Teens, Technology, and Learning
Teens, tech,and the future
Intro
Why we use technology in education
Nine instructional strategies
Nine categories of technology (as used in education)
Information Age Technology Goals
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Shift the emphasis from content to skills, allow for constant engagement, democratize learning, connect to the real world, simplify the back-end work (feedback, distributing materials, showing grades, etc.)
Affordances for teens
Good for learning
Fosters creativity
Increases student agency
Produces academic achievement
Genders equal
Differentiation options
Barriers for teens
Digital divide
Skills lacking, but support available
Culture lines
Fragmented focus
Detached from life
Literacy issues (and solutions)
Teacher attitudes
China
College
Innovations needed