UTILIZING
TECHNOLOGY TO PERSONALIZE
LEARNING FOR GIFTED KIDS
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Brian
H E L L O
My name is
I AM A
GEEK
BRIAN
BRAIN
“THE GEEK”
BRIAN
JOHNSON
GEEKNERD
NERD
Someone
who is
passionate
about
learning,
being smart,
or academia.
GEEK
Someone
who is
passionate
about some
particular
area or
subject,
often an
obscure or
difficult one.
laughingsquid.com/nerd-venn-diagram-geek-dork-or-dweeb
70%
Nerdiness
76th Percentile
83%
Geekosity
99th Percentile
35%
Dork Points
57th Percentile
Modern,
Cool Nerd
Probably Wears
Glasses
Probably Wears
Glasses
http://philosophyforlife.org/why-im-not-a-geek/
Above Average
Intelligence
Above Average
Intelligence
Slightly obsessive
in their interests.
Slightly obsessive
in their interests.
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GEEKS HAVE INHERITED THE EARTH - AAGT 2014
Likely to be mathletes,
physics buffs, tech-
heads, or hackers,
although they could be
evidence based wonks.
Likely to be mathletes,
physics buffs, tech-
heads, or hackers,
although they could be
evidence based wonks.
Likely to get
excited by
machines or
systems.
Likely to get
excited by
machines or
systems.
FONTS.FONTS.
This slide
drives you
CRAZY.
Possess an
endearingly goofy
enthusiasm for
their obsessions.
Possess an
endearingly goofy
enthusiasm for
their obsessions.
Probably likes sci-fi,
fantasy, superheroes,
TV, comics, films and
computer games.
Probably likes sci-fi,
fantasy, superheroes,
TV, comics, films and
computer games.
GEEKSHAVE INHERITED
THE EARTH
2015
#BestYearEver
Horizon Report > 2014 K-12 Edition
nmc.org/nmc-horizon
TWO - THREE YEARS
LEARNING
ANALYTICS
GAMES &
GAMIFICATION
GIFTED
LAND
YOU ARE
NOT
ALONE
FIND
YOUR
PEEPS
NOT JUST ON
TUESDAYS
24 / 7
ALL DAY
EVERYDAY
TALK TO YOUR KIDS
ABOUT BEING
GIFTED
1. Don't be afraid to fall in love with something and
pursue it with intensity.	
  
2. Know, understand, take pride in, practice, develop,
exploit and enjoy your greatest strengths.	
  
3. Learn to free yourself from the expectations of
others and to walk away from the games they impose
on you.	
  Free yourself to play your own game.	
  
4. Find a great teacher or mentor who will help you.	
  
5. Don't waste energy trying to be well rounded.	
  
6. Do what you love and can do well.	
  
7. Learn the skills of interdependence.
MANIFESTO:
A Guide for Developing a Creative Career
8GREAT
GRIPES
8GREAT GRIPES
1. No one explains what being gifted is all about --
it's kept a big secret.

2. The stuff we do in school is too easy, and it's boring.

3. Parents, teachers and friends expect us to be
perfect, to "do our best" all the time.

4. Kids often tease us about being smart.

5. Friends who really understand us are few and far
between.

6. We feel too different and wish people would accept
us for what we are.

7. We feel overwhelmed by the number of things we can
do in life.

8. We worry a lot about world problems and feel
helpless to do anything about them.
It is OK
to be smart.
It is GREAT
to be smart.
It is AWESOME
to be smart.
ITECH
FORGETTHEi
TECHNOLOGY!
Story
Magical and
Meaningful
It’s about
THE EXPERIENCE.
TYPE III
INDEPENDENT OR SMALL GROUP INVESTIGATIONS
PRODUCTS AND/OR PERFORMANCES
TYPE I
GENERAL
EXPLORATORY
ACTIVITIES
TYPE II
METHODOLOGICAL
TRAINING /
HOW-TO ACTIVITIES
(Renzulli, 1977)
TODAY TOMORROW
TO
ACCESS
youtube.com/user/crashcourse
youtube.com/user/crashcoursekids
youtube.com/user/Vihart
nerdybookclub.wordpress.com
nerdist.com
starwars.wikia.com
harrypotterfanfiction.com
DON’T FORGET PODCASTS
mentalfloss.com
howstuffworks.com
CONTENT
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CREATE
(Resnick, 1996)
NOT
Stereos
Pianos
code.org/learn
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$40,000
PER MONTH
OPPORTUNITY
1988
MASSIVE
OPEN
ONLINE
COURSES
iTunes U
SUPERHERO SCIENCE
Suggested meeting time: 30-60 minutes (Some of you may choose to combine
this meeting with meeting #2.)

