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Reaching the Digital Native
Daniel KeloWeb Applications DeveloperLEARN NC – School of EducationThe University of North Carolina at Chapel [email protected]
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The Digital Natives are Getting Restless
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The Digital Natives are Getting Restless
How can teachers (digital immigrants) reach them?
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The Digital Natives are Getting Restless
How can teachers (digital immigrants) reach them? Recognize that they process information differently
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The Digital Natives are Getting Restless
How can teachers (digital immigrants) reach them? Recognize that they process information differently Meet them on their turf: Get ‘em where they live
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The Digital Natives are Getting Restless
How can teachers (digital immigrants) reach them? Recognize that they process information differently Meet them on their turf: Get ‘em where they live What do they do? Your students:
Text Listen Watch Remix Share Play games Interact on social networking sites
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The Digital Natives are Getting Restless
How can teachers (digital immigrants) reach them? Recognize that they process information differently Meet them on their turf: Get ‘em where they live What do they do? Your students:
Text Listen Watch Remix Share Play games Interact on social networking sites
How can you take advantage of the skills and interests that they have already developed to engage them in learning?
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Digital Native: Get ‘em where they live
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Digital Native: Get ‘em where they live
Consider ways to incorporate audio
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Digital Native: Get ‘em where they live
Consider ways to incorporate audio Social Studies
Oral histories and interviews http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/oralhistory2002
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Digital Native: Get ‘em where they live
Consider ways to incorporate audio Social Studies
Oral histories and interviews http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/oralhistory2002
Natural sciences (frog or other animal calls)
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Digital Native: Get ‘em where they live
Consider ways to incorporate audio Social Studies
Oral histories and interviews http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/oralhistory2002
Natural sciences (frog or other animal calls) Foreign languages (phrases, vocabulary)
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Digital Native: Get ‘em where they live
Consider ways to incorporate audio Social Studies
Oral histories and interviews http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/oralhistory2002
Natural sciences (frog or other animal calls) Foreign languages (phrases, vocabulary) Music history or song IDs
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Digital Native: Get ‘em where they live
Consider ways to incorporate audio Social Studies
Oral histories and interviews http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/oralhistory2002
Natural sciences (frog or other animal calls) Foreign languages (phrases, vocabulary) Music history or song IDs Podcasts (lectures, broadcast segments, etc.)
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Digital Native: Get ‘em where they live
Consider ways to incorporate audio Social Studies
Oral histories and interviews http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/oralhistory2002
Natural sciences (frog or other animal calls) Foreign languages (phrases, vocabulary) Music history or song IDs Podcasts (lectures, broadcast segments, etc.) Can you think of other ways to use sound to convey your
subject?
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Digital Native: Get ‘em where they live
Consider ways to incorporate audio Social Studies
Oral histories and interviews http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/oralhistory2002
Natural sciences (frog or other animal calls) Foreign languages (phrases, vocabulary) Music history or song IDs Podcasts (lectures, broadcast segments, etc.) Can you think of other ways to use sound to convey your
subject? Teachers have reported significant improvements in test
scores after incorporating audio podcasts
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Get ‘em where they live: In Practice
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Get ‘em where they live: In Practice
Make filenames relevant to material
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Get ‘em where they live: In Practice
Make filenames relevant to material Add metadata/ID3 tag if additional text would help your
students identify attributes of audio This text is displayed by most audio players ID3 tags can be edited in iTunes (File, Get Info) or by
one of the many available ID3 editors http://lifehacker.com/5266613/six-best-mp3-tagging-tools
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Get ‘em where they live: In Practice
Make filenames relevant to material Add metadata/ID3 tag if additional text would help your
students identify attributes of audio This text is displayed by most audio players ID3 tags can be edited in iTunes (File, Get Info) or by
one of the many available ID3 editors http://lifehacker.com/5266613/six-best-mp3-tagging-tools
