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Using technology to engage today's learners
Engaging Digital Minds
Meeting students' innate needs
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Autonomy - power, control, choice
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Competence - ability, mastery, achievement
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Relatedness - belonging
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Safety
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Entertainment
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Relevance
How might we use technology to meet these needs?
How might we use other teaching strategies?
Engaging emotions
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Dr. Judy Willis - RAD Teaching
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What topics make your students
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excited
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happy
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frustrated
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concerned
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curious
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confused
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How might we use technology to engage emotion?
How might we use other teaching strategies?
Getting them moving
Physical engagement is also extremely important! How can you
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incorporate physical activity
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engage them in hands-on learning
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involve the body in learning
How might we use technology to get them moving?
How might we use other teaching strategies?
Incorporate visual stimuli
use dual-coding
Teach in cycles and use wait time
the dance of education
Focus students' attention
consider using tech breaks
What else?
Is tech the only thing that engages digital minds??
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