Technology and the Developmental Needs of Adolescents (Updated! 7/29/11)

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Technology and the Developmental Needs of Young Adolescents

Technology and the Developmental Needs of Young Adolescents

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Stephen DavisStephen Davis

...parents and teachers often forget this due to the standards and state testing hysteria.

...parents and teachers often forget this due to the standards and state testing hysteria.

Young adolescents experience drastic

developmental changes that greatly affect their lives...

Young adolescents experience drastic

developmental changes that greatly affect their lives...

Needs, Not StandardsNeeds, Not Standards

Bring the humanity back to education!

Remember the developmental needs (PIES) of students.

Any teacher can make lesson into a “Standards Masterpiece”.

Bring the humanity back to education!

Remember the developmental needs (PIES) of students.

Any teacher can make lesson into a “Standards Masterpiece”.

Developmental Needs = PIES

Developmental Needs = PIES

Physical

Intellectual

Emotional

Social

Physical

Intellectual

Emotional

Social

Focusing too much on state standards creates lessons that are like a museum:

perfect and static.

Focusing too much on state standards creates lessons that are like a museum:

perfect and static.

Focusing on the “PIES” helps to create lessons that are like a house that is lived

in: comfortable and realistic.

Focusing on the “PIES” helps to create lessons that are like a house that is lived

in: comfortable and realistic.

Our students are in a large sandbox experiencing physical, intellectual,

emotional, and social changes throughout the next few years.

Our students are in a large sandbox experiencing physical, intellectual,

emotional, and social changes throughout the next few years.

Physical Needs of Adolescents

Physical Needs of Adolescents

Adolescents experience more physical changes than at any other time in their lives, except the first two years of their

of life.

Adolescents experience more physical changes than at any other time in their lives, except the first two years of their

of life.

Physical Needs and Technology

Physical Needs and Technology

Instagram - Take pictures your world.

You Tube - Move along with videos of plays, sports, dancing and musicians.

Nike Boom and iFitness - Workout! or Lift Weights!

Instagram - Take pictures your world.

You Tube - Move along with videos of plays, sports, dancing and musicians.

Nike Boom and iFitness - Workout! or Lift Weights!

Share Your SitesShare Your Sites

Collaborative Gdoc HERECollaborative Gdoc HERE

Adolescents acknowledge and understand their sandbox is bigger, but tend to focus more closely on specific areas and then move to other areas of

the sandbox.

Adolescents acknowledge and understand their sandbox is bigger, but tend to focus more closely on specific areas and then move to other areas of

the sandbox.

Intellectual Needs of Adolescents

Intellectual Needs of Adolescents

Adolescents begin to increase their ability to execute abstract thought processes, though often overlooked because it’s not as obvious as physical changes.

Adolescents begin to increase their ability to execute abstract thought processes, though often overlooked because it’s not as obvious as physical changes.

Intellectual Needs and Technology

Intellectual Needs and Technology

Veritasium - Get help with science.

The Onion - Experience and learn satire.

Philosophy - Be philosophical. Play Games!

Veritasium - Get help with science.

The Onion - Experience and learn satire.

Philosophy - Be philosophical. Play Games!

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Collaborative Gdoc HERE

The sandbox in which adolescents played and discovered as a child is rapidly expanding,

producing greater joy and broader discoveries.

The sandbox in which adolescents played and discovered as a child is rapidly expanding,

producing greater joy and broader discoveries.

Emotional Needs of Adolescents

Emotional Needs of Adolescents

Adolescents exhibit intensity and unpredictability because they’re attempting to navigate their developing identity as an adult,

while maintaining credibility with peers.

Adolescents exhibit intensity and unpredictability because they’re attempting to navigate their developing identity as an adult,

while maintaining credibility with peers.

Emotional Needs and Technology

Emotional Needs and Technology

Glogster - Create a dynamic poster!

Soundation - Compose a soundscape!

Storybird - Write a story! More HERE.

Glogster - Create a dynamic poster!

Soundation - Compose a soundscape!

Storybird - Write a story! More HERE.

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Collaborative Gdoc HERE

Adolescents want to be alone and together. They want to be a part of a group, yet desire to create

their own identity.

Adolescents want to be alone and together. They want to be a part of a group, yet desire to create

their own identity.

Social Needs of Adolescents

Social Needs of Adolescents

Adolescents desire to be in a group, with increasing importance placed on being

associated with other adolescents rather than adults.

Adolescents desire to be in a group, with increasing importance placed on being

associated with other adolescents rather than adults.

Social Needs and Technology

Social Needs and Technology

Social Voice - Share your voice.

CHOC Walk - Walk for the cure.

Global Read Aloud Project - Read with people. Tuck Everlasting!

Social Voice - Share your voice.

CHOC Walk - Walk for the cure.

Global Read Aloud Project - Read with people. Tuck Everlasting!

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Collaborative Gdoc HERE

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Symbaloo

Free Rice

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National Novel Writing Month Young Writer’s Program

Needs, Not StandardsNeeds, Not Standards

Bring the humanity back to education!

Remember the developmental needs (PIES) of students.

Bring the humanity back to education!

Remember the developmental needs (PIES) of students.