Best to stick with commonly-displayed tags like title and artist (ex: artist=Spring Peeper Frog, title=Breeding Call)
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Get ‘em where they live: In Practice
Make filenames relevant to material Add metadata/ID3 tag if additional text would help your
students identify attributes of audio This text is displayed by most audio players ID3 tags can be edited in iTunes (File, Get Info) or by
one of the many available ID3 editors http://lifehacker.com/5266613/six-best-mp3-tagging-tools
Best to stick with commonly-displayed tags like title and artist (ex: artist=Spring Peeper Frog, title=Breeding Call)
Direct students to download audio files themselves from sites like learnnc.org, or package data for them if you have a web-accessible place to share files
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Get ‘em where they live: Access
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Get ‘em where they live: Access
Recent studies reveal that the “Digital Divide” is shrinking (University of Minnesota (2008, June 21). Educational Benefits Of Social Networking Sites)
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Get ‘em where they live: Access
Recent studies reveal that the “Digital Divide” is shrinking (University of Minnesota (2008, June 21). Educational Benefits Of Social Networking Sites)
Students do not need latest iPhone or iPod
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Get ‘em where they live: Access
Recent studies reveal that the “Digital Divide” is shrinking (University of Minnesota (2008, June 21). Educational Benefits Of Social Networking Sites)
Students do not need latest iPhone or iPod Standard “old” MP3 player perfectly adequate
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Get ‘em where they live: Access
Recent studies reveal that the “Digital Divide” is shrinking (University of Minnesota (2008, June 21). Educational Benefits Of Social Networking Sites)
Students do not need latest iPhone or iPod Standard “old” MP3 player perfectly adequate This technology has existed for nearly a decade
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Get ‘em where they live: Access
Recent studies reveal that the “Digital Divide” is shrinking (University of Minnesota (2008, June 21). Educational Benefits Of Social Networking Sites)
Students do not need latest iPhone or iPod Standard “old” MP3 player perfectly adequate This technology has existed for nearly a decade ~2GB players available for < $20 including shipping,
(sometimes less than $10 if you shop smart)
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Get ‘em where they live: Access
Recent studies reveal that the “Digital Divide” is shrinking (University of Minnesota (2008, June 21). Educational Benefits Of Social Networking Sites)
Students do not need latest iPhone or iPod Standard “old” MP3 player perfectly adequate This technology has existed for nearly a decade ~2GB players available for < $20 including shipping,
(sometimes less than $10 if you shop smart) Best if player has at least a text display
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Get ‘em where they live: Access
Recent studies reveal that the “Digital Divide” is shrinking (University of Minnesota (2008, June 21). Educational Benefits Of Social Networking Sites)
Students do not need latest iPhone or iPod Standard “old” MP3 player perfectly adequate This technology has existed for nearly a decade ~2GB players available for < $20 including shipping,
(sometimes less than $10 if you shop smart) Best if player has at least a text display Video support is nice, but not yet necessary
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Digital Native: Finding Media
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Digital Native: Finding Media, cont…
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Digital Native: Finding Media, cont…
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The Digital Native: Text Messaging
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The Digital Native: Text Messaging
Today’s cell phones are not merely phones
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The Digital Native: Text Messaging
Today’s cell phones are not merely phones They are powerful portable computers, and this will become
increasingly important in the future
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The Digital Native: Text Messaging
Today’s cell phones are not merely phones They are powerful portable computers, and this will become
increasingly important in the future Your students love to text
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The Digital Native: Text Messaging
Today’s cell phones are not merely phones They are powerful portable computers, and this will become
increasingly important in the future Your students love to text Many (all?) of them think email is for old people
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The Digital Native: Text Messaging
Today’s cell phones are not merely phones They are powerful portable computers, and this will become
increasingly important in the future Your students love to text Many (all?) of them think email is for old people Get in touch with them on their terms
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The Digital Native: Text Messaging
Today’s cell phones are not merely phones They are powerful portable computers, and this will become
increasingly important in the future Your students love to text Many (all?) of them think email is for old people Get in touch with them on their terms If you can’t beat it… exploit it!
