CAN ANYONE WORK THE VCR?
TECHNOLOGY SURVIVAL SKILLS FOR EDUCATORS

HANS MUNDAHL
HMUNDAHL@NEWHAMPTON.ORG
HTTP://HANSMUNDAHL.WIKISPACES.COM

BIG PROBLEM

BIG PROBLEM
• WIKIPEDIA

BIG PROBLEM
• WIKIPEDIA
• CALENDAR

BIG PROBLEM
• WIKIPEDIA
• CALENDAR
• FACEBOOK

BIG PROBLEM
• WIKIPEDIA
• CALENDAR
• FACEBOOK
• EMAIL

BIG PROBLEM
• WIKIPEDIA
• CALENDAR
• FACEBOOK
• EMAIL
• MUSIC

BIG PROBLEM
• WIKIPEDIA
• CALENDAR
• FACEBOOK
• EMAIL
• MUSIC
• NOTE PAD

BIG PROBLEM
• WIKIPEDIA
• CALENDAR
• FACEBOOK
• EMAIL
• MUSIC
• NOTE PAD
• ACADEMIC APPS

BIG PROBLEM
• WIKIPEDIA
• CALENDAR
• FACEBOOK
• EMAIL
• MUSIC
• NOTE PAD
• ACADEMIC APPS
• UNDER $250

OPPORTUNITY!
• WIKIPEDIA
• CALENDAR
• FACEBOOK
• EMAIL
• MUSIC
• NOTE PAD
• ACADEMIC APPS
• UNDER $250

LET’S MULTITASK
DRAW FOUR STRAIGHT LINES WITHOUT PICKING
UP YOUR PEN SO THAT YOU PASS THROUGH ALL
THE DOTS ONCE.

LET’S MULTITASK
FAIL
DRAW FOUR STRAIGHT LINES WITHOUT PICKING
UP YOUR PEN SO THAT YOU PASS THROUGH ALL
THE DOTS ONCE.

TECH SURVIVAL SKILLS
THE PROBLEM
THE OPPORTUNITY
FIVE SURVIVAL SKILLS

LIBRARY OF
CONGRESS
10 TERABYTES

INTERNET
500,000
TERABYTES

INTERNET
500,000
TERABYTES
(IN 2003)

THE PUZZLE PROBLEM
LIMITED & STATIC RULES
LIMITED ANSWER SET
CLEAR WHEN SOLUTION IS
REACHED
BINARY
COMFORTABLE FOR GRADE
ORIENTED STUDENTS

THE PUZZLE PROBLEM
LIMITED & STATIC RULES
LIMITED ANSWER SET
CLEAR WHEN SOLUTION IS
REACHED
BINARY
COMFORTABLE FOR GRADE
ORIENTED STUDENTS

THE PUZZLE PROBLEM
LIMITED & STATIC RULES
LIMITED ANSWER SET
CLEAR WHEN SOLUTION IS
REACHED
BINARY
COMFORTABLE FOR GRADE
ORIENTED STUDENTS

THE PUZZLE PROBLEM
LIMITED & STATIC RULES
LIMITED ANSWER SET
CLEAR WHEN SOLUTION IS
REACHED
BINARY
COMFORTABLE FOR GRADE
ORIENTED STUDENTS

THE MYSTERY OPPORTUNITY
TOO MUCH INFORMATION
FLUID AND PLURAL
ABSENCE OF AN OUTCOME
MAY BE THE OUTCOME
NEED ‘FRAMING’ RATHER
THAN ‘SOLVING’
WHEN IT’S TOO LATE THEY
BECOME PUZZLES
DISMAYING TO GRADE
ORIENTED STUDENTS

THE MYSTERY OPPORTUNITY
TOO MUCH INFORMATION
FLUID AND PLURAL
ABSENCE OF AN OUTCOME
MAY BE THE OUTCOME
NEED ‘FRAMING’ RATHER
THAN ‘SOLVING’
WHEN IT’S TOO LATE THEY
BECOME PUZZLES
DISMAYING TO GRADE
ORIENTED STUDENTS

THE MYSTERY OPPORTUNITY
TOO MUCH INFORMATION
FLUID AND PLURAL
ABSENCE OF AN OUTCOME
MAY BE THE OUTCOME
NEED ‘FRAMING’ RATHER
THAN ‘SOLVING’
WHEN IT’S TOO LATE THEY
BECOME PUZZLES
DISMAYING TO GRADE
ORIENTED STUDENTS

THE MYSTERY OPPORTUNITY
TOO MUCH INFORMATION
FLUID AND PLURAL
ABSENCE OF AN OUTCOME
MAY BE THE OUTCOME
NEED ‘FRAMING’ RATHER
THAN ‘SOLVING’
WHEN IT’S TOO LATE THEY
BECOME PUZZLES
DISMAYING TO GRADE
ORIENTED STUDENTS

PUZZLE SOLUTION

PUZZLE SOLUTION

1-MANAGE THE INFORMATION
TEACH GOOGLE,
WIKIPEDIA & LIBRARY
USE
RSS (DEMO)
CLASS WEB PAGE
(DEMO)
WEB QUESTS

2-FRAME MYSTERIES
CORE KNOWLEDGE
LEADS TO FLEXIBLE
THINKERS
USE HANDHELDS FOR
QUICK FACTS
FACT RECALL IS A
MEANS TO AN END
THAT END = MYSTERY
FRAMING

3-TEACH CORE SKILLS
HELP FILES & FORUMS
TROUBLESHOOTING
FILE MANAGEMENT
PASSWORD
MANAGEMENT

4-CREATE CONTENT
BLOGS
WIKIS
GARAGEBAND (DEMO)
IMOVIE
SHARE THE WORK OF
YOUR STUDENTS
(CAREFULLY)

5-PRACTICE
MAKE OUTCOME
FOCUSED CHOICES
ABOUT ENGAGEMENT
PREPARE
PRACTICE, PRACTICE,
PRACTICE, PRACTICE
HAVE A BACK UP PLAN

DISCUSSION
HOW ARE YOU USING TECH IN YOUR CLASSROOM?
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE USING IT MORE?
WHAT BARRIERS ARE YOU EXPERIENCING?
WHAT SUCCESSES ARE YOU SEEING?

THANK YOU!
HMUNDAHL@NEWHAMPTON.ORG
HTTP://HANSMUNDAHL.WIKISPACES.COM