Digital Toolkit

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Digital Toolkit for Teaching Digital Learners

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The “Industrial Age” Education System Doesn’t Work for Today’s Learners

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But you probably know that...

Kids are producers of original content ...

Kids are producers of original content ...

just OUTSIDE the classroom!

Calvinball: Working w/ Technology

Calvinball: Working w/ Technology

Calvinball: Working w/ Technology

*IMPORTANT -- The rules are subject to be changed, amended, or dismissed by any player(s) involved so the may

never be played the same way twice.

The tool alone doesn’t increase knowledge/skills

Blogging alone doesn’t make my students better writers

The Tool Needs Context and Pedagogy

It takes all three areas

to effectively integrate technology & improve learning.

BehaviorismDesired outcomes are

created through response/stimuli

Cognitivism

Learning is viewed as a process of inputs, managed in short term memory, and coded for long-term recall.

ConstructivismLearners create knowledge in process of understanding

experiences

Common Learning Theories

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These pedagogies have limits within the Information Age

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These pedagogies have limits within the Information Age

Volume

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These pedagogies have limits within the Information Age

Volume Connectivity

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These pedagogies have limits within the Information Age

Volume Connectivity Capacity

Connectivism

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Connectivism

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• Information changes quickly

• Connections to stay current is what’s really important

• Learning is actuated knowledge

• Learning is the process of plugging into new knowledge sources

• The pipe is more important than what’s in the pipe

Tool Classification

ProfessionalDevelopment

ClassroomOperations

Where do you begin?

Where do you begin?

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Looking at the tool

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Looking at the tool

How does it work?

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Looking at the tool

How does it work?

Is this a professional development tool and/or classroom operation tool?

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Looking at the tool

How does it work?

Is this a professional development tool and/or classroom operation tool?

Could you use this with the content you teach?

If so, how?

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Looking at the tool

How does it work?

Is this a professional development tool and/or classroom operation tool?

Could you use this with the content you teach?

If so, how?

How can this tool be used to build knowledge

(pedagogy)?

RSS: Real Simple Syndication

RSS: Real Simple Syndication

RSS: Real Simple Syndication

Wordle

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Twitter

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Twitter

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Twitter

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What are the next steps?

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Don’t be afraid to ask the kids!

My Contact Information

email: mrichme@gmail.comskype, twitter, plurk: mrichme

ichat: mrichme2blog: http://mrichme.edublogs.org

Access to My Slidedeckhttp://MacMini.mld.arundel.k12.me.us/NoteShare

Interactive Linkshttp://cammad.net/digital_toolkit.html

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