!
Before the meeting:
● Create a TED-Ed (ed.ted.com) account if you haven’t already. All members
over 13 should aim to have their own account. 

● Watch the first TED-Ed Club Lesson (http://ed.ted.com/on/vaY6FipN). Your
group can choose to do this before or during the meeting.
!
Guiding questions
● What is your name? How would you describe yourself? What are three
things you are passionate about? 

● What do you and your club members hope to get out of your TED-Ed Club
experience?

!
Materials
● A device to take pictures

● Index cards

● Pens

● Copies of this guidebook (one for each member)

!
Meeting activities
● Take a few minutes to create a name badge on an index card. Write your
name and at least 3 things that you are passionate about.

● Gather in small groups and introduce yourself to your fellow club members.
Learn each other’s names and get to know each other. 

● Share your reasons for joining a TED-ED Club with the group. Let people
know what you’re interested in and what you’re passionate about. This will
help your club members give meaningful feedback when you begin
developing your presentation idea.

!
What will you have created by the end of your meeting?
A name badge that lists 3 things you are passionate about. You will bring this to
future meetings so that everyone in the club knows your name and interests. 

!
After meeting #1:
● Browse through the TED Talks (www.ted.com) /TED-Ed Lessons (ed.ted.com)
to find ideas that speak to your passions. 

● Facilitator: Please send a photo of the name badges from different club
members to TED-Ed at TEDEdClubs@ted.com.

6
#1 Introduction week: What’s your passion?
It’s tough to give a good presentation on a topic that you’re not passionate about! This meeting is
all about getting to know your fellow club members and spending some time identifying and
articulating the ideas that motivate each member of your group. Later on, each club member will
present and record their own idea worth spreading in the form of a short TED-style Talk.
RESPONSIBILITY
With great power comes
great responsibility
NEWS
FLASH
LEFT TO
THEIR OWN
DEVICES
CRITICAL
CONSUMERS
RESPONSIBLE
PRODUCERS
futurecasting.org
http://www.animationmagazine.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Pixar-Creativity-Inc-post.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yop_r8Qqafc/Uc3NpeSweCI/AAAAAAAAAwE/vX8od1KvedU/s1440/pixag+copy.jpg
FAILURE 

isn’t a necessary evil.
In FACT, it isn’t EVIL at all.
It is a NECESSARY
consequence of doing
something NEW.
- Ed Catmull
FAIL EARLY
FAIL FAST
BE WRONGAS FAST AS YOU CAN.
ARE NOT
YOUR IDEA
YOU
- Ed Catmull
Perfectionism
PROCRASTINATION
PARALYSIS
NO ONE - not Walt, not Steve, not the people of Pixar -
ever achieved creative success by clinging to what used to work.
LEARN
TO FAIL
If you are
impatient
then this may
not be the
gAme for you
shelfari.com
Googleable
NECESSITY
“We don’t
have the option
of turning away
from the future.
No one gets to
vote on whether
technology is
going to change
our lives.”
Bill Gates 	
  
The Road Ahead
“Every generation of
teenagers embraces
the freedoms and
possibilities wrought
by technology in ways
that shock the elders.”
Time	
  	
  
March	
  27,	
  2006
ITECH
M
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N
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G
RIGOR
VIGOR
ACCESS
CREATE
OPPORTUNITY
RESPONSIBILITY
NECESSITY
ACCESS
CREATE
OPPORTUNITY
RESPONSIBILITY
NECESSITY
A
C
O
R
N
ACORN
From little acorns
grow mighty oaks.
YOU
#BestYearEver
Dear Future Self,
SHORT
MEDIUM
LONG
JOYOUS
CURIOSITY
IMAGINATION
PASSION
CREATIVITY
STOP
GO
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TO INFINITY
AND BEYOND
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