Transcript Welcome to OCTI! - Oldham County Schools

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Noel Gnadinger – SOHS
Caroline Lesousky - EOMS
Dorenda Neihof – Central Office
Lauren Pfeifer – Camden Station Elementary
Cindy Smith – Goshen Elementary
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* What is the Digital Generation?
Digital Immigrant
Digital Native
“An individual who was
born before the
existence of digital
technology and adopted
it to some extent later in
life.”
“A person who was
born during or after the
introduction of digital
technologies and through
interacting with digital
technology from an early
age, has a greater
understanding of its
concepts. This usually
describes people born
during or after the 2000’s.”
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For the next 5 minutes, discuss at your tables…
*What technology did you use when you were in
high school that was considered “cutting edge”?
*What is cutting edge in your classroom or library
today?
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“Our students have changed radically. Today’s students are no longer the
people our educational system was designed to teach.”
- Mark Prensky
* What is the difference?
Digital Natives Prefer:
Digital Immigrants Prefer:
•Receiving information quickly from •Controlled release of information
multiple sources
from limited sources (predetermined)
•Multi-tasking and parallel
processing
•Single or “focused” tasks
•Pictures, sounds and videos before •Often prefer to get information
text
from a text
•Hyperlinked sources
•Interacting with others in “realtime”
•Greater need for private and
personal space
•Like information presented
linearly, logically and sequentially
•User generated content (peers)
•Learning that is instant, relevant
and fun
Mark Prensky (2011)
* What is the Digital Generation?
As a result, our students (digital natives)…
•Mature earlier. Years earlier than children did even a couple of
generations ago.
•Have spent their entire lives surrounded by and using computers,
videogames, digital music players, video cams, cell phones and
other toys and tools of the digital age.
•On average have spent less than 5,000 hours of their lives
reading, over 10,000 hours playing video games and 20,000 hours
watching TV!
Mark Prensky (2011)
*Today’s Students…
“Today’s generation of students should
anticipate having multiple careers in
industries that don’t yet exist, using
technologies that haven’t been
invented yet to solve problems we
haven’t even begun to think about
yet.”
-Thomas Friedman in The World is Flat
* Our students today learn differently!
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The digital generation processes
information differently than the
people of the generation before (the
way they read).
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They operate at “twitch speed”: they
expect instantaneous access to
information, goods, and services at
the click of a mouse and expect
rewards or instant gratification!
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About 95% of students are now either
visual or auditory learners with only
5% kinesthetic.
Perdue University (2008)
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* Technology is a tool that can change the nature of learning.
* In a technology-rich classroom, students don't "learn"
technology. Technology provides the tools to be used for
authentic learning.
* Edtech supports but does not replace best practice!
(Lynn Schrum 2005)
*Dorenda Neihof, Chief
Operations Officer
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* Cindy Smith – LMS/STC at Goshen Elementary
* LMS Perspective
* Facilitator
* Teacher
* Developing Leaders
* Caroline Lesousky – Teacher at East Oldham Middle
School
* Gained a new professional learning community
* Realized technology does not have to involve iPads
* Deepened my appreciation for technology as a tool
to enhance and extend learning
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*What is your journey with OCTI
going to be in your building?
* Face to face meetings?
* Peer observations?
* Online discussion space? (wiki, blog, Edmodo, etc.)
* Learning new technologies?
* Setting and achieving tech goals?
* Professional development?
* LMS lead conversation for 5-10 minutes
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*What is OCTI like at the
district level?
*[email protected]
*District website
*Twitter @OldhamEdtech
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*Pre-seminar learning
*Two days away (November 9-10)
*Learning/sharing tech day one
*Observation/reflection day two
*Ongoing meetings in your building
*Reconvene in Spring with levels to
reflect on our progress
* https://sites.google.com/site/octi201415/
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*Please set a personal goal for
yourself as a teacher and/or
member of OCTI in the 20142015 school year.
*Share at tables.
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