Reaching the Digital Native

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Reaching the Digital Native

• Daniel Kelo
• Web Applications DeveloperLEARN NC School of
  EducationThe University of North Carolina at
  Chapel Hill
• dkelo_at_learnnc.org

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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 artistSpring Peeper Frog,
  titleBreeding 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 artistSpring Peeper Frog,
  titleBreeding 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 lt 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 lt 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 lt 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

• Todays cell phones are not merely phones

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The Digital Native Text Messaging

• Todays 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

• Todays 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

• Todays 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

• Todays 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

• Todays 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 cant beat it exploit it!

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The Digital Native Text Messaging

• Todays 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 cant 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

• Todays 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 cant 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 dont 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?