The Whorf-Sapir Hypothesis says that large differences in language lead to large differences in experience and thought. It goes on to say that each language embodies a worldview, with different languages embodying different views, so that speakers of different languages think about the world in different ways.
Today’s students are growing up in a world that is different from the world many of today’s educators grew up in. Our students are digital natives and they are arguably speaking a “different language.”
Inside the School’s 20-Minute Trainer will take a light-hearted, but serious look at this language theory more closely and help you decide if today’s students’ “social networking language” is shaping their perception of reality.
After viewing this 20-Minute Trainer, you will be able to:
- Understand why social networking is important
- Appreciate the freedom, power and responsibility of social networking
- Communicate better with “digital natives”
- Explain social networking to your colleagues
- Think of ways to use social networking in the classroom
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Cost:
Inside the School’s 20-Minute Trainers are priced to fit your budget. Only $99 each. Order 2 to 5 20-Minute Trainers and receive a 20% discount. Order 6 or more and receive 40% discount. And as with all Inside the School products . . . shipping is free!
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About the Presenter:
Mike Donlin has been an educator for decades. He has taught English Language Arts and English as a Second Language at all levels and in different locations around the country and the world. Donlin started with Seattle Public Schools in 1980 as a classroom teacher. Since that time, he has taught, trained and supervised a variety of programs from TBE/ESL to technology and bullying and harassment prevention and intervention. As a program administrator, he managed federal and state grant programs, including a Federal Technology Innovation Challenge Grant, Community Technology Center grants, and Title IID E2T2 technology grants. In Seattle’s Prevention-Intervention program, Mike implemented bullying prevention programs with an emphasis on Internet safety and cyberbullying. He oversaw the development of a Middle School Cyberbullying Curriculum. In 2008, he received a Qwest/NCMEC Spirit of Online Safety Leadership Award, and is currently a member of the National Cyber Security Alliance K-12 Work Group and an alumnus of the FBI Citizens’ Academy.
Mike is married and has three digital native children.
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20-Minute Trainer:
Inside the School’s 20-Minute Trainers are designed to give practical classroom advice for busy teachers. They are priced to fit your budget and can be used to educate large groups or individuals.
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The CD contains an audio presentation with PowerPoint and can be viewed on any standard computer equipped with Microsoft Silverlight Plug-In. Our CDs are not compatible with Macintosh computer systems. Presenter’s handouts are included as a PDF on CD.
