igeneration - who are these students?

Preparing for the iGeneration

T. D’Amico

Digital Footprint

81% of children under two (worldwide) have a digital footprint

33% of children have information and photos online within weeks of being born

25% of babies have scans posted online before they are even born

84% in Canada – 92% in USA

(Source: AVG, 2010)

Define this generation?

Good luck!

iGenerationDigital natives

Net generation

Millennials

Generation M

Generation Z

Generation C

Alpha generation

Generation ICTNot Information Communication Technology…

In Classes Today!

Digital Natives

Warning… Warning…Warning

Our students today are all “native speakers” of the digital language of computers, video games and the Internet. So what does that make the rest of us? Those of us who were not born into the digital world but have, at some later point in our lives, become fascinated by and adopted many or most aspects of the new technology are, and always will be compared to them, Digital Immigrants.

Digital Natives Digital Immigrants

Prensky, 2001

Do all of our students know how to useTechnology for learning?

Curiosity – Imagination - Questions

What happens to some of our students as they progress through school?

Inside a teen’s brain

Brain based researchBrain based research

…to an actual evolutionary change in the wiring of today’s younger minds – a change in neural circuitry that is fundamentally different from that of their parents and grandparents. (pg. 24)

While the brains of today’s young Digital Natives are wiring up for rapid fire cyber searches, the neural circuitry and some parts of the brain that normally adapt to more traditional learning methods are becoming less developed. (pg. 26)

Canadian Education Association Study

Does this instructional practice engage all learners?

How engaged are your teachers – what support and tools do they need to succeed?

Compliant or Engaged

Engagement is always about relationship with a person, situation, or activity (pg. 7)

Karen Hume

District and school leaders need to ensure that all necessary conditions are in place to support the kinds of technology use that can make a real difference in student engagement and achievement. (pg. 186)

Focus on the Pedagogy

“ Focus on the change in pedagogy, not the technology. “Learning 2.0” is about dramatically changing the relationship between a teacher and students in the learning process. Get that right and use technology for a student-focused, customized, collaborative learning environment.” (pg. 148)

“…there is a huge paradox for educators: the place where the biggest educational changes have come is not our schools; it is everywhere else but our schools”. (pg. 1)

Prensky, 2010

Which is more engaging?Which is more engaging?

Advantages of Digital Media

Advantages of Digital Media

Is it Digital or

Bust?

Yes – if you vision your students like this…

Or this…

Today’s students look like the students of the past… but the world around them has changed – and now our teaching

practice needs to change as well

Which do students prefer ?An engaging teacher who differentiates performance and

assessment tasks?

Which do students prefer ?A teacher who assigns the same electronic fill in the blank

worksheet to all students… for every unit.

A Closer LookA Closer Look

Research based on:

Over 2000 interviews

Students from the United States

A Closer LookA Closer Look

In 2009 youth aged 8 to 18 spent an average of how much time each day using media (tv, music, computer,

video games, print, movies)?

7 hours and 38 minutes per day

A Closer LookA Closer Look

In the last 5 years the proportion of 8-18 year olds who owned an MP3 player or iPod increased from 18% to what?

76% of all 8 to 18 year olds own an iPod or MP3 player in 2009

A Closer LookA Closer Look

In 2009 the average amount of time 8 to 18 year olds spent watching TV content on an average day was…?

4 hours and 29 minutes – an increase from 3 hours and 51 minutes in 2004

A Closer LookA Closer Look

In 2009 the average amount of time 15 to 18 year olds spent texting on a cell phone each day was?

1 hour and 51 minutes per day

A Closer LookA Closer Look

The only media activity that hasn’t increased among young people over the past 10 years is …?

Reading traditional print media

Help me transition to College, University, or the World of Work by letting me use digital tools to

learn the skills I need to succeed

Creativity

Collaboratio

n

Creative problem solving

Communication

Do you know my personal interests?

Let me Explore and Create

Let me Explore and Create

Social networking at school and home

It’s more than technology that needs to change

Time for some new symbols in education

Is this one of them?

We transitioned from film to digital in photography - Why not education?

It’s a networked world

Education needs to network beyond the classroom

School is the real world

The World is the Classroom

Mobile Learning

Resources beyond the classroom

Personalized LearningCurrent -

relevant information

Anytimelearning

Digital GenerationDigital Generation

• Social Networking has doubled from 2008 to 2010 (over 18)

• 95% of 12-17 year olds are online and 80% use social media

• 88% of teens have seen someone else be mean on social networks

• 55% of teens decided not to post something that might reflect poorly on them in the future

Emerging TechnologiesEmerging Technologies

• Mobile Devices

• Cloud Computing

• Game based learning

• Open Content

• Learning analytics

• Personal Learning Environment

Not in my school… those 800 million people on Facebook don’t know what they’re doing!

Analog Leaders in a Digital World?

Top 3 Twitter Trends of 2011

#1Justin Bieber

#2FIFA World

Cup

#3Lady Gaga

(Source: WhatTheTrend, 2011)

Twitter as a targeted SearchTwitter as a targeted SearchAre teachers teaching social media?

Source: Mashable June 1, 2011

1.6 Billion searches on Twitter each day!

Access to Digital ResourcesNo more VCRs… No more ordering… no delays

YouTube Views

Justin Bieber – Baby671,051,966

Lady Gaga – Bad Romance432,188,837

Jennifer Lopez – On The Floor444,150,709

Educational ResourcesAnytime, Anywhere Access

Digital Learning Resources

Is your District changing for a Digital Generation in a Digital World?

Whether you believe you can, or you believe

you can’t – you’re right.

Henry Ford

Questions?Questions?

Twitter: @TDOttawa

Thomas.DAmico@ottawacatholicschools.ca

21st Century Learning / Teaching Blog

21st Century Learning Curated Resources

Twitter: @TDOttawa

Thomas.DAmico@ottawacatholicschools.ca

21st Century Learning / Teaching Blog

21st Century Learning Curated Resources

Tom D’Amico

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