technology and the developmental needs of adolescents (updated! 7/29/11)
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Technology and the Developmental Needs of Young Adolescents
Technology and the Developmental Needs of Young Adolescents
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Stephen DavisStephen Davis
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...parents and teachers often forget this due to the standards and state testing hysteria.
...parents and teachers often forget this due to the standards and state testing hysteria.
Young adolescents experience drastic
developmental changes that greatly affect their lives...
Young adolescents experience drastic
developmental changes that greatly affect their lives...
Needs, Not StandardsNeeds, Not Standards
Bring the humanity back to education!
Remember the developmental needs (PIES) of students.
Any teacher can make lesson into a “Standards Masterpiece”.
Bring the humanity back to education!
Remember the developmental needs (PIES) of students.
Any teacher can make lesson into a “Standards Masterpiece”.
Developmental Needs = PIES
Developmental Needs = PIES
Physical
Intellectual
Emotional
Social
Physical
Intellectual
Emotional
Social
Focusing too much on state standards creates lessons that are like a museum:
perfect and static.
Focusing too much on state standards creates lessons that are like a museum:
perfect and static.
Focusing on the “PIES” helps to create lessons that are like a house that is lived
in: comfortable and realistic.
Focusing on the “PIES” helps to create lessons that are like a house that is lived
in: comfortable and realistic.
Our students are in a large sandbox experiencing physical, intellectual,
emotional, and social changes throughout the next few years.
Our students are in a large sandbox experiencing physical, intellectual,
emotional, and social changes throughout the next few years.
Physical Needs of Adolescents
Physical Needs of Adolescents
Adolescents experience more physical changes than at any other time in their lives, except the first two years of their
of life.
Adolescents experience more physical changes than at any other time in their lives, except the first two years of their
of life.
Physical Needs and Technology
Physical Needs and Technology
Instagram - Take pictures your world.
You Tube - Move along with videos of plays, sports, dancing and musicians.
Nike Boom and iFitness - Workout! or Lift Weights!
Instagram - Take pictures your world.
You Tube - Move along with videos of plays, sports, dancing and musicians.
Nike Boom and iFitness - Workout! or Lift Weights!
Adolescents acknowledge and understand their sandbox is bigger, but tend to focus more closely on specific areas and then move to other areas of
the sandbox.
Adolescents acknowledge and understand their sandbox is bigger, but tend to focus more closely on specific areas and then move to other areas of
the sandbox.
Intellectual Needs of Adolescents
Intellectual Needs of Adolescents
Adolescents begin to increase their ability to execute abstract thought processes, though often overlooked because it’s not as obvious as physical changes.
Adolescents begin to increase their ability to execute abstract thought processes, though often overlooked because it’s not as obvious as physical changes.
Intellectual Needs and Technology
Intellectual Needs and Technology
Veritasium - Get help with science.
The Onion - Experience and learn satire.
Philosophy - Be philosophical. Play Games!
Veritasium - Get help with science.
The Onion - Experience and learn satire.
Philosophy - Be philosophical. Play Games!
The sandbox in which adolescents played and discovered as a child is rapidly expanding,
producing greater joy and broader discoveries.
The sandbox in which adolescents played and discovered as a child is rapidly expanding,
producing greater joy and broader discoveries.
Emotional Needs of Adolescents
Emotional Needs of Adolescents
Adolescents exhibit intensity and unpredictability because they’re attempting to navigate their developing identity as an adult,
while maintaining credibility with peers.
Adolescents exhibit intensity and unpredictability because they’re attempting to navigate their developing identity as an adult,
while maintaining credibility with peers.
Emotional Needs and Technology
Emotional Needs and Technology
Glogster - Create a dynamic poster!
Soundation - Compose a soundscape!
Storybird - Write a story! More HERE.
Glogster - Create a dynamic poster!
Soundation - Compose a soundscape!
Storybird - Write a story! More HERE.
Adolescents want to be alone and together. They want to be a part of a group, yet desire to create
their own identity.
Adolescents want to be alone and together. They want to be a part of a group, yet desire to create
their own identity.
Social Needs of Adolescents
Social Needs of Adolescents
Adolescents desire to be in a group, with increasing importance placed on being
associated with other adolescents rather than adults.
Adolescents desire to be in a group, with increasing importance placed on being
associated with other adolescents rather than adults.
Social Needs and Technology
Social Needs and Technology
Social Voice - Share your voice.
CHOC Walk - Walk for the cure.
Global Read Aloud Project - Read with people. Tuck Everlasting!
Social Voice - Share your voice.
CHOC Walk - Walk for the cure.
Global Read Aloud Project - Read with people. Tuck Everlasting!
Bonus LinksBonus Links
Memoov
Symbaloo
Free Rice
Wallwisher
Yelp
National Novel Writing Month Young Writer’s Program
Memoov
Symbaloo
Free Rice
Wallwisher
Yelp
National Novel Writing Month Young Writer’s Program
Needs, Not StandardsNeeds, Not Standards
Bring the humanity back to education!
Remember the developmental needs (PIES) of students.
Bring the humanity back to education!
Remember the developmental needs (PIES) of students.