Date post: | 14-Apr-2017 |
Category: |
Technology |
Upload: | leslie-dare |
View: | 126 times |
Download: | 4 times |
WHAT ARE YOU?
●Digital Natives(grew up with today’s technology)
●Digital Immigrants(all the rest of us!)
Prensky, M. (2001) Digital natives, digital immigrants. On the Horizon, (9) 5.
●Originally for Harvard students only
●Then college students only (.edu)
●Then anyone in 2006
THE GOOD
●Learn more about your students●Connect with your students “outside” the
classroom●Communicate with your students
THE BAD
● Learn more than you want! (Now what do you do???)
● Students often don’t want to “Friend” their instructors.
● Setting a bad example? (Facebook and student success)
RECOMMENDATIONS
●Never require students to Friend you or join groups you’ve created
●Never post course materials on Facebook●Consider multiple accounts – personal and
professional●Always check your privacy settings!●Take advantage of opportunities to
educate students about appropriate Facebook usage.
Social Bookmarking
●Accessible anywhere (“The Cloud”)●Share and collaborate●Tag and Categorize●Several services available
○ Delicious○ Diigo○ Dig○ Reddit○ Stumbleupon
Other Tech Tools
●Skype○ Requires more focus than a phone call (can be a Good
Thing!)○ Seeing is believing○ Convience!
Other Tech Tools
●Blogs○24/7○Media rich○Topic specific○Allows for feedback○Students can use for reflection journals
Other Tech Tools
●Photo Sharing○ Rich media○ Tag and categorize○ Put a face to the name○ Orientation: People, Places and Campus Resources○ Connect students with other students
●Services○ Flickr, Picasa, SmugMug, PhotoBucket
Other Tech Tools
●Google Docs○Collaboration with colleagues○Brainstorming for projects○Simple Forms
■ Info Sheet■ Quick Quiz■ Attendance
○Students use for presentations, collaboration
Tech Principles
●It’s All About Balance○Personal v. Professional○ In Person v. Online
●Tie Your Tech to Your Goals●Work on Your Geek IQ●Understand the Natives