digital natives & technology in the classroom
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Presentation to the Jewish Studies schools in Rhode Island.TRANSCRIPT
DIGITAL NATIVES & TECHNOLOGY
Q 4 You!
Another Q 4 You!
Currently, the Largest GenerationThey are the 2nd Largest Generation in the
history of the worldThey account for 1/3 of the World’s Population
They account for 1/4 of the US Population
“OUR STUDENTS HAVE CHANGED RADICALLY. TODAY’S STUDENTS ARE NO LONGER THE PEOPLE OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED TO TEACH.” PRENSKY (2001)
BEHAVIORS & TECHNOLOGY
I. They like to (over)ShareThey are in constant communication with peers,
parents, teachers and schools
Sweeny, R. (2006)
• 234 Results on FB for Hebrew Schools
• Board of Jewish Education Early Childhood Center
• Alumni Experience• Educational Groups• Study Groups
• Live Forum• Twebrew School• Connect your Rabbi with
the younger generation.– Rabbi Dan Moskovitz in
Tarzana, CA has a very active Twitter Feed and 402 followers!
• Share teaching resources• Give yourself Kudos!
– Brian Fink– Brandon Wallach
II. Experiential & Exploratory LearnersStrongly prefer learning by doing
Crave interactivity
Sweeny, R. (2006)
Image: Emerging Ed Tech
III. They want to createExpect projects/homework to allow for as much
personalization as possible to meet their creative needs
Sweeny, R. (2006)
IV. Use Multimedia
All. The. Time.
Sweeny, R. (2006)
Use Ready-Made Educational Videos!
• Learn the Aleph-Bet Video– 800 Videos on Learning the Hebrew Alphabet
• Lessons:– Ancient Hebrew– History
And many more…!
Why teach digitally?
• It is how they learn…• NETST and NETS standards • (ISTE’s National Educational Teaching
Standards for Teachers and students and administrators )
Visit existing websites:
• Teaching websites for Jewish educators: – www.teachertube.com– http://www.babaganewz.com/tag/games/– www.jewishhistory.com– http://216.32.199.82/– http://www.jlandonline.com/
And many more…!
Some benefits to the student…• Anytime learning (Asynchronous and
Synchronous)- Student-centered• Engaging• Promotes collaboration• Considers the multiple intelligences of the
student• Reaches more students with various learning
styles: read/write, visual, auditory, kinesthetic• Opens up classroom walls to experts in field,
authors, leaders
Engage them…
• Open your classroom walls to others:www.skype.com
• Allow for primary research, questioning, and promote authentic learning.
How can they create?
• Virtual 3d Posters: www.edu.glogster.com • Presentations: www.photopeach.com,
www.prezi.com • Blog: www.blogger.com• Podcasts: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/,
www.voki.com • Moviemaking: moviemaker free (under
accessories in windows) or imovie
What can you use?
• Blogs – www.blogger.com- blog for class • Wikis – www.wikispaces.com- wiki site • Moodle – www.moodle.com – course mgmt
site
But first…
• Introduce the concept of digital citizenship and digital footprints which includes 9 important elements.
• Also, provide them with procedures for classroom use and policy.
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References• Parry, M. (2009, May 13). Stanford U. Experiments With Open Office Hours
on Facebook. Retrieved May 19, 2009, from The Chronicle of Higher Education: http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/3769/stanford-u-experiments-with-open-office-hours-on-facebook
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• Sweeney, R. (2006, December 22). Millennial Behaviors & Demographics. Retrieved May 8, 2009, from New Jersey Institute of Technology Library: library1.njit.edu/staff-folders/sweeney/Millennials/Article-Millennial-Behaviors.doc
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