Learning how to Speak Native- Steve Dembo

Teachers, education, community, professional development and the way we collaborate with each other.

The educational community as a whole and the changes taht are happening. A profound impact how educators comunicate and collaborate online.

What is a Native? Natives can’t remember life without computers and internet. Grow up with CDs., DVDs. portable devices, connections, impulsive, multitasking, instant gratification, extremely social.

Digital Immigrants: Anyone who can remember life before the Internet. Will be talking with a “digital accent”. Dial a phone number, tape a show on TV etc. We can use the technology effectively, but never at the same level as the natives.

In order to reach the digital native, Educational system has to change. Change in philosophy. Nike philosophy of just “Do It”.

Concept of Digital Native/immigrant is ~7 years old. Since then there has been some significant changes/movements

1. Information Explosion
   1. 100.000 being created every day
   2. In 2010 988 billion GB of information out there
   3. Tera byte-Hexabyte
2. Flattening of the Earth
   1. level playing field for players around the world (as long as you are connected)
   2. Open Source
   3. In-forming- affluence of
   4. The Storoids- ability to access info anytime-anywhere with devices
   5. Web 2.0 Online free tools
3. Mass Collaboration
   1. Wikinomics- book
   2. Perpetual Beta- always ongoing
   3. democratization of knowledge

The community becomes MY network

When someone leaves a comment on a blog, they crossed the line from reader to contributer to author.

Twitter- 140 characters to say what you are doing?

Network that shares links, new tools, asking questions for/from/with each other. Anytime, anywhere… Spontaneous professional development. Life long learners who are passionate about education.

Link to Ustream of this presentation.

Unfortunately I have to scoot out of Steve’s presentation to get ready for my own. But there is always Ustream to finish listening to him.

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