Presented By:yGinger Booton, West GA RESA

Dr. Tonia Contorno, Troup County SchoolsJuly 18, 2012Ju y 8, 0

The Alphabet Ad i i t tiAdministration

Loyal, disciplined, logical, thorough, no-nonsense workers

Value stability conformity respect for authority Value stability, conformity, respect for authority and rules

Very clear sense of right and wrong M k d i i b d h h d i h Make decisions based on what happened in the past

Seek out technological advancements g Prefer hierarchical organizational structures Uncomfortable with change Uncomfortable dealing with “gray area” matters Uncomfortable dealing with gray-area matters Have faith in the “system”

Put in long hours at the office, including evenings and weekendsweekends

Build their career over the long term Show loyalty to their employer

Vi th l d th i d th View themselves and their career as one and the same Commit to quality and doing a good job Driven Seek personal satisfaction “Hang Tough” through difficult work situations and

policies View the world as opportunity-rich; always see

possibility Team-oriented

Prefer high-quality end results over quantity Set and meet goals and are very productive Set and meet goals and are very productive Multitask Want work-life balance, flexibility in working hours, job

sharing f l k Prefer a casual work environment

See themselves as free agents and marketable commodities Comfortable with authority but not impressed with titles Tend to be skeptical Tend to be skeptical Technically skilled Value ethnic diversity Love independence and freedomp

Want to affect change and make a difference D i k th t i i f l Desire work that is meaningful

See work as a way to express oneself, rather than define oneself

Moral, positive and hardworking Skilled multitaskers Want to be a team player; want to be included Want to be a team player; want to be included Value on-the-job training Understanding of others

l k l f b l d fl bl k Value work-life balance; desire flexible work arrangements

Not defined yet.

Terms digital native and digital immigrantwere coined in 2001 by Marc Prensky, an internationally acclaimed thought-leader, speaker writer consultant and gamespeaker, writer, consultant, and game designer in the fields of education and learning g

Fi iFirst generation to grow up and be surrounded bysurrounded by computers, videogames, digital g , gmusic players, video cams, cell phones, and all the other toys and tools of the digital ageof the digital age.

An older generation that’s learning to adopt technology later in lifelater in life

Learning to speak a language thatlanguage that doesn’t come as naturally to themy

In 2000, when you called someone on the h ld ’t thphone, you couldn’t see them.

Generation Z uses Skype, iChat, and FaceTime to talk - and see - their friends anywhereto talk and see their friends anywhere around the world!

S h id h h b i lSo the idea that you have to be in a classroom at a certain address to learn...well, that may also become “old fashioned” to the nextalso become old fashioned to the next generation.

Multi-tasks with ease across a variety ofacross a variety of platforms style

Arrives at work already able to multitaskable to multitask effectively

Tech-savvy, at the f f fforefront of technological progress

Want to be connected, whenever they like and wherever they are

One in three young people consider the internet to be as essential to theiressential to their survival as air, water food andwater, food, and shelter

They value the yinternet far more than any other type f h lof technology

Belong to a generation born after the general implementation of digital technology

Never had to organize, plan, and interact with other people without mobile phones laptopsother people without mobile phones, laptops and the internet

Internet is the key ‘backbone’ technology that connects the various spheres of the digital realm, such as social networking, education and information behavioreducation, and information behavior.

Smart phones with internet access support the need to always be connected and up-the need to always be connected and up-to-date with immediate access.

Majority of Digital Natives spend between f h d h itwo-to-four hours per day on the internet.

However, a quarter of Digital Natives are on the internet from four-to-six hours a daythe internet from four to six hours a day.

They are masters of filtering the flood of information they receive. To do that they have become adept at multitasking and require 24/7 accessibility to the virtual worldworld.

Survey information: Global WorkPlace Innovation

Defines themselves Apple is the embodiment of technological

progress, innovation and creativityF b k i d d i di ibl Facebook is regarded as an indispensible social link to family, friends and groups

Survey information: Global WorkPlace Innovation

Greater access to technology in the workplace Cloud computing for easier updating and

distribution of information Internal knowledge management to support Internal knowledge management to support

collaboration A more comfortable working environment, as A more comfortable working environment, as

the lines between work and private life blur Sustainable working environmentSurvey information: Global WorkPlace Innovation

TodayToday

Fifty-two percent of children ages 5 8 t5-8 use smart phones, iPods, iPads or similariPads, or similar devices.Source: “Zero to Eight: Children’s Media Use in America”in America

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and blogs

Facebook has 800 million users in the world.

You will not be able to… Communicate with students on the popular communications

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platforms they’re using outside the classroom - sort of like banning teachers from saying “hello” to a student at the movie theatre.

Sh l l l i d id Share lesson plans, extra learning resources and ideas on social platforms where their students are spending much of their free time.

C t l iki h d d t (lik G l Create a classroom wiki or shared document (like a Google Document) where students can work together to take notes on a lecture or add robust resources like YouTube videos or other online links to class notes to enhance the learning of everyone in the classroom.everyone in the classroom.

Effectively teach technology and social networking skills their students will desperately need when entering the workforce.

CIPA-Child Internet Protection Act◦ Filtering systems from your schools

Bullying through social media◦ Who patrols and polices◦ How can policies help◦ How can policies help

What type control systems are on your machines?◦ Software so that individuals can control a bank of

machines- Vision What policies does your district have about What policies does your district have about

showing student photo’s on the web? What type documents do you have from parents i h f f i i ?in the form of permission?

Does your system have a policy p yconcerning Bring Your Own

h l ?Technology? Does your school

have an E Zone?have an E-Zone? What are the

directions fordirections for teachers allowing smart phone/tablet p /usage in your buildings?

Administrators and educators everywhere owe it to their

st dents to embrace this orldstudents to embrace this world and the opportunities social

media offers.

Use QR codes to provide students with h db k thandbooks, etc.

Use Facebook and Twitter to communicate with students about programs, sportingwith students about programs, sporting events, school closures.

Recruit students to programs using Wiki’s d th t i id ’ t i t dand other streaming video’s to introduce your

programs to students.

Encourage teachers to share their web 2.0 ideas

Introduce a technology club at your school where both teachers and students come towhere both teachers and students come to share and learn

Encourage teachers to allow students to use Encourage teachers to allow students to use technology for projects and assignments.

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