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Connecting with Gen X & Y Students
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Connecting with Gen X & Y Students
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where am I?http://www.flairandsquare.com
http://ltt.nciwiki.com.au
who am I?Alex Miller / Spinner Millse-Learning Support Officer
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Where have all the students gone?
Ask yourself….
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Who are Generation X & Y?
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What are their characteristics?
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How were they brought up?
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Where have they come from?
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How might this affect their approach to learning?
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What are their tools?
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Where do they communicate?
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How do they network?
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Where do they network?
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How do they learn?
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Where do they research?
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About 21 million teens use the Internet and half of them say they
go online every day
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97% of girls 15-17 have used instant messaging
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81% of teens play games online, which is 52% higher than 4 years
ago
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Engrossing
Problem Solving
Collaboration
Feedback
Strategic Thinking
Fun
What makes games so engaging?
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76% of online teens get news online, 38% higher than 4 years
ago
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Welcome to generation myspace. Education2.0 - social networking
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How do you teach?
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How do you engage them?
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What tools do you use?
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What tools can you use?
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Do you encourage them to innovate and create?
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e-Learning has the power to transform teaching and learning
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You have the power to give them the skills and tools to work in the
21st century
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Teach them how to find, make sense of, and use relevant
information
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Give them the ability to find and use information with critical
discrimination in order to build knowledge.
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You can help them understand the power of images and sounds
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Help them recognize and use that power, to manipulate and transform digital media.
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learn together, network together, grow together