Turning on the Lights Stacey Lynn Gonzales TURNING ON THE LIGHTS by Marc Prensky Presented by: Stacey Gonzales and Sean Hackney

Quiz According to the Article What can you do to help students succeed? What is one way to create a student-centered lesson? How do students want to gather information? How can your teaching be effective?

What can you do to help students succeed?

What is one way to create a student-centered lesson?

How do students want to gather information?

How can your teaching be effective?

Banking Philosophy [from Ways of Reading, David Bartholomae and Anthony Petrosky, eds. Boston: Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press, 1990] Freire, Paulo. "The `Banking' Concept of Education“

[from Ways of Reading, David Bartholomae and Anthony Petrosky, eds. Boston: Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press, 1990]

the teacher teaches and the students are taught

the teacher knows everything and the students know nothing

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Stand Up If It’s True I have a computer at home. I have more than one computer at home. I have a computer at work. I check my email daily. I check my email while on vacation. I have communicated via email with someone I have never met. I have a website (personal or professional). I have used instant messaging. I have used video messaging. I have a blog. I read someone else’s blog(s) consistently. I have a facebook/myspace/etc. page. I have participated in an online community. I have played a game on the computer. I have a cell phone. I have used text messaging. I text message daily. I have sent a text message while in a class/meeting. I have used the internet access on my cell phone. I have downloaded a ringtone to my phone. I use my cell phone at work. I use my cell phone while on vacation. I have an mp3 player, ipod, etc. I have downloaded music from the internet. I have downloaded freeware from the internet. I have a digital camera. I share photos online. I share videos online. I have a gaming system at home (xbox, wii, etc.) I have a portable gaming system. I play the gaming system daily. I play the gaming system at least once a week. I use the internet first (before books) to find new information. I am easily bored with lectures.

I have a computer at home.

I have more than one computer at home.

I have a computer at work.

I check my email daily.

I check my email while on vacation.

I have communicated via email with someone I have never met.

I have a website (personal or professional).

I have used instant messaging.

I have used video messaging.

I have a blog.

I read someone else’s blog(s) consistently.

I have a facebook/myspace/etc. page.

I have participated in an online community.

I have played a game on the computer.

I have a cell phone.

I have used text messaging.

I text message daily.

I have sent a text message while in a class/meeting.

I have used the internet access on my cell phone.

I have downloaded a ringtone to my phone.

I use my cell phone at work.

I use my cell phone while on vacation.

I have an mp3 player, ipod, etc.

I have downloaded music from the internet.

I have downloaded freeware from the internet.

I have a digital camera.

I share photos online.

I share videos online.

I have a gaming system at home (xbox, wii, etc.)

I have a portable gaming system.

I play the gaming system daily.

I play the gaming system at least once a week.

I use the internet first (before books) to find new information.

I am easily bored with lectures.

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Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important. -Bill Gates

Quiz What can you do to help students succeed? What is one way to create a student-centered lesson? How do students want to gather information? How can your teaching be effective?

What can you do to help students succeed?

What is one way to create a student-centered lesson?

How do students want to gather information?

How can your teaching be effective?

Are you ready to teach in the 21 st Century?