Christa CliverEDLE 6322Summer 2014The University of West Georgia

TEACHING THE DIGITAL NATIVES:THE PRACTICE OF USING TECHNOLOGY,

SOCIAL MEDIA, AND THE INTERNET IN EDUCATION

INTRODUCTION

This discussion will take a look at how the digital world has changed the way our students think, review various types of technology and

resources available to educators, discuss the effective ways technology, social media, and the Internet is being used in the

classroom, and look at some reasons why technology and online resources are not more commonly used in schools.

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THE 21ST CENTURY LEARNER

iGeneration iBored GenM

• They live in a different world.

• Educators need to deliver content suited to their needs.

• They spend 72 hours per week using electronic media.

• Traditional teaching methods aren’t cutting it.

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TYPES OF TECHNOLOGY, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND

ONLINE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO EDUCATORS

• Computer/Laptop/Mobile Labs

• iPods

• iPads

• eBooks

Clipart

Blogs.edweek.org

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TYPES OF TECHNOLOGY, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND

ONLINE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO EDUCATORS

• Facebook

• Twitter

• Edmodo

• Wiki Pages

Facebook.com Twitter.com

Edmodo.com

Wikispaces.com

EFFECTIVE WAYS TECHNOLOGY, SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE INTERNET

IS USED IN EDUCATION

• Shakespeare 2.0 Course

• Digital Postcard Project

• How a Member Decides to Vote

• Wild About Africa Wiki Pages Project

• iPod Project

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REASONS WHY TECHNOLOGY AND ONLINE RESOURCES

ARE NOT USED IN EDUCATION

• US Lacking in Digital Education

• Curriculum too Demanding

• School of the Future

• Personal Facebook pages of Teachers & Students

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MY REFLECTIONS

• Understanding the difference of yesterday vs. today

• Positives outweigh the negative

• Witnessed first hand how students are now easily bored

• We must teach students to effectively use technology and social media.

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