Listen to Caught in a Crowd written and performed by Kate Miller-Heidke. It’s based on her own experiences while at school.

See – think – wonder

1. What do you see?
2. What do you think about that?
3. What does it make you wonder?

CLAIM-SUPPORT-QUESTION

1. Make a claim about the topic
2. Identify support for your claim
3. Ask a question related to your claim

“Parts” Cluster

1. Use clustering software like Bubble.us or Thinkature
2. What’s the main idea or feeling? Put it in the center.
3. Work as a class to brainstorm as much as you can about the movie.
4. Group or connect any of the items into larger sets.

Pro – Con – Neutral

1. Why would people be in favor of this?
2. Why would people be against it?
3. What would be a neutral position?

YouTube Contest Challenges Users To Make A ‘Good’ Video

What is this video really saying about people and YouTube?

Do you agree ot disagree?

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Watch the video Did You Know 3.0 and ask yourself what implications this has for your teaching? How can we prepare for a future that we don’t know enough about. 

Ask Students

• What areas of employment would you like to be involved in?
• Think about how people will communicate in the future. What will this look like?
• What will happen to people without an internet connection or web device?
• What happens to those people who are not computer/technology literate?
• Discuss the comment “By 2012 a supercomputer will be built that exceeds the computational capabilities of the human brain”.
• What does this all mean for us?

My Thoughts

Preparing our students for the future will mean more about teaching them to think, learn and be critical thinkers rather than teaching content. Content will be available at the touch of a button. Interpreting that content and using it effectively will be the challenge of future generations.

Cheers,

Paul

Pro – Con – Neutral

1. Why would people be in favor of this?
2. Why would people be against it?
3. What would be a neutral position?

How does online behaviour differ from behaviour in the ‘real world’?

What are some of the social consequences when it comes to behaviour?

Why would people be in favour of this?

Why would people not be in favour of this?

What would be a neutral position?