FOCUSING THE DIGITAL MINDBy Marilee Sprenger
ASCD / WWW.ASCD.ORG
HYPERCONNECTEDNESS
NO LONGER PASSIVE LEARNERS
CONTINUOUS PARTIAL ATTENTION
PROVIDE REFLECTION TIME
Reflect on what they’ve absorbed
Provide prompts Describe the learning experience
How can you find more information
Model Balance
DISARM THEM
OCCASIONALLY Encourage human to human communication
Promote active listening
LET THEM TEACH
Will we ever catch up with their use of technology? Why do we need to!
Allow students demonstrate what they know
More than providing choice of products, means demonstrating how the use them
INTERACTIVE WHITE BOARDS
Provide something familiar – interactive screen
Allows students to interact with content
Promotes active learning
BUILD EMOTIONAL LITERACY
Digital communication = efficient Human element still vital Schools offer a place were
emotional literacy to be taught to support the online communication in their personal life
TEACH MINDFULNESS
Providing down time in an otherwise fast paced online/technological life
Promote balance
ENCOURAGE STORYTELLING
Will need to package that information into broader concepts and share it in a way that engages their listeners’ interest and emotions
Provide opportunities for students package this information for student assignments
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