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Building the modern digital learning environment.
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Building the ModernDigital Learning Environment
Matt MacInnisTuesday, March 10, 2009Amsterdam, Netherlands
Apple Confidential
Agenda
45 minutes The Case for the Digital Learning Environment
30 minutes Digital Tools for the Classroom
20 minutes Break
45 minutes Implementing a Digital Learning Environment
30 minutes Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow—Today (iChat)
10 minutes Q&A
Apple Confidential
The Case for the Digital Learning Environment
Apple’s Vision for EducationA world in which all learners are empowered to discover their own special genius.
Apple’s Vision for Education is BorderlessPeople of all countries and cultures appreciate the promise of a better tomorrow.
Apple’s Education MissionProvide a digital learning environment that supports the way today’s students live and want to learn.
Aha.
History and Neuroplasticity
Rembrandt’s The Anatomy Lecture of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp
Gutenberg at his printing press (Unknown artist)
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Ontario, Canada1916
“If we teach as we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow.”
John Dewey
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Quiz
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Scoring Your QuizQuestion A B C
1 -2 +2
2 -1 +1
3 +2 -1
4 -1 0
5 +1 +2 -2
6 +1 -2 -1
7 -2 0
8 -1 +2
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Where Are You Today?Digital Native or Digital Immigrant?
-8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Digital Immigrant Digital Native
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Digital Immigrants and Digital Natives• Originally proposed by Marc Prensky (2001)• Repetitive exposure to digital media has changed the brains of our
students• Digital immigrants have “accents” that betray their inability to
communicate with natives in their language
Natives Immigrants
Instant access to information Sequential, controlled access
Parallel processing, multitasking Serial processing, focused
Instant, frequent gratification Patience is a virtue
Test, think/discuss, test again Think/discuss, test, think/discuss again
Some gross generalizations....
The Competition?
“Today’s students are no longer the people our educational system was
designed to teach.”
Marc Prensky, 2001
Real-World Digital Learning
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Standards for Authentic Instruction• Higher order thinking• Depth of knowledge• Connectedness to the world beyond the classroom• Substantive conversation• Social support for student achievement
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Case Study: Mabry Middle SchoolSchool-wide movie contest
• 5th annual “Mabry Film Festival”• 7th grade students (ages 12-13)• Open-ended assignment• Students were challenged with broad criteria– Must involve a topic relevant to their schoolwork– Must present a challenging topic– Must be interesting to their peers• Winners were given an iPod
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Standards for Authentic Instruction✓ Higher order thinking✓ Depth of knowledge✓ Connectedness to the world beyond the classroom✓ Substantive conversation✓ Social support for student achievement
TransformSubstitute
Decision Point
The Digital Learning Environment
Leadership
Financial PlanFi
Community Involvement
Infrastructure
Curriculum and Pedagogy
Professional Development
Assessment and Evaluation
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Digital Tools for the Classroom
Apple Confidential
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iPhoto ’09
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GarageBand ’09
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iWeb ’09
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Free All New Macs