Learning to Speak Digital Native

Steve Dembo, Discovery Education
VSTE 2012

Is there any music inside a piano?

We have this expectation of this is what use to be so this what it's supposed to be.

Kids are now learning programming before phonics with new toys.

Check out Aiden's Things. A blog done by a kindergartener. http://leftyd.posterous.com/

Children's most important work doesn't show up in a Google search.

Learning is NOT in the device.
~Steve Dembo

Research now shows that children have a Facebook account at the age of 3.

If Digital Immigrant educators really want to reach Digital Natives, they will have to change. Just do it. Research is showing that jobs and colleges are now recruiting from social media.

Students don't need to learn from media. They need to become media masters. Teach kids to express themselves online. And not just students: because education is under attack, we need to be marketing ourselves.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57324275-93/work-with-the-cool-kids-culture-is-a-weapon-in-2011s-hiring-battle/ 

Having a zero presence online is worse than having a bad presence. http://resumup.com/

Social networking makes you feel like you are in a group even if you are isolated. http://delivr.com/

http://www.imaginality.com/imaginalitydesigns/Welcome.html  

Aurasma is a free app. http://www.aurasma.com/