Media Manager, Mediator, Mentor & Maker 4 Key Roles for Educators in the Multi- Screen, Multi-Touch Digital Age Tennessee Child Care Resource & Referral Network Chip Donohue, PhD Amanda Armstrong, M.S. TEC Center at Erikson Institute @chipdono @AArmstrong_CD @TEC_Center #TechEarlyYears To review What do educators need? Digital media literacy = Attitudes, knowledge, experience, competency, fluency Child development, DAP, Family and Culture 3Cs of digital media Content Context Child 4Ms of digital leadership Manager Mediator Mentor Maker 5Es of technology integration Exchange Enrich Enhance Extend Empower Pre-service, In-service, Professional development Hands-on play time and tech playgroups use tech to learn how to use tech Research about effective practices Effective, appropriate and intentional use with young children, parents and families Connected learning 1
21 st century educator = 21 st century learner What types of 21 st century tools do you use to build your professional growth and learning network? Being a 21 st century learner matters Learn everywhere-all-the-time Let the digital experts teach you Lifelong and lifewide Formal and informal Personal and professional Social and connected Digital media literacy Learning that is active, relevant, real-world, effective, hands-on, networked, inquiry-based, innovative, personal, transformative 2
Lifelong and lifewide learning ecology Learn with anyone, anytime, anywhere, on any device Blend formal and informal learning Mobile access to on demand and just-in-time learning Open information and free education Social learning and professional learning communities Connect personal and professional Are you leaning back or leaning in? now we can watch a newspaper, listen to a magazine, see a phone call Social learning Social Media / Networks Participatory culture Peer-to-peer User-contributed content User ratings, rankings and reviews Crowd sourcing Communities of interest / practice 3
We re wired for connection Digital tools for communication and collaboration Social media has penetrated our lives Social media is ubiquitous, immediate and always on Low barriers to entry free, easy to use, fun Has transformed how we work, communicate, collaborate, teach and learn The world of ECE at our fingertips ECE is all about relationships We can be/are always connected 4
One educator s connected journey http://mccormickcenter.nl.edu/140-characters-me-leveraging-twitter-foradvocacy/ Reflecting on connected learning What are your thoughts about Kara s connected educator journey? How have technology tools helped your enhance your learning and professional role? 5
Becoming a connected educator matters 21 st Century Learning for 21 st Century Teaching Jump in! Use your smartphone Set aside time to get connected Try a new tech tool each month Form a technology playgroup Follow like-minded people Share your story Go from lurker to participant to contributor A connectivist approach for constructivists Building digital citizenship Digital citizenship refers to the need for adults and children to be responsible digital citizens through an understanding of the use, abuse, and misuse of tech as well as the norms of appropriate, responsible, and ethical behaviors related to online rights, roles, identity, safety, security, and communication. 6
Digital citizenship matters Teacher and parent involvement through dialogue and questions Establish guidelines for sharing and interactions Awareness of digital footprint Critical consumer of information Appropriate sources of data The 4Ms for digital age educators 1. Manager 2. Mediator 3. Mentor 4. Maker 7
Managing media in the classroom http://youtu.be/gy0a2lzp9nq 5 tips for mindful media managers 1. Be a good digital media role model and enthusiastic tour guide follow the children 2. Do your homework your digital media literacy matters 3. Be intentional use DAP and guidelines to select, use, integrate, and evaluate technology tools 4. Curate content 5. Know when to say when connect real/virtual 8
Being an active media mediator http://fg.ed.pacificu.edu/cldc/microscopes.html 5 tips for mindful media mediators 1. Be a great digital media playmate and co-explorer 2. Be tuned-in and attentive, keep it interactive, stay engaged 3. Match the tools and content to the individual child 4. Use tools to enhance and extend activities and promote pro-social behavior 5. Use tech to let children do something that they couldn't do without the technology 9
Media mentorship http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/how-the-ipad-affects-young-child 5 tips for mindful media mentors 1. Guide the way 2. Emphasize technology tools that encourage prosocial behaviors, interactions, relationships, and joint engagement 3. Give children choices and control 4. Help children progress from media consumers to creators 5. Promote digital media literacy 10
Meaningful media making http://mpowerstech.edublogs.org/2015/02/11/mrs-leachs-class-sends-love-across-the-ocean/ 5 tips for mindful media makers 1. Explore ways to make media so that you can model and mentor children as media creators 2. Nudge yourself from consumer > adopter > adapter > creator 3. Start with familiar technology take digital photos, videos and record audio use openended storytelling apps 4. Create makerspaces encourage tinkerer scientists 5. Have a play join the maker movement Do something, learn something, make something 11
Analog curators >>> digital age curation Our analog knowledge, skills, experience and passion as educators are the foundation for digital age curation to select, use, integrate and evaluate tools and media for young children. Reflect on what you know about child development and early learning Identify your best practices with digital technology and media Apply Developmentally Appropriate Practice Follow the NAEYC/FRC Joint Position Statement Look to Mister Rogers Digital age curators want to know Does the media support my learning goals? Are the interactive media developmentally appropriate? (Support cognitive abilities, motor skills, social-emotional needs, and interests of the child?) Is the technology playful and open-ended? Is the physical environment configured to accommodate the technology? Does it offer kids opportunities for joint engagement or collaboration? Does the tool encourage kids to connect with the non-digital world? Does it encourage kids to explore real-world issues or learn new content? Is the technology cost effective? How will I evaluate its use? PA Digital Media Literacy Project Checklist for identifying exemplary uses 12
Supporting digital age curators Give educators and parents time to research, play and reflect Help them create guidelines and practices that work for their program or home Utilize a technology tool to communicate Encourage professional/personal learning networks The recipe for 4M educators Choose only the highest quality ingredients Combine research, theory and developmentally appropriate practice Stir in opportunities for interactions and pro-social behavior Blend in relationships and mix in lots of joint engagement with media Fold in the 3Cs of quality media Content, Context, Child Bake in your understanding of the reciprocal influence of parents, families, culture and community on children s media use Top with digital media literacy for children, parents and educators Don t forget the secret ingredient being a 4M connected educator 13
What is essential is invisible to the eye The closer we get to know the truth of that sentence, the closer I feel we get to wisdom, That which has real value in life is very simple. Very deep and very simple! It happens inside of us in the essential invisible part of us, and that is what allows everyone to be a potential neighbor. What is essential is invisible to the eye Mindful Media Use No matter how helpful computers are as tools (and of course they can be very helpful tools), they don't begin to compare in significance to the teacher-child relationship which is human and mutual. A computer can help you learn to spell HUG, but it can never know the risk or the joy of actually giving or receiving one. 14
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