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Parenting 21st
Century Children
Graham WhisenInstructional Technology Resource Teacher
@grahamwhisen
Ideaconnect.edublogs.org
Big Ideas
Practical Take Away
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DO YOU REMEMBER …
What did these car rides teach you?
What might this car ride teach your kids?
World Wide Web – CERN (1993)
GENERATIONAL DIVIDE
• 95% of teenagers are online
• 76% use social networkingsites
• 80% have cell phones
By 2020 ... the changes in learning behavior and cognition among young people generally produce ...
POSITIVE
OUTCOMES
NEGATIVE
OUTCOMES
• Cycle quickly
through tasks
• Find answers to
deep questions
• Leverage
collective
intelligence
• Cannot retain
information
• Distracted from
deep engagement
• Lack social skills
By 2020 ... the changes in learning behavior and cognition among young people generally produce ...
POSITIVE
OUTCOMES
NEGATIVE
OUTCOMES
55% 45%
Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants
Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants
youkids
kids
Kids are naturally
good with
technology
Kids are willing to try
new things and
embrace change
Myth Fact
8 Norms of the Net Generation
1. freedom
2. customization
4. integrity
3. scrutiny
Trilling and Fadel (2009)
8 Norms of the Net Generation
5. collaboration
6. entertainment
7. speed
8. innovation
Trilling and Fadel (2009)
“Ponycorns”
Finding the Balance
CONSUMPTION CREATION
SEPERATION CONNECTION
PASSIVE ACTIVE
Fullan (2012)
Example: Darian’s First Words
Example: Darian’s First Words
you
The biggest shift for educators
using technology
is not skill set;
it’s mindset.
- George Couros
“Meaningful change ain’tgonna happen for our kids if we’re not willing to invest in it for ourselves first. At the heart, it’s not about technology ... it’s about us.”
- Will Richardson
fear and excitement
THANK YOU
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Graham Whisen
@grahamwhisen
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