Marc Prensky has written several articles and books about today's students. Yes, they really ARE different than students were even 10 years ago! His newest writing is about using gaming for high level learning - video games. Interesting...
Choose one of Marc's articles. Read and be ready to summarize and share your thoughts with the class:
Digital Natives, Digital ImmigrantsDo They Really Think Differently?
Welcome to AHST as we learn how to use Multimedia to Enhance Rigor and Relevance!What is "multimedia" - here's Wikipedia's definition - MultimediaIntegrating Visual Literacy - great article from Techlearning "mixing the digital and traditional — sometimes in unexpected ways — can motivate and enhance quality.
Podcasting - listen to some great educational podcasts!
Willowdale Elementary - Omaha (Radio
WillowWeb)
Our City Podcasts