focusing the digital mind

FOCUSING THE DIGITAL MINDBy Marilee Sprenger

ASCD / WWW.ASCD.ORG

HYPERCONNECTEDNESS

NO LONGER PASSIVE LEARNERS

CONTINUOUS PARTIAL ATTENTION

PROVIDE REFLECTION TIME

Reflect on what they’ve absorbed

Provide prompts Describe the learning experience

How can you find more information

Model Balance

DISARM THEM

OCCASIONALLY Encourage human to human communication

Promote active listening

LET THEM TEACH

Will we ever catch up with their use of technology? Why do we need to!

Allow students demonstrate what they know

More than providing choice of products, means demonstrating how the use them

INTERACTIVE WHITE BOARDS

Provide something familiar – interactive screen

Allows students to interact with content

Promotes active learning

BUILD EMOTIONAL LITERACY

Digital communication = efficient Human element still vital Schools offer a place were

emotional literacy to be taught to support the online communication in their personal life

TEACH MINDFULNESS

Providing down time in an otherwise fast paced online/technological life

Promote balance

ENCOURAGE STORYTELLING

Will need to package that information into broader concepts and share it in a way that engages their listeners’ interest and emotions

Provide opportunities for students package this information for student assignments