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The Digital NativeHow our learners are changing and learning

Carolyn WertNovember 4, 2008

Does this sound familiar?

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Technology Use by Today’s Students24 Hours in the Life of a Digital Nativehttp://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?

viewkey=f456b8a0423880c3b239

Discuss in small groupsEssential questions

Compare/contrast the Digital Immigrant and Digital NativeIn what ways does our status as Digital Immigrants cause us to

struggle to reach out to our technologically savvy students? What are some ways to make our immigrant accents less

distinguished to our students?What are the advantages that digital natives have over our

generations?Discuss why the following assumption is no longer valid:

“Digital Immigrant teachers assume that learners are the same as they have always been, and that the same methods that worked for teachers when they were students will work for their students now.”

What have we done and what do we still need to do to be the ultimate learners?

DIGITAL NATIVE OR DIGITAL IMMIGRANT?

Teen Researchers

Unskilled, impatient, unsophisticated researchersLike clean, uncluttered interfaces and web pagesDistracted by ads, animations, etc.The “Happy Clicker” phenomenonGrowing up with the technology so quickly

Don’t understand the ethics behind itDon’t understand the responsibility of itDon’t have the skills to evaluate all of the information

The Google Game*Promotes well-thought out searchesEliminates frustrations of searchingLimits number of resultsResults are more reliable and readableUses quotation marks, minus signs, site

operators

*Source: Watkins, Katrine. “Return of the Google Game.” School Library Journal May 2008:46-48.

Tips for SearchingBuild your own search string—like stringing beads on a

stringTerms: the words you enter in your search box

use common words use words absolutely essential to your topic

Search String: group of terms do not need to use the word and or + leave space between terms

Phrase Search: two or more words in a specific order Use for common phrases or proper names Put words in quotation marks Ex: “peanut butter” Ex: What rights does everyone in the world deserve to have?

Common phrase is “human rights” not “rights everyone deserves”

More TipsNegative Term: exclude certain terms

Use when there are ambiguous terms Ex: If you are looking for information on eagles (bird)

Search could be: bird eagles –football Use to exclude certain websites

Ex: If you are looking for information on eagles Search could be: eagles territory –football –wikipedia

Site Operators: can select types of web sites Use to get reliable educational sites, government sites Ex: site:edu (no space before or after the colon) Ex: eagles site:edu

CTL F: helps to locate your word or phrase on the pageSearch for a filetype

Ex. Eagles filetype:ppt

Let Us DigressWhat is a Wiki? Why not Wikipedia?

A web site that allows users to easily create, edit, and organize web pages

A web site that allows visitors the capability to edit the pages

A collaboration of work from many sources/authors

Wikipedia in “Real Time”—almosthttp://www.lkozma.net/wpv/

Let’s Play The Google GameLet’s search for the greenhouse effect and its

relationship to global warmingWhat are some possible keywords?greenhouse effect—how many results?“greenhouse effect”--how many results?Add site:gov—now how many?Add new term: “tropical rainforests”

Your TurnUsing your new knowledge, find the answers

to the following questions:What is the average number of balls used in a

major league baseball game?What did F. Scott Fitzgerald believe makes a

good story?Your job is to answer the question with the

fewest reliable results.Prizes awarded!!!!

Share Your ResultsWhat is the average number of balls used in a

major league baseball game?

What did F. Scott Fitzgerald believe makes a good story?

Middle School Resources

Power LibraryWeb/MaxUnited Streaming/Discovery EducationSafari Montage

Power Library-databases for students and professionals

Complete access at schoolAccess from home via the Bucks County

Free Library at www.buckslib.org You will need your library card number and a

PIN numberIf running Norton antivirus program, you may

need to temporarily disable it to access the databases. Once you are in the databases you can re-enable it.

Web/MAX-the I.U.’s media catalog

Access through the Bucks County I.U. at http://www2.bucksiu.org

Web/MAX login: Username is your IU number—110._ _ _ _Password is __________

Discovery Education-formerly United StreamingAccess through this web site

http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm Log in:

Username is your IU number Password is __________ Do NOT change your password

Thousands of streaming videos, audio files, educational photos, clip art images, illustrations, print resources, databank of quizzes, Quiz Builder, Assignment Builder, and more

Videos/clips can be downloaded, saved to a computer, flash drive, iPOD, CD, or DVD

Accessible from homeDo not give students log in information

Safari Montage-Video-on-demand; over 1,000 titles available; stored on district server

Access by typing Safari in the URL box in Internet Explorer—at school only

At log in screenClick on your schoolPassword is the password you use to access the

Pennsbury serverCan create playlistsInstructional materials available—guides, data

sheets, quizzesCannot access at homeCannot download videos—can only save to a playlist

What will you do to help your students learn in this digital age?

What do we do to reach our students?http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=40c570a322f1b0b65909

How do we reach our students?