Introduction presentation to Tech Tools for Today's Teachers Brian Housand, PhD http://brianhousand.com Lagnaippe - June 1 - 3, 2010

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3. Techie Researcher Educator Gifted

8. “ 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

10. 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.

11. Years it took to reach a market audience of 50 million 38 Years

12. Years it took to reach a market audience of 50 million 13 Years

13. Years it took to reach a market audience of 50 million 4 Years

14. Years it took to reach a market audience of 50 million 3 Years

15. Years it took to reach a market audience of 50 million 2 Years

19. The illiterate of the 21st Century will not be those who cannot read or write, but those who cannot LEARN , UNLEARN AND RELEARN . (Toffler, 1971)

20. 299,000,000 Searches Per Day

21. If your students can the answer, then you may be asking the wrong question.

22. Rather than running the risk of having our students become "walking encyclopedias," we need to teach them how to think creatively. (Sternberg, 2006)

23. 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.

24. New Literacies IDENTIFY Important Questions LOCATE Information CRITICALLY EVALUATE SYNTHESIZE Information COMMUNICATE Answers

27. http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/

30. Why Do We Ask Kids To UNPLUG At School?

32. 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

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