Mike Ribble, Ed.D.
District Director of Technology
Manhattan-Ogden School District
Manhattan, KS
miker@manhattan.k12.ks.us
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Do we still feel the same about others and their
cell phone use? Do we think about ours?
Do we try to do too much at one time (multitasking)?
Are we sharing more information than we
should (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)?
Where will be in another five years?
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Technology as Extensions of the Human Body: In our continuing
look at Marshal McLuhan, the man who coined the term "global
village" and the phrase "the medium is the message," we will
reflect on what he had to say about the various ways human
beings extend themselves, and how these extensions affect our
relationships with one another. First, we must understand what
McLuhan meant by the term "extension(s)."
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An extension occurs when an individual or society makes or uses
something in a way that extends the range of the human body and
mind in a fashion that is new.
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Every extension of mankind, especially technological extensions,
have the effect of amputating or modifying some other extension.
The telephone extends the voice, but also amputates the art of
penmanship gained through regular correspondence.
http://www.leaderu.com/orgs/probe/docs/mcluhan.html
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…a new study from the Kaiser Family
Foundation. Those ages 8 to 18 spend more
than seven and a half hours a day with such
devices, compared with less than six and a half
hours five years ago (New York Times, Jan.20)
…There needs to be a tidal shift in outlook by
adults. The first stage of recovery is admission
and acknowledgment. Now, the real work can
begin. Engage, create, innovate and challenge
kids with media. They can and will rise to
heightened expectations. (Letter to the Editor)
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What is our focus?
How do we get to the core issues?
What are the most important skills?
How will we teach?
What is the responsibility of home,
what is the focus of schools?
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We need to look at the basic skills and
begin building curriculum to reach them.
Technology is a tool – how we use it will
determine its use/misuse.
The focus cannot be on applications/
technologies only. Look down the road.
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Knowledge
Comprehension
Application
Analysis
Synthesis
Evaluation
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Remembering
Understanding
Applying
Analyzing
Evaluating
Creating
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What skills do students come to school today?
- How do we identify them with incoming
students?
What should we expect for the future?
- Are there new skills or updating the old?
What are the skills they should leave school?
- Do we need to change?
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Technology use up in kids, parents losing ground By Leanne Italie, Associated Press Writer
Continued from the Kaiser Report:
Only about three in 10 said their parents have
rules about how much time they can spend
watching TV or playing video games.
But 47 percent of heavy media users among those
surveyed said they earn mostly Cs or lower,
compared with 23 percent of light users. The study
classified heavy users as consuming more than 16
hours a day and light users as less than three
hours.
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Enhancing Children Safety and Online
Technologies by Berkman Center for Internet &
Society at Harvard in conjunction with AOL,
AT&T, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, etc.
Recommendations for parents: 1) Educate
themselves about Internet; 2) Evaluate
effectiveness of tools (e.g., parental control); 3)
Should be engaged and involved in Internet use of
children; 4) Know the risks that minors face online;
5) Attentive to high-risk minors in their
community; 6) Recognize when to seek help from
others – including schools.
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Step Back and Evaluate – Not Every Technology’s
Goal Was Education. (4-Stage Model).
Awareness and Understanding (next slide).
 Guided Practice
 Modeling and Demonstration
 Feedback and Analysis
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Come Up With a Plan from Top to Bottom. If we
want students to have a skill when they reach a
certain age how do we build.
Follow Through – The worst thing is to start a plan
and not complete it (better if no plan at all).
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Users on Facebook, as well as other social
networking sites need to think about what they
are showing the world.
From 3 Financial Dangers of Social Media by
Claes Bell (BankRate.com)
-Employment, Debt Collectors, Scams are main
dangers (financially)
 Do we need to have others permission for
everything that is posted? (video online)
 Do children today have a different idea of
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privacy?
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One Example: Kansas Statue 21-3516
Sexual Exploitation of a Child
(2) possessing any visual depiction, including
any photograph picture, film, video, digital or
computer generated image or picture…where
such visual depiction of a child under 18 years
of age is shown or heard engaging in sexually
explicit conduct
(4)(c) …severity level 5, person felony
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Cell phones – do we allow in classroom (is it a
requirement for school ?) Do we then have a
separation of haves and have nots? Is it then
Ok if they take a call, text their friends, check
their Facebook.
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Begin in our homes discussing what is considered
appropriate. Sounds easy, but they need
resources.
Keep up with the issues that affect children and
technology.
Encourage schools to begin teaching appropriate
technology use for the future.
Set boundaries for children.
Provide alternatives to being on the computer,
cellphone, video game, etc.
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International Society for Technology in
Education (ISTE) identified Digital Citizenship
for Teachers and Students.
PBS Frontline Digital Nation
May need to use to get some funding – USAC
(E-Rate).
Organizations, blog sites, support systems –
DigiParent.Ning.Com.
San Elijo M.S.
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http://www.digitalcitizenship.net