1. With Great Power Comes
Great Responsibility
A Technology Primer

2. Thank you!
Liz Verhalen
Carol Hotchkiss
Dana Schiffman
The Association of Boarding Schools

3. Hans Mundahl
New Hampton School
hmundahl@newhampton.org
@hmundahl
newhampton.wikispaces.com/TABS
#summerTABS
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4. Questions
Tweets
Comments
Sidebars
Thoughts
(Disruptions are good)
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10. Overview
• Our students
• Immigrants and Natives?
• Social Media & Web 2.0
• What does it mean for us?
• On the horizon
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• Their parents
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11. What would you like to
hear about?
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12. Generation Next
• Born after mid 1990’s
• Born after advent of Internet, cell phones, iPods
• Post Cold War & Post 9/11
• Rapid multi-taskers
• Open attitude to self publishing & privacy
• Stay at home, helicopter parents
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• Digital Natives
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13. Digital Natives & Immigrants
• Native: the local language, religion and customs are
natural and indigenous
• Immigrant: foreigners with thick accents who must
learn and adapt to local customs
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15. Digital Natives Digital Immigrants
Early adopters Late adopters
Share links, collaborate online Call meetings / classes
Use social media sites Use social media sites
frequently infrequently
Don’t use email Print emails
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teachers / managers students / employees
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16. Digital Natives Digital Immigrants
Early adopters Late adopters
Share links, collaborate online Call meetings / classes
Use social media sites Use social media sites
frequently infrequently
Don’t use email Print emails
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17. Digital Natives Digital Immigrants
Early adopters Late adopters
Share links, collaborate online Call meetings / classes
Use social media sites Use social media sites
frequently infrequently
Don’t use email Print emails
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Feel frustration with immigrant Feel frustration with native
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teachers / managers students / employees
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18. Digital Natives Digital Immigrants
Early adopters Late adopters
Share links, collaborate online Call meetings / classes
Use social media sites Use social media sites
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Don’t use email Print emails
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Feel frustration with immigrant Feel frustration with native
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19. Digital Natives Digital Immigrants
Early adopters Late adopters
Share links, collaborate online Call meetings / classes
Use social media sites Use social media sites
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Don’t use email Print emails
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20. Digital Natives Digital Immigrants
Early adopters Late adopters
Share links, collaborate online Call meetings / classes
Use social media sites Use social media sites
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Don’t use email Print emails
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21. Technological Skill
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22. Technological Skill
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26. Technological Skill
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http://edtechfrontier.com/2010/10/
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28. “What were you thinking?”
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30. “Willful and repeated harm inflicted
through the use of computers, cell
phones & other electronic devices.”
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33. What to look for
• Differences in girls & boys
• Sudden change in use
• Jumpy when message appears
• Unease about entering real life social situations
• Avoidance & screen switching
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34. How to help
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35. How to help
• Create safe space (in advance) to talk and see
screens
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36. How to help
• Create safe space (in advance) to talk and see
screens
• Work together toward desired result
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37. How to help
• Create safe space (in advance) to talk and see
screens
• Work together toward desired result
• Get input from student
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38. How to help
• Create safe space (in advance) to talk and see
screens
• Work together toward desired result
• Get input from student
• Get backup
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39. How to help
• Create safe space (in advance) to talk and see
screens
• Work together toward desired result
• Get input from student
• Get backup
• Engage bystanders
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40. How to help
• Create safe space (in advance) to talk and see
screens
• Work together toward desired result
• Get input from student
• Get backup
• Engage bystanders
• School Life Handbook
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41. How to help
• Create safe space (in advance) to talk and see
screens
• Work together toward desired result
• Get input from student
• Get backup
• Engage bystanders
• School Life Handbook
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• Clear verbal statements (kids are bad at context)
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42. Key Take Aways
Our students are...
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43. Key Take Aways
Our students are...
• Highly connected, early adopters
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44. Key Take Aways
Our students are...
• Highly connected, early adopters
• Familiar with technology, but may not be highly skilled
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45. Key Take Aways
Our students are...
• Highly connected, early adopters
• Familiar with technology, but may not be highly skilled
• Frustrated with ‘immigrants’
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46. Key Take Aways
Our students are...
• Highly connected, early adopters
• Familiar with technology, but may not be highly skilled
• Frustrated with ‘immigrants’
• Born into uncertain times
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47. Key Take Aways
Our students are...
• Highly connected, early adopters
• Familiar with technology, but may not be highly skilled
• Frustrated with ‘immigrants’
• Born into uncertain times
• Riding an elephant
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48. Key Take Aways
Our students are...
• Highly connected, early adopters
• Familiar with technology, but may not be highly skilled
• Frustrated with ‘immigrants’
• Born into uncertain times
• Riding an elephant
• Coming of age publicly
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49. Key Take Aways
Our students are...
