its showtime! marcy lynch, flcc the illiterate of the 21 st century will not be those who cannot...
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It’s Showtime!Marcy Lynch, FLCC
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn”
Alvin Toffler
Showtime storyDerrick
“Young people today are too much in love with living. They have terrible manners, mock authority, and have no respect for their elders.”
Socrates, 369 B.C.
Still Showtime!
Today’s ConversationInfluences, characteristics, strengths of today’s students
Classroom engagement and management.
Managing disrupting behaviors in the classroom environment.
Find your table and introduce yourself to the group telling a little bit about yourself – who, what, where, when, etc.Begin conversation about today’s students by giving your preliminary thoughts about this generation of students.
10 min video
Influential Events?
Digital Culture
Economy
9/11
Obama election
Digital Culture
Disconnected
Multi-taskers“Cognitive Toggling”?
Whole life
documented
Short attention spans“Attentional deployment”
Multiple personalities
Impatient
“Helicopter Moms”
Other influences
Scheduled
Center of Attention
Consulted
Decorated
These things have made them…• Narcissistic
• Self-centered• Impatient
• Sheltered• Entitled
• Naïve• Unfocused
• Demanding• Isolated• impatient
These things have made them…• Ambitious
• Team centered• Trial and error
• Multi-taskers• Structured
• Tech Savvy• Confident
• Connected• Positive
Using positive traits to overcome barriers
Visual
Technological
Digital natives
Tech Savvy
Classroom PracticesEach student submits a biography the first day of class and meets the teacher independently.Teacher expectations – time-frame for feedbackCollaborative projects and group work relating to real worldBe – passionate, high energy, inventive, humorous, active,
BE ENTERTAINING! video
MoreWikispace with Classroom Contract with high, clear expectations after negotiated and signed by allContinual use of connectivity for reflective purposes – poll evE-clipsNo attendance grade – quiz each day including information from class – can test out of any class
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Cornell eclips
Still engaging technologies
Wimba and ElluminateIntegrate different technologies such as
synchronized chat, use of Whiteboard, online text messaging, and display of PowerPoints with voice accompaniment
Other innovative practices that are being implemented include - user-created content - social networking - virtual worlds and avatar creation use of mobile phones for course content deliveryand multiplayer educational gaming.
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Wikipedia
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Free encyclopedia that anyone can editMillions ofarticles in 250 languagesOver 2.5 million articles in EnglishWritten by “consensus” and constantly being edited
www.itsshowtimealbany.wikispaces.org
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Wordle - video
Mindmeister
And then there is that one…No matter how good you are, no matter how hard you try, no matter how much time you plan…
video
That student that engages us in a powerStruggle.
The Cell Phone User The Unprepared
The Standouts
video
Potential Crisis Behavior
ThoughtsFeelings
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