Be Different

Why be different?

Listening to music

Johnny Horton

Watching a video

SchoolHouse Rock

Producing, learning with media

Grass Born to Be Stepped On

Boomers(1943-1960)

Gen X(1961-1981)

Gen Y (1982-2000)

21st century skills?

• Talk with your group and on a scrap piece of paper, write down the skills students will need in the future to succeed.

Did you know?

Would you add any other skills?

What is a digital native?• grew up with cell phones, cds, dvds, etc.• more impulsive • extremely social • multi-task• less fear of failure • nonlinear • risk takers • have electronic friends • instant gratification • share a common language

The Native View

“Coming to school is like taking a transatlantic flight...you sit for six hours and hope it ends soon.”

"If digital immigrant educators really want to

reach digital natives...they will have to change." (Marc Prensky, 2001)

Changing job requirements

1960’s 1980’s 2000’s

digital graphicsanimationweb publishingvideo/audio

editingword processingspreadsheetdatabasegrammartypingaccountingshorthand

word processing

spreadsheetdatabasegrammartypingaccountingshorthand

grammartypingaccountingshorthand

• NC public schools will produce globally competitive students.

• NC public schools will be led by 21st Century professionals.

• NC public school students will be healthy and responsible.

• Leadership will guide innovation in NC public schools.

• NC public schools will be governed and supported by 21st Century systems.

•Are your teachers using…

blogswikis

RSS

podcastvirtualworlds

Twitter

•How do we make our students competitive across the globe?

perspective

collaboration

appreciation for diversity

creativitydigitalcommunicationempathy

Think Different

Rethink the Possibilities