19. Fast internet Stay connected in a jet Wi-fi, podcast Blasting out an SMS Text me and I text you back Check me on the iChat I’m all about that h t t p You’re a PC I’m a Mac I want it..
20. Myspace in your space Facebook is a new place Dip divin’ socializin’ I’ll be out in cyber space Google is my professor Wikipedia checker Checkin’ my account Logging in and logging out I want it.. Now!
21. Every generation of teenagers embraces the freedoms and possibilities wrought by technology in ways that shock the elders.
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23. “ For the first time in history, our jobs as educators is to prepare our students for a future that we can not clearly describe.” David Warlick
31. It is estimated that a week’s worth of the New York Times contains more information that a person was like to come across in a lifetime in the 18 th century.
32. It is estimated that 4 exabytes (4.0x10^19) of unique information will be generated this year. This is more than the previous 5000 years.
40. Rather than running the risk of having our students become "walking encyclopedias," we need to teach them how to think creatively. (Sternberg, 2006)
41. If your students can the answer, then you may be asking the wrong question.
43. Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who has said it, not even if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.
44. This is as far as most people get. You do not want to miss this! Your chance to share your knowledge. Who said what and when.
45. New Literacies IDENTIFY Important Questions LOCATE Information CRITICALLY EVALUATE SYNTHESIZE Information COMMUNICATE Answers
57. Participatory Forcing Us To Learn New Interfaces Creating New Channels For Social Interaction The Internet is
58. China 1,334,962,000 India 1,161,290,000 United States 306,114,000 My Space 253,000,000 Indonesia 229,850,000 Brazil 190,929,000 FaceBook 175,000,000
63. One thing is clear. We don’t have the option of turning away from the future. No one gets to vote on whether technology is going to change our lives. Bill Gates The Road Ahead
75. 1. There is no plan. 2. Think strengths not weaknesses. 3. It’s not about you. 4. Persistence trumps talent. 5. Make excellent mistakes. 6. Leave an imprint.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1174696-1,00.html The Multitasking Generation By Claudia Wallis Sunday, Mar. 19, 2006
The amount of technical information is doubling every 2 years. That means that for students starting a 4 year technical degree Half of what they learn in their first year of study will be outdated by their third year of study.
“ Knowledge alone is not enough. Success in the future – for individuals, for communities, for companies, for nations as a whole – will be based not on what we know or how much we know, but on our ability to think and act creatively. In the 21st century, we are moving toward the Creative Society.”
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