“focused on giving children a real voice in the broader, often very adult, discussion of future technologies and real-world problem solving.”
they can teach us not only about their own needs and desires, but also about our own future preferences and how technology might help us solve bigger, global problems
digital natives allow us to see unrestrained possibilities for Web-based developments
We found that today’s children intuit a very seamless connection between online and offline worlds
A strong trend in the pictures the children drew was a break down in the barrier between the physical and digital worlds, with children appearing to see no difference between ‘real’ and ‘computer-based’ activities.
today’s children see technological devices as a natural extension of themselves
Current initiatives include Trash to Treasure, another illustration-based study which looks to kids for new ways to recycle and manage waste
This is a great article on what our students, the "Digital Natives" can teach us about technology! I have highlighted what I found to be the most interesting and insightful quotes from the article!
This collection includes instructional activities about copyright and
collections/tools to use images, music, and texts legally, either through Fair
Use or Creative Commons licensing. Use these resources to model and teach
ethical use of electronic media or to find copyright-safe raw materials for
student projects.
Basically, this site condenses links to websites explaining all about what teachers can do without breaking any copyright laws, to websites with suggestions or ideas about how to teach students about copyrights, and the first site in the list is to images that are copyright free!
This website is a wonderful resource for any teacher. It provides links to guide the teacher in fair use laws, suggests ways to teach about copyright laws, and provides a link to copyright-free images! It's really a one -stop-shop for everything copyright.
Loved this video Sarah...esp since it started out with Google Maps locating Saskatoon, Sask, Canada! Saskatoon is about 2 1/2 hours north from my hometown of Regina, Sask. (I might be a bit intimidated by the student in the video though...holy cow!! ..."That's your job" !!!!)
Thanks Sharon, I thought that it was a great video too, and I liked the kids eyes and faces he made! haha I didn't even know he was pointing to a place in Canada, good job picking up on that !
Are we prepared to teach the "Digital Natives"? This is such a cute video I couldn't help but share. The young boy asks a very important question- are we preparing our students to enter the digital world?
Essential schools aim for teaching students how to find out and critically evaluate the facts they need in a particular situation- the thoughtful habits of mind that are sometimes called the "higher literacies." Most standardized tests, critics say, lack the subtlety and sophistication needed to test such critical thinking skills.
There are three major exceptions to the copyright law that permit instructors to use copyrighted material in their classrooms without permission.
The Association of Research Libraries offers a concise and clear brochure, Know Your Copyrights, that stresses multiple opportunities to use copyrighted materials in the classroom
Interesting blog post/graphic about how digital natives use technology and how they might be better suited to using new technologies (& mobile learning) then non-digital natives. Does this mean that non-digital natives are then less able to teach digital natives then digital natives would be?