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Tomorrow’s Technology Now!
Jim FlakkerModule 3
Learning in the digital age
Digital Natives
Connecting with the needs of the next generation
Teaching the Digital GenerationIan Jukes
Skills for a Connected World
• Creativity and innovation
• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
• Communication and Collaboration
Infusing New Technology
Tips for incorporating technology in the classroom
Using Technology for the sake of having technology
Engage students with real world data and tools that they can use to solve meaningful problems
BAD IDEA!Only using computers or tablets as digital worksheets
Focus on content knowledge and expertise in your field to drive technology needs
BAD IDEA!
Using technology to “keep your students busy”
Use innovative teaching methods that integrate the use of supportive technologies, inquiry- and problem-based approaches and higher order thinking skills
Bad Idea!
Asking students to “unplug” at the door. Use technology every chance you can!
Good Idea!Be a role model – Use technology that makes you more productive
Bad Idea!
Assuming all your students know everything about technology
Good Idea!Use technology to develop various strategies (such as formative assessments) to reach diverse students and create environments that support differentiated teaching and learning
Examples of Technology Applications
• Google Apps• Socrative• Edmodo• TodaysMeet• Evernote• iTunesU• Poll Everywhere• Animoto• Schoology• Kidblog• Screencasts
Work Cited• Jukes, Ian. "Teaching the Digital Generation: Powerful Teaching Strategies for 21st
Century Learners.” YouTube. YouTube, 1 Nov. 2012. Web. 20 June 2015.• Murray, Jacqui. "9 Mistakes Teachers Make Using Technology in the Classroom."
TeachHUB. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 June 2015. <http://www.teachhub.com/9-mistakes-teachers-make-using-technology-classroom>.
• "Framework for 21st Century Learning.” P21.org, n.d. Web. 20 June 2015. <http://www.p21.org/our-work/p21-framework>.
• "How to Integrate Technology." Edutopia. George Lucas Education Foundation, 5 Nov. 2007. Web. 21 June 2015. <http://www.edutopia.org/technology-integration-guide-implementation>.