Its Showtime! Marcy Lynch, FLCC The illiterate of the 21 st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn Alvin Toffler

Showtime story Derrick 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!

Todays Conversation Influences, characteristics, strengths of todays 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 todays 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 Practices Each student submits a biography the first day of class and meets the teacher independently. Teacher expectations – time-frame for feedback Collaborative projects and group work relating to real world Be – passionate, high energy, inventive, humorous, active, BE ENTERTAINING! video video

More Wikispace with Classroom Contract with high, clear expectations after negotiated and signed by all Continual use of connectivity for reflective purposes – poll ev E-clips No attendance grade – quiz each day including information from class – can test out of any class

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Still engaging technologies Wimba and Elluminate Integrate 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 delivery and multiplayer educational gaming. 16

Wikipedia 17 Free encyclopedia that anyone can edit Millions ofarticles in 250 languages Over 2.5 million articles in English Written by consensus and constantly being edited

18 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 powerpower Struggle. The Cell Phone User The Unprepared The Standouts video

Potential Crisis.Validate Validate

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