

• Learning better skills

• Learning responsible use

Use or Useless

Students are web surfers not digital divers. Technology must:

• Be easy to use

• Be well organized

• Provide quickly understood ideas

• Show relevancePhoto 3

Technology Is No Substitute for a Teacher

Teachers Provide:

• Modeling

• Guidance

• Scaffolding and Timing

• Another collaborator

21st Century Students

Digital Natives

Tech Savv

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Creative Constructor

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Creativity: Engaged v. Bored

“Do Schools Kill Creativity?”

The school system right now is not necessarily built to inspire creativity.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1KHjKgh3j0

(Abbasi, 2011)

Creative Construction

Means…• Using knowledge

• Active learning

• Making something of value

• Sensory learning

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Digital Natives

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Creative Constructor

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Collaborative Learners

Collaboration

“Working together—through collaborative problem solving and sharing ideas—was an important element of engagement and learning” so individual ideas gain value and misconceptions can be corrected.

(Downes & Bishop, 2012, p. 10)

Sharing

• Blogs

• Discussion Boards

• Wikis

• File Sharing

• YouTube

• Vimeo

• Online role playing games

• Facebook

• Twitter

21st Century Students

Digital Natives

Tech Savv

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Creative Constructor

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Collaborative Learners

Motivated Learners

Engaged Students

• Understand the relevance

• Not distracted

• Persistent

• Enjoyment

• Pride in finished product

(Downes & Bishop, 2012)

Motivated by Feedback

• Rubrics

• From teacher

• Peer to peer

• Self-assessment

Our Responsibility

“ ‘Whenever I go to school,’ says one

student I know, ‘I have to power down.’

He's not just talking about his devices—

he's talking about his brain.”

(Prensky, 2008, p. 42)

Photo Attributions

1. Ian Usher, “Commodore PET” February 15, 2013 via Flicker, Creative Commons Attribution, Noncommercial, Share Alike

2. theirhistory, “We had our races on Wednesday at the field” February 15, 2013 via Flicker, Creative Commons Attribution, Noncommercial, Share Alike

3. CollegeDegrees360, “Confused” February 16, 2013 via Flicker, Creative Commons Attribution, Share Alike

ReferencesAbbasi, W. (2011, October 29). How do schools kill creativity [Online video]. RSAnimate. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watchv=A1KHjKgh3j0

Bittman, M., Rutherford, L., Brown, J., & Unsworth, L. (2011). Digital natives? New and old media and children's outcomes. Australian Journal Of Education (ACER Press), 55(2), 161-175.

Brown, C. C., & Czerniewicz, L. L. (2010). Debunking the 'digital native’: beyond digital apartheid, towards digital democracy. Journal Of Computer Assisted Learning, 26(5), 357-369. doi:10.1111/j. 1365-2729.2010.00369.x

Downes, J. M., & Bishop, P. (2012). Educators engage digital natives and learn from their experiences with technology. Middle School Journal, 43(5), 6-15.

Prensky, M. (2008). Turning on the lights. Educational Leadership, 65(6), 40.

Shah, N. (2011, October 24). In search of the other: Decoding digital natives [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://dmlcentral.net/blog/nishant- shah/search- other-decoding-digital-natives