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Christa CliverEDLE 6322Summer 2014The University of West Georgia
TEACHING THE DIGITAL NATIVES:THE PRACTICE OF USING TECHNOLOGY,
SOCIAL MEDIA, AND THE INTERNET IN EDUCATION
INTRODUCTION
This discussion will take a look at how the digital world has changed the way our students think, review various types of technology and
resources available to educators, discuss the effective ways technology, social media, and the Internet is being used in the
classroom, and look at some reasons why technology and online resources are not more commonly used in schools.
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THE 21ST CENTURY LEARNER
iGeneration iBored GenM
• They live in a different world.
• Educators need to deliver content suited to their needs.
• They spend 72 hours per week using electronic media.
• Traditional teaching methods aren’t cutting it.
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TYPES OF TECHNOLOGY, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND
ONLINE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO EDUCATORS
• Computer/Laptop/Mobile Labs
• iPods
• iPads
• eBooks
Clipart
Blogs.edweek.org
Pixmule.com
Artbook.com
TYPES OF TECHNOLOGY, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND
ONLINE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO EDUCATORS
• Edmodo
• Wiki Pages
Facebook.com Twitter.com
Edmodo.com
Wikispaces.com
EFFECTIVE WAYS TECHNOLOGY, SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE INTERNET
IS USED IN EDUCATION
• Shakespeare 2.0 Course
• Digital Postcard Project
• How a Member Decides to Vote
• Wild About Africa Wiki Pages Project
• iPod Project
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REASONS WHY TECHNOLOGY AND ONLINE RESOURCES
ARE NOT USED IN EDUCATION
• US Lacking in Digital Education
• Curriculum too Demanding
• School of the Future
• Personal Facebook pages of Teachers & Students
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MY REFLECTIONS
• Understanding the difference of yesterday vs. today
• Positives outweigh the negative
• Witnessed first hand how students are now easily bored
• We must teach students to effectively use technology and social media.
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