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September 27, 2007 12:03 PM
Did You Know Discussion
Preparing students for the 21st Century means helping them think creatively and openly using technology.
Literacy with technology? How are they using technology to communicate with other schools and the world?
70% of all 4 year olds have actually used a computer.
We are training students for jobs that don't exist and we don't even know what problems there will be to solve. The number of students graduating from China and India exceeds that of the US. How are we to remain competitive?
I think we need to be teaching students broader skills instead of a set of information. Learning and communication skills are more important. Need to also remember to teach kids "real" skills in addition to the virtual skills. Are the virtual world skills valid and "real." Questioning, from a cultural standpoint, the validity of the virtual world.
How are we teaching responsible use of these new technologies if we are banning the use from our schools?
Are we providing college courses for those students who have these technology interests. Are we preparing teachers? Should we re-instate classes in ethics?
How are we teaching students to deal with the permanence of the internet? Ethics...
Interesting that India's graduates all speak English. Surprised at reaction to the students getting laptops before even getting textbooks. What will they do with this knowledge?
Authenticity of what we are creating on the web. Are people being authentic with themselves, is information authentic existing on the net.
The economic future of our country
A harder shift in not just the infusion of technology, it's more the project based, collaborative way to process content. It's not regurgitation anymore, you have to ask the right questions. Students need to understand problem solving process, the procedure, to be able to solve those unknown problems of the future.
3 people sitting at out table have been at their current jobs for less than years.
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