1. The Future of Educational Technology: A World of Possibilities "Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important." -- Bill Gates Created by Tonia Edison Education 6620

6. Prensky (2008) states; “ Thanks to technology, kids in developed countries grow up knowing about, or being able to find out about, pretty much anything from the past or present that interests them. Google, Wikipedia, and millions of reference sites stand at their beck and call” (p. 40).

10. The Role of Educators

11. The Role of Educators (cont.) “… the need for educators who appreciate technology, have knowledge of technology, and are skilled in the art and practice of technology are required in all levels of the education process if we are to adequately address the issue of technological literacy.” (Hall, 2001, p. 103) “ More than ever before, students have the potential to their own learning-and we have to help them seize that potential. We must help them learn how to identify their passions; build connections to others who share those passions; and communicate, collaborate, and work collectively with these networks.” (Richardson, 2008,p. 17)

14. DIFFERING OPINIONS (cont.) “ Ask two students to look up the definition of a word and one will have barely logged on to dictionary.com when the other one has already taken out her Webster’s from her desk, located the word and moved on to the next task. Sometimes the old-fashioned way is the best way.” (Boylan, 2009, ¶ 3).

17. “ Teachers are mainly using computers for literacy, Internet research, and presentations. We want to get kids doing presentations to each other. We want kids to use Inspiration for reading and reporting skills.” (Lavin, 2006, p. 11)

20. Tomorrow’s Schools- How Will They Look?

24. STRESS

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