• Highly connected, early adopters
• Familiar with technology, but may not be highly skilled
• Frustrated with ‘immigrants’
• Born into uncertain times
• Riding an elephant
• Coming of age publicly
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• In need of adults in their lives
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50. How has technology made
your life more difficult?
How has it made your life
more fulfilling?
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51. Questions so far?
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52. Web 2.0 & Social Media
• Web 2.0 = ‘Read / Write’ web, web sites that
other people can edit
• Social Media = Web & mobile tech that turns
one way communication into dialog
• Free, mobile, flexible... revolutionary
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58. Facebook
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59. Facebook
• Most visited web site in the world
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60. Facebook
• Most visited web site in the world
• 750 million users
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61. Facebook
• Most visited web site in the world
• 750 million users
• 50% of all users log in each day
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62. Facebook
• Most visited web site in the world
• 750 million users
• 50% of all users log in each day
• 70% of users are outside the USA
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63. Facebook
• Most visited web site in the world
• 750 million users
• 50% of all users log in each day
• 70% of users are outside the USA
• Users aged 35+ outnumber any other demographic
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64. Facebook
• Most visited web site in the world
• 750 million users
• 50% of all users log in each day
• 70% of users are outside the USA
• Users aged 35+ outnumber any other demographic
• Average user visits Facebook 40 times per month
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65. Facebook
• Most visited web site in the world
• 750 million users
• 50% of all users log in each day
• 70% of users are outside the USA
• Users aged 35+ outnumber any other demographic
• Average user visits Facebook 40 times per month
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• Poorly understood privacy settings (Demo)
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66. Facebook
• Most visited web site in the world
• 750 million users
• 50% of all users log in each day
• 70% of users are outside the USA
• Users aged 35+ outnumber any other demographic
• Average user visits Facebook 40 times per month
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• Poorly understood privacy settings (Demo)
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67. Twitter
• 200 million users
• 140 character public messages
• 350 billion tweets per day
• Mobile friendly
• @mention, #hashtag, RT, DM (Demo)
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• Until recently a college student / professionals tool
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68. Twitter
• 200 million users
• 140 character public messages
• 350 billion tweets per day
• Mobile friendly
• @mention, #hashtag, RT, DM (Demo)
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• Until recently a college student / professionals tool
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69. Live Video
• Skype
• Livestream (Demo)
• Chat Roulette(?)
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70. Foursquare
• 10 million users
• Location based game
• ‘Check in’ at real world locations with a smart
phone
• Create venues, specials, become the mayor
• Demo
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71. Key Take Aways
• Facebook is dominant but use may have plateaued
• Twitter, live video & location based networks are on
the rise
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73. Questions so far?
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74. What does it mean for us?
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75. 1 - What is the issue at hand?
2 - How could an existing (positive)
dorm culture help?
3 - What is your plan?
4 - What resources / people do you need
to involve?
5 - Have you ever faced a similar
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Source: Horizon Report
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Source: Horizon Report
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Source: Horizon Report
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82. Cloud Computing
• Internet connection & services provided wirelessly,
remotely & cheaply
• Upsetting power balance the way cell phones did
• Tethering
• 1-2 years away
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83. Mobile Devices
• 1.2 billion new mobile devices produced a year
• Phone / camera / video camera / computer /
internet / social media / GPS / Apps
• Ubiquitous access
• 1-2 years away
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84. Game Based Learning
• Collaborative or individual
• Student engagement
• ‘Unlock bonus content’
• Earn ‘badges’
• Angry Birds story
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• 2-3 years away
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85. Open Content
• Free, high quality content
• Student choice about when, where & how much to
learn
• Flip teaching
• Challenging credentials
• 2-3 years away
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• Demo
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86. Key Take Aways
• Near term: Mobile & Cloud convergence (pay phone
story)
• Medium term: Game mechanics & open learning
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87. Questions so far?
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88. Helicopter Parents
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89. Helicopter Parents
• Parents very involved in student’s life & education
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90. Helicopter Parents
• Parents very involved in student’s life & education
• Will expect to continue involvement with child &
institution at boarding school
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91. Helicopter Parents
• Parents very involved in student’s life & education
• Will expect to continue involvement with child &
institution at boarding school
• May elect to stay at home to help with child raising,
college advising
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92. Helicopter Parents
• Parents very involved in student’s life & education
• Will expect to continue involvement with child &
institution at boarding school
• May elect to stay at home to help with child raising,
college advising
• Hire consultants & tutors
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93. Helicopter Parents
• Parents very involved in student’s life & education
• Will expect to continue involvement with child &
institution at boarding school
• May elect to stay at home to help with child raising,
college advising
• Hire consultants & tutors
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• Risk averse
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94. To Recap
• Our students
• Immigrants and Natives?
• Social Media & Web 2.0
• On the horizon
• Their parents
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