The term Digital Native refers to someone who has been brought up in the age of technology. But guess what....they still stink at using technology. Ok, so they can get on Snapchat, create awesome YouTube videos, and navigate Madden 2017 like nobody's business.....but they struggle with forms of technology meant for school and the workforce. Don't overestimate students knowledge of techA costly mistake many teachers make is assume the students know how to do what you are asking them to do. You ask them to upload a paper into OneNote or insert a picture into a Google Doc......those words may have very little meaning to them. So what happens? The teacher gets frustrated that they didn't do the assignment right, blame the tech or the student, get annoyed, students still doesn't know to fix it, so everyone gives up. Or maybe they have more perseverance but still end up frustrated and more reluctant to use tech in the future. SAVE YOURSELF THE FRUSTRATION AND DON'T FORGET YOUR TECH DIRECTIONS. Creating directionsIn my case, I make all my directions in OneNote, since that is what we primarily use. If you are a Google guy or gal then use docs, sheets, or slides to keep your directions.
1. Brainstorm all the different "tech" applications you typically use. Maybe it is inserting a picture, emailing a file, uploading a video, creating a table, using the audio features, etc. 2. Start creating the tech directions for those items. As you write the directions, perform the task. You want to be as clear as possible and write the directions as your students would use it. 3. SAVE your directions in whatever form you would usually use them. So if it is OneNote directions, save it in your Master OneNote notebook. If it is docs directions, save it on a Google Doc, same with slides, etc. 4. When it is time for to use the directions simply open the file you already created and copy and paste into your assignment. For me, I use the Snipping Tool and snip a picture of the directions and paste directly onto the OneNote page. This will save you time in the long run. It is super simple, but can save so much frustration for you and your students, and allow you to focus more on the learning and less on the tool. Here are some examples I have created in my OneNote notebook.
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