How has digital
technology affected the
way children and
young people learn?
How technology supports personalised learning
the use of *** for learning
teachers attitudes towards
BYOD Policy
Meet pupils individual need and learning styles
VAK
Garner's Theory of multiple
intelligenes
offers more flexible
learning opportunities
for students
For teachers e-learning is seen as having the potential
to reach new student markets, offering more flexible
learning opportunities for students, facilitating the
tracking of student progress and activities, as well as
providing an opportunity for creating new and innovative
learning environments.
enables
learning on
own terms
Attention Span
Affected children in classroom
Creation of own language has this affected literacy and grammar
Digital immigrant instructors
make their education not
worth paying attention to
compared to everything else
they experience - Digital
Natives Book page 3
How new technologies are affecting the
way Digital Natives absorb and retain
information
multi-processing - Growing
up Digital pdf p.2
What is engaging digital natives?
Finding ways to use
games to teach
maths/science - have
a place in future
curriula
Monkey Wrench - Prensky natives & immigrants
Mymaths
Accessibility
homework
80% of 14 to 17 year
olds use the internet as
their first source for
information Digital
Natives where is the
evidence pg. 509
Can get answer by Googling
Born Digital ch 11 'for Digital
natives "research" is more likely to
mean a google search than a trip to
the library
Man who taught lesson in different
language and who installed
computers in poor countries
Opportunity to learn anytime,
anywhere and to communicate and
collaborate virtually across countries
Collaborative Learning from The
Impact of Digital Technology on
Learning: A Summary for the
Education Endowment Foundation
Collaborative use of technology (in pairs or small
groups) is usually more effective than individual use
some pupils, especially
younger children, may
need guidance in how
to collaborate
effectively and
responsibly.