Brian Housand, Ph.D. brianhousand.com East Carolina University TODAY’S TECHNOLOGY AND GIFTED STUDENTS: WHAT PARENTS NEED TO KNOW If growing up in a digital age is challenging, parenting in a digital age is even more difficult. With unprecedented access to technology that seemingly changes on an almost daily basis, gifted children are being asked to grow up online. This session will equip parents with tools and strategies to empower and engage their children in meaningful ways.

1. IDEAS FOR ENGAGING
AND EMPOWERING
_G_I_F__T_E_D__ _K_I_D__S____________
brianhousand.com/kgtc

2. H E L L O
My name is
Brian

3. I AM A GEEK

4. “Raising geeks goes beyond
teaching them the difference
between Darths Vader and Maul.
It means teaching them an
empowering worldview.”
WIRED - JUNE 2012

5. TALK TO YOUR KIDS
ABOUT BEING GIFTED

6. It is OK
to be smart.

7. It is GREAT
to be smart.

8. It is AWESOME
to be smart.

9. DFTBA DON’T FORGET TO BE AWESOME

10. youtube.com/user/crashcourse

11. youtube.com/user/Vihart

12. “We don’t
have the option
of turning away
from the future.
No one gets to
vote on whether
technology is
going to change
our lives.”
!
Bill Gates
The Road Ahead

13. LEFT
2 THEIR
OWN
DEVICES

14. “Every generation of
teenagers embraces
the freedoms and
possibilities wrought
by technology in ways
that shock the elders.”
Time
March
27,
2006

15. REALITY

16. 3,339

19. DIGITAL
PARENTING
STYLE

20. PROTECT
AND LIMIT
Parents need to set boundaries to keep
children safe.
!
Digital media and technology are not
important for a child's healthy development.

21. PROTECT
Screen media needs to be balanced with
other activities.
!
Children are only one click away from a lot of
material that's inappropriate for them.

22. EMPOWER
Children can learn new things by using
online media.
!
Parents should offer guidance on how
to use the Internet for learning.

23. EMPOWER
AND ENGAGE
Children need to learn to navigate the digital
world and make choices for themselves.
!
Children can exercise their creativity by using
online media.

25. House
Rules

26. Show
Curiosity

27. “Show Me”

28. I like that.
I don’t
like that.

29. WONDER
AND LEARN

30. wonderopolis.org

31. coursera.org

32. iTunes U

33. KHAN ACADEMY

34. FAMILY
MOVIE
NIGHT

36. !
!
!
!
We
are
educa3ng
people
out
of
their
crea3vity.
!
Crea3vity
is
as
important
in
educa3on
as
literacy.
Sir Ken Robinson

37. CONSUMERS
PRODUCERS

38. MAKE A
MOVIE

39. iMovie Trailers

40. LEGO Movie Maker

46. $40,000
PER MONTH

47. VIDEO
GAMES

52. Jackson, L. A., Witt, E. A., Games, A. I., Fitzgerald, H. E., von Eye, A., & Zhao, Y. (2012). Information technology use and creativity: Findings from the Children and technology Project.
Computers in Human Behavior, 28(2), 370-376.
CREATIVITY
COMPUTER
USE
INTERNET
USE
CELL
PHONE
USE
VIDEO
GAME
PLAY

53. CREATIVITY VIDEO
GAME
PLAY
Jackson, L. A., Witt, E. A., Games, A. I., Fitzgerald, H. E., von Eye, A., & Zhao, Y. (2012). Information technology use and creativity: Findings from the Children and technology Project.
Computers in Human Behavior, 28(2), 370-376.

54. Video games teach
children what computers
are beginning to teach
adults--that some forms of
learning are fast-paced,
immensely compelling,
and rewarding.
- Seymour Papert

55. The fact that they are
enormously demanding of
one's time and require new
ways of thinking remains a
small price to pay (and is
perhaps even an
advantage) to be vaulted
into the future. - Seymour Papert

56. Not surprisingly,
by comparison school strikes
many young people as
slow, boring, and frankly
out of touch.
- Seymour Papert

58. If you are
impatient
then this may
not be the
gAme for you

59. “There is
nothing
that is NOT
possible.”

60. SURVIVAL
OR
CREATIVE

61. UNLIMITED
You can make it into
whatever you want it to be.

62. FOR aLL INTENTS aND PURPOSES,
IT IS A SPACE WHERE
YOU ARE GOD

63. CREATIVITY
CRITICAL THINKING
COOPERATION
COLLABORATION
COMMUNICATION
CONTROL

64. stemchallenge.org

65. gamestarmechanic.com

66. LEARN
TO CODE

68. code.org/learn

69. codeacademy.com

75. 400,000
DOWNLOADS!

76. appinventor.mit.edu

77. 0.4% OF FEMALE COLLEGE FRESHMAN PLAN
ON MAJORING IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

80. D I Y

81. diy.org

89. “We may not be able to
prepare the future for
our children,
but at least we can
prepare our children
for the future.”
- Franklin D. Roosevelt

90. brianhousand.com
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