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Using technology to meet the physical, intellectual, emotional, and social needs of middle school students.
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Technology and the Developmental Needs of Young Adolescents
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Stephen Davis
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Brief Background...I have been teaching middle school
for 13 years.
I earned a M.A. in Middle Level Instruction from Walden University.
I teach at my former junior high school...
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Needs, too - not only standards
Bring the humanity back to education
Focus on the developmental needs (PIES) of students
Today’s Take Aways
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Developmental Needs = PIES
Physical
Intellectual
Emotional
Social
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Needs, too - not only standards
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District officials, principals,
teachers, and parents have
become puppets to the standards testing hysteria...
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Bring the humanity back to education!
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Any teacher can create lessons that are
“Standards Masterpieces”
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A focus on the “PIES” create lessons that are like a lived in house: comfortable and
realistic.13
Our students are in a large sandbox experiencing drastic physical,
intellectual, emotional, and social changes throughout the next few years.
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Physical Needs of Adolescents
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Adolescents experience more physical changes than at any
other time in their lives, except their first two years.
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Physical Needs and Technology
You Tube - Watch videos of plays, sports, dancing and musicians.
Nike BOOM and iFitness - Workout! or Lift Weights!
Geocache - Go on a scavenger hunt.
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Neil Peart Drumming18
Nike BOOM19
Geocache20
Share Your Sites
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Adolescents know their sandbox is getting bigger, but focus on specific areas, then
move to other areas of the sandbox.
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Intellectual Needs of Adolescents
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Adolescents increase their ability to execute
abstract thought processes, though often overlooked because it’s
not as obvious as physical changes.
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Intellectual Needs and Technology
Braingle - Solve logic riddles.
Mental Floss - Floss your brain!
Khan Academy - Get help with math.
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Braingle26
Mental Floss27
Khan Academy28
Share Your Sites
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The sandbox in which adolescents played and discovered as a child is rapidly expanding,
producing greater joy and broader discoveries.
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Emotional Needs of Adolescents
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Adolescents exhibit intensity and unpredictability because
they are navigating a developing identity as an adult, while maintaining
credibility with peers.
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Emotional Needs and Technology
Glogster - Create a dynamic poster!
Soundation - Compose a soundscape!
Abby’s Road - Listen to real, heartfelt teen talk
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Glogster34
Soundation35
Abby’s Road36
Share Your Sites
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Adolescents want to be alone and together. They want to be a part of a group, yet desire
to create their own identity.
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Social Needs of Adolescents
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Adolescents desire to be in a group, with
increasing importance placed on being
associated with other adolescents rather than
adults.
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Social Needs and Technology
Social Voice - Share your voice.
Choc Walk - Walk for the cure.
Global Read Aloud Project - Read with people.
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Social Voice42
Choc Walk43
Global Read Aloud44
Share Your Sites
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More LinksMemoovSymbalooFree Rice
WallwisherYelp
National Novel Writing Month Young Writer’s Program
TwitterFacebook
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Needs, too - not only standards
Bring the humanity back to education
Remember the developmental needs (PIES) of students.
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