4. THE DIGITAL BRAIN AND OUR ROLE AS
EDUCATORS
Students’ digitally conditioned brains are 21st century brains,
and teachers must encourage these brains to operate fully in
our classrooms. We must recognize that relationships and
focused attention are key to learning in this century. If we can
help students balance the gifts technology brings with these
human gifts, they will have everything they need.
Marilee Sprenger
Educational Leadership Magazine
7. LET’S START WITH YOU
THE KEY TO BECOMING AN EFFECTIVE
21ST CENTURY INSTRUCTOR IS TO
BECOME AN EFFICIENT 21ST CENTURY
LEARNER.ONCE YOU PAIR HIGH-QUALITY
TEACHING WITH A MEANINGFUL
UNDERSTANDING OF TODAY’S TOOLS FOR
NETWORKED LEARNING, YOU’LL BE
PREPARED TO SUPPORT TOMORROW’S
NETWORKED KID.
BILL FERRITER
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP MAGAZINE
SEPTEMBER 2009
8. OBSERVE, DARE, REMIX YOUR CLASSROM
PRACTICES
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19. Sharing
(photos, videos, creative ways,
Ideas, the world...)
Learning
(through conversations)
Networking
(connecting like-minded people,
making groups of interest,
joining groups)
Interacting
(through comments,
discussion forums)
Having fun
(in a spontaneous, informal
and social environment...)
Visualizing
(learning in a visual-rich
environment)
Teaching with