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The Digital Native: Text Messaging
Today’s cell phones are not merely phones They are powerful portable computers, and this will become
increasingly important in the future Your students love to text Many (all?) of them think email is for old people Get in touch with them on their terms If you can’t beat it… exploit it! Think of ways to creatively employ texting to enhance learning in your
classroom Employ phones as a response system for quizzes, polls, etc. Teacher can immediately see results Consider virtual office hours for questions via text
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The Digital Native: Text Messaging
Today’s cell phones are not merely phones They are powerful portable computers, and this will become
increasingly important in the future Your students love to text Many (all?) of them think email is for old people Get in touch with them on their terms If you can’t beat it… exploit it! Think of ways to creatively employ texting to enhance learning in your
classroom Employ phones as a response system for quizzes, polls, etc. Teacher can immediately see results Consider virtual office hours for questions via text
Challenges: Avoid use during tests Misuse or inappropriate use
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Digital Native: Game-Based Learning
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Digital Native: Embedded Google Maps
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Reaching the Digital Native: Summary
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Reaching the Digital Native: Summary
Incorporate audio into your lessons
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Reaching the Digital Native: Summary
Incorporate audio into your lessons Use texting for interactivity with your students, (polls, quizzes, spelling
bees, etc.)
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Reaching the Digital Native: Summary
Incorporate audio into your lessons Use texting for interactivity with your students, (polls, quizzes, spelling
bees, etc.) Consider short code or poll collection: http://www.micropoll.com
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Reaching the Digital Native: Summary
Incorporate audio into your lessons Use texting for interactivity with your students, (polls, quizzes, spelling
bees, etc.) Consider short code or poll collection: http://www.micropoll.com
Explore gaming as a possible means to engage students
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Reaching the Digital Native: Summary
Incorporate audio into your lessons Use texting for interactivity with your students, (polls, quizzes, spelling
bees, etc.) Consider short code or poll collection: http://www.micropoll.com
Explore gaming as a possible means to engage students Employ Google Maps (in many LEARN NC resources), Google Earth,
GPS, etc.
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Reaching the Digital Native: Summary
Incorporate audio into your lessons Use texting for interactivity with your students, (polls, quizzes, spelling
bees, etc.) Consider short code or poll collection: http://www.micropoll.com
Explore gaming as a possible means to engage students Employ Google Maps (in many LEARN NC resources), Google Earth,
GPS, etc. Keep abreast of technological developments
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Reaching the Digital Native: Summary
Incorporate audio into your lessons Use texting for interactivity with your students, (polls, quizzes, spelling
bees, etc.) Consider short code or poll collection: http://www.micropoll.com
Explore gaming as a possible means to engage students Employ Google Maps (in many LEARN NC resources), Google Earth,
GPS, etc. Keep abreast of technological developments When you hear of a cool new technology, consider ways that you
might incorporate it into your classroom
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Reaching the Digital Native: Summary
Incorporate audio into your lessons Use texting for interactivity with your students, (polls, quizzes, spelling
bees, etc.) Consider short code or poll collection: http://www.micropoll.com
Explore gaming as a possible means to engage students Employ Google Maps (in many LEARN NC resources), Google Earth,
GPS, etc. Keep abreast of technological developments When you hear of a cool new technology, consider ways that you
might incorporate it into your classroom The future looks bright for those willing to embrace and incorporate
new technologies
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One to One Computing
Public and Private Schools Green County
Other NC County's looking at this or have already started Cary Academy
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One to One Computing
Living with a digital native
7th grade Teacher web pages
Home work listed So no more “I don’t know….”
What When due Grade value
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One to One Computing
Living with a digital native
Collaboration With other students
IM Email Skype
With Teacher Email Electronic submission of assignments Wiki space blogs
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Road Blocks
Access to technology At school
Firewalls Policy
At home Professional Development The Law
CIPA – “Children's Internet Protection Act”
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The Future…
…is what we make of it
The digital divide is also between teacher and students Try something new Learn from your students
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Digital Native
Questions?