ICE 234: Survey of Computers in Schools Dr. Christy Keeler Millennials

Daily Outline “Digital Tools for Digital Kids” K-W-L Opening Word Processing and the Writing Process Group Work: K-W-L Lecture: Millennials Demonstration: Inspiration Closing

Daily Objectives Display competent use of the K-W-L learning strategy. Identify the steps of the writing process. Describe millennials. Be able to develop a concept map using basic features of Inspiration software

The Kissing Hand

The Writing Process Prewriting Drafting Revising Editing / Proofreading –Copy editing –Content editing Publishing / Peer Editing Evaluating –Idea development –Organization –Voice –Conventions Go to Word

“Digital Tools for Digital Kids” Assign a “recorder” Review what you learned from the article Share your questions from the “W” column Fill in the “L” column List your still unanswered questions Prepare to report your discussions

Elementary-Level Digital Children

Living in a Digital World Technology is part of the natural landscape Nonlinear Individual control Multinational, multicultural, multidisciplinary One billion Internet users in 2005

Digital Children Millennials, Net Generation, N-Geners –Currently between 6 and 26 –Population of 80 million –First generation to grow up surrounded by digital media More “comfortable, knowledgeable, and literate” about technology than parents Watch less TV than parents did when the same age

Digital Children

Digital Children: Characteristics Interactive Mobile Expressive Creative communicators Interested in self-development Rapidly take in and respond to sights and sounds

Digital Children: Characteristics Interactive Mobile Expressive Creative communicators Interested in self-development Rapidly take in and respond to sights and sounds “[N-Geners] love hard work because working, learning, and playing are the same thing to them.” (Tapscott, 1998)

What does this mean for schools?

Digital Children at School “Any time, any place, any path, any pace.” »Motto for Florida Virtual School Technology won’t replace teachers, but teachers using technology will replace those who don’t. »Distance Learning Resource Network, 2000 Schools will become social centers for non- academic activities. »Shank, 2000

Digital Children at School Service-based education Students need multimedia to embrace new learning Teachers become facilitators, not transmitters of knowledge

Digital Children at School Students need environments and tools conducive to:  Creativity  Inquiry  Collaboration  Design  Real-world problem-solving

Digital Children From the back cover of Reader’s Digest, February 2005

Concept Mapping Visual method of describing a concept Structure –Map-like –Unidirectional or multidirectional –Networked Reveals inter-relationships

Concept Mapping: Inspiration

What common traits of elementary-level millennials exist?

Concept Mapping  Main idea  Rapid fire  Symbol/picture  Font size, color, style  Link color, text  Arrange  Move symbols  View  Multiple select and drag  Outline  Add/delete topics/subtopics  Move topics  Indent Inspiration

Daily Outline “Digital Tools for Digital Kids” K-W-L Opening Group Work: K-W-L Lecture: Millennials Demonstration: Inspiration Closing

Daily Objectives Display competent use of the K-W-L learning strategy. Identify the steps of the writing process. Describe millennials. Be able to develop a concept map using basic features of Inspiration software.

For Next Session Readings and Quiz –ISTE NETS Tutorial –NETS-S and Performance Indicators (Grades PreK-8) –NETS-T Technology Journey I –Edits (1/24 by 8:00 AM PST via WebCampus) –Final Draft (1/29 by 10:00 AM PST via WebCampus) Back-up all documents you may want in your portfolio –NetStorage Online software demonstrations

ICE 234: Survey of Computers in Schools Dr. Christy Keeler Have a great week ~ See you next session!