1. Module 1 Presentation by:
Maja Anderson
Arlene Bader
Terri Worman
April 30, 2014

2. Our Foundation
networked, immersive, integrated,
collaborative learning environment”…
“both a tool for our learning and a model for
our own work”
Eileen O’Connor

3. Our Tools
Prezi
Badging
Powerpoint
Slideshare
Blog
Second Life
Moodle

4. Concepts and Definitions
 Piaget and cognitive development,
 Vygotsky’s and constructivism
 Veletsianos’ definition of emerging
technology
 Wang’s overview of theories on motivation
 21st century skills

5. Our Audiences
5th-8th Grade
Paleokids
Digital Natives
Young to Middle Age
Adults
Digital
Trainsitioners
Jobseekers
50+
Digital
Immigrants

6. Our 21st Century Skill Set
 Understanding privacy
 Access and resources
 Finding and vetting
information found online
 Organization of information
 Data storage and retrieval

7. Building Blocks of Cognition
• Assimilation,
• Accommodation
• Equilibration

8. Piaget
 learners “accommodate themselves to new, unusual and
constantly changing aspects of their external environment

10. 4) problem solving
or the ability for individuals to “deploy
the right skills at the right time for the
right purpose
2) critical thinking,
3) creativity and
imagination
1) collaboration and
teamwork

11. Millenials
(age 18 to 33)
Gen X
(age 34 to 45)
Younger Boomers
(age 46 to 55)
Older Boomers
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17. The 50+ Digital
Immigrant Crowd
How They See It

18. Who Are We
Grew Up Before the Advent of the Internet – Got
Our First Computers as Adults

19. Not A Monolithic Group of
Users
 Some of us find the Internet irrelevant, have
never used it and no one in family does
 Some use it mostly for emails and to search for
information
 Others of us are enthusiastic users including
social media sites and games
Stats (Pew Research 2011):
 74% age 50-64 use Internet – 41% age 65+
 29% 65+ on social media but fasting growing
population
 34% 50-64 have smartphones – 13% 65+

20. Online Privacy
 One Reason to NOT Join Social
Networking
 Important to Control Amount of
Info Collected on Self
 Identity Theft
 How to Balance Disclosure of
Personal Data and Perceived
Rewards of Behavior
 Need Education on Safe Online
Behavior Consistent with
Individual Privacy Needs &
Concerns
From Maas, W. The Elderly and the
Internet: How Senior Citizens Deal
with Online Privacy.
http://bit.ly/1hE7Sws

21. Finding, Organizing, Finding Again!