our 21 st century learners

1. [1] What does the world (of digital natives) that I refer to in the session description really look like? That is, what are its features? What are its spaces and places? What are its opportunities and challenges?

3. our 21st century learners

4. Toy = Social Network Wharton legal studies professor whose son and daughter have Webkinz pets, says Webkinz has "powerful" appeal to kids because "it has both a personal dynamic -- you have to take care of your pet -- and a communal dynamic, where you interact with others."Webkinz is "taking that play experience that kids are already having and leveraging the potential of the Internet to facilitate that more extensively," he adds. "The online service of Webkinz is an opportunity to play with other kids any time you want -- and with a broader universe of friends." Webkinz Article

7. Game = Social Learning Experience *

8. Gaming embeds all of the attributes of Howard Gardner's (2007) five minds for the future: the disciplined mind, the synthesizing mind, the creative mind, the respectful mind, and the ethical mind. Games can do something else, as well. Game scenarios can branch, so content is no longer confined to linear structures, as so many learning experiences are in our traditional formal educational settings. If, as evidence shows, experiential learning engages the mind and teaches learners to do and to be more effectively than the linear application of content so frequently used today, games with an educational orientation can become powerful tools in and out of the formal classroom. (p6-7)

9. “Daddy’s Book” Book = Instantly Available And the death of Newspapers”

10. A cell Phone = Computer Camera Game TV GPS Broadcasting Station

12. Ultra-portable Connected On Demand Shared (everything) Global Visual Multi-modal/tasking

13. Concerns • Privacy • Sustained Focus • Discriminating Consumer • Ethical Producer • Empathetic Participant Habits of Mind

14. [2] How do you think parents can best help/support/guide/collaborate with their children in this brave new world? And what is a parent's role in this new world?

15. enter the 21st century

16. Appropriate progression

18. Join together Let them lead

19. safeenvironment

20. address internet safety the bulletin board

21. easy media uploads

22. develop home guidelines develop class guidelines

23. Partnership with school

24. [3] What direction do you believe schools could and should be moving in—in the context of these emerging technologies?

25. engage students

26. student centered

27. build leadership skills

28. make personal connections

29. create groups of learners

30. groups connect classrooms

31. differentiate

32. focus conversations

33. threaded forum discussions

34. quality questioning

35. deeper thinking

36. track discussions

37. share highlights

38. Make Learning transparent

39. personal reflection space MetaCognition

40. individual space within community

41. Image Sources (Creative Commons License) in slide order: 1. green dew: http://flickr.com/photos/ecstaticist/1337749333/ 2. Comic: http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/img/2008/02/notime.jpg 3. Map: http://www.academiccommons.org/files/map.png 4. Baby with iPhone: http://flickr.com/photos/paulm/1584418819/ 5 & 6 & 36. overlook: http://flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/100050220/ 5 & 15 & 36. gears: http://flickr.com/photos/tallkev/256810217/ 5 & 28 & 36. blocks: http://flickr.com/photos/apoptotic/2540055580/ 7. student with headphones: http://flickr.com/photos/shapeshift/86339994 8. traffic cone: http://flickr.com/photos/stupz/2375405141/ 9. cupcakes: http://flickr.com/photos/goodthings/314937703/ 10. birds: http://flickr.com/photos/deapeajay/2694162918/ 11. night fence: http://flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/290555514/ 12. lifeguards: http://flickr.com/photos/twoblueday/1082586636/ 13. parachute: http://flickr.com/photos/suhajdab/356847135/ 14. girl with computer: : http://flickr.com/photos/kamaji/1434567124/ 16. ski lift: Image from: http://flickr.com/photos/smcgee/226797559/ 17. bowling shoes: http://flickr.com/photos/cheesygarlicboy/2227126713/ 18. bridge: http://flickr.com/photos/hamed/207210147/ 19. spotlight: http://flickr.com/photos/jcrojas/24318089/ 20. thread: http://flickr.com/photos/hippie/2439322634/in/set-72157600373531672/ 21. ponder: http://flickr.com/photos/striatic/2144933705/ 22. ocean: http://flickr.com/photos/24845415@N03/2576971870/ 23. footprints: http://flickr.com/photos/jamoker/186982771/ 24. highlighters: http://flickr.com/photos/mk1971/2003599738/ 25. reflection: http://flickr.com/photos/ecstaticist/1415725079/ 26. peacock: http://flickr.com/photos/ecstaticist/442379434/ 27. arrow: Image from: http://flickr.com/photos/b-tal/116220689/ 29. blocks: http://flickr.com/photos/vermininc/2222339993/ 30. baby running: Image from: http://flickr.com/photos/ozyman/148793655/ 31. lock and fence: http://flickr.com/photos/darwinbell/448605088/ 32. yellow door: http://flickr.com/photos/karamanis/1107230152 33. family sunset: http://flickr.com/photos/alexbip/306815748/ 34. sunset jump: http://flickr.com/photos/frankloohuis/461817601/ 35. ducks: http://flickr.com/photos/eggplant/3163804/