LEARN NC Reaching the Digital Native Daniel Kelo Web Applications Developer LEARN NC – School of Education The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Discover. Teach. Share. The Digital Natives are Getting Restless 2

Discover. Teach. Share. The Digital Natives are Getting Restless  How can teachers (digital immigrants) reach them? 3

Discover. Teach. Share. The Digital Natives are Getting Restless  How can teachers (digital immigrants) reach them?  Recognize that they process information differently 4

Discover. Teach. Share. 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 5

Discover. Teach. Share. 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 6

Discover. Teach. Share. 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? 7

Discover. Teach. Share. Digital Native: Get ‘em where they live 8

Discover. Teach. Share. Digital Native: Get ‘em where they live  Consider ways to incorporate audio 9

Discover. Teach. Share. Digital Native: Get ‘em where they live  Consider ways to incorporate audio  Social Studies  Oral histories and interviews  10

Discover. Teach. Share. Digital Native: Get ‘em where they live  Consider ways to incorporate audio  Social Studies  Oral histories and interviews   Natural sciences (frog or other animal calls) 11

Discover. Teach. Share. Digital Native: Get ‘em where they live  Consider ways to incorporate audio  Social Studies  Oral histories and interviews   Natural sciences (frog or other animal calls)  Foreign languages (phrases, vocabulary) 12

Discover. Teach. Share. Digital Native: Get ‘em where they live  Consider ways to incorporate audio  Social Studies  Oral histories and interviews   Natural sciences (frog or other animal calls)  Foreign languages (phrases, vocabulary)  Music history or song IDs 13

Discover. Teach. Share. Digital Native: Get ‘em where they live  Consider ways to incorporate audio  Social Studies  Oral histories and interviews   Natural sciences (frog or other animal calls)  Foreign languages (phrases, vocabulary)  Music history or song IDs  Podcasts (lectures, broadcast segments, etc.) 14

Discover. Teach. Share. Digital Native: Get ‘em where they live  Consider ways to incorporate audio  Social Studies  Oral histories and interviews   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? 15

Discover. Teach. Share. Digital Native: Get ‘em where they live  Consider ways to incorporate audio  Social Studies  Oral histories and interviews   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 16

Discover. Teach. Share. Get ‘em where they live: In Practice

Discover. Teach. Share. Get ‘em where they live: In Practice  Make filenames relevant to material

Discover. Teach. Share. 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 

Discover. Teach. Share. 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   Best to stick with commonly-displayed tags like title and artist (ex: artist=Spring Peeper Frog, title=Breeding Call)

Discover. Teach. Share. 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   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

Discover. Teach. Share. Get ‘em where they live: Access 22

Discover. Teach. Share. 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) 23

Discover. Teach. Share. 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 24

Discover. Teach. Share. 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 25

Discover. Teach. Share. 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 26

Discover. Teach. Share. 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) 27

Discover. Teach. Share. 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 28

Discover. Teach. Share. 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 29

Discover. Teach. Share. Digital Native: Finding Media 30

Discover. Teach. Share. Digital Native: Finding Media, cont… 31

Discover. Teach. Share. Digital Native: Finding Media, cont… 32

Discover. Teach. Share. The Digital Native: Text Messaging 33

Discover. Teach. Share. The Digital Native: Text Messaging  Today’s cell phones are not merely phones 34

Discover. Teach. Share. 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 35

Discover. Teach. Share. 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 36

Discover. Teach. Share. 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 is for old people 37

Discover. Teach. Share. 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 is for old people  Get in touch with them on their terms 38

Discover. Teach. Share. 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 is for old people  Get in touch with them on their terms  If you can’t beat it… exploit it! 39

Discover. Teach. Share. 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 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 40

Discover. Teach. Share. 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 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 41

Discover. Teach. Share. Digital Native: Game-Based Learning 42

Discover. Teach. Share. Digital Native: Embedded Google Maps 43

Discover. Teach. Share. Reaching the Digital Native: Summary 44

Discover. Teach. Share. Reaching the Digital Native: Summary  Incorporate audio into your lessons 45

Discover. Teach. Share. Reaching the Digital Native: Summary  Incorporate audio into your lessons  Use texting for interactivity with your students, (polls, quizzes, spelling bees, etc.) 46

Discover. Teach. Share. 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: 47

Discover. Teach. Share. 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:  Explore gaming as a possible means to engage students 48

Discover. Teach. Share. 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:  Explore gaming as a possible means to engage students  Employ Google Maps (in many LEARN NC resources), Google Earth, GPS, etc. 49

Discover. Teach. Share. 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:  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 50

Discover. Teach. Share. 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:  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 51

Discover. Teach. Share. 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:  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 52

Discover. Teach. Share. One to One Computing  Public and Private Schools  Green County  Other NC County's looking at this or have already started  Cary Academy 53

Discover. Teach. Share. One to One Computing Living with a digital native  7 th grade  Teacher web pages  Home work listed  So no more “I don’t know….”  What  When due  Grade value 54

Discover. Teach. Share. One to One Computing Living with a digital native  Collaboration  With other students  IM   Skype  With Teacher   Electronic submission of assignments  Wiki space  blogs 55

Discover. Teach. Share. Road Blocks  Access to technology  At school  Firewalls  Policy  At home  Professional Development  The Law  CIPA – “Children's Internet Protection Act” 56

Discover. Teach. Share. The Future… …is what we make of it  The digital divide is also between teacher and students  Try something new  Learn from your students 57

Discover. Teach. Share. Digital Native  Questions? 58