Black Coffee
David Jakes

Source: http://ebennett.org

What will be possible for this child?
Image from Flickr: aaronfreimark

She doesn’t think it’s fantastic or
outrageous, cool or amazing – it just
is. She just thinks this is the way the
world is – she can connect pretty much
effortlessly to others across space and
time - and she’s right.
Karl Fisch, October 2007

Everything.

• What do these kids
know?
• Disconnect?
• Friendship-Driven
• Interest-Driven
• Resources?
Connections?
• Starbucksclassroom

64% Content Creators | 30% active blog 54% read | 25%
produce video 75% view | 25% Podcast consumers | 60%
Post Photos | 73% have mp3 players | 33% share files peer
to peer | 68% use IM | 75% have a cell phone | 97% play
video games
Source: PEW, January 14, 2009

Every one has their opinions…

NET-S, T, and A
Partnership for 21st
Century Skills
Horizon Report
School 2.0
KnowledgeWorks
2020 Forecast
ACOT-Today
CoSN
NSTA
NSF
NCTE
MIT New Media

Web 2.0
School 2.0
Library 2.0
Student 2.0
21st Century
Literacy
21st Century Skills
21st Century
Fluency

Keep it simple.

What skills do you want students to
exhibit?

Science Leadership Academy, Philadelphia, PA
used with permission

Knowledge
Commons
Course Student
Learning Learning
Space Space
Physical
Learning Space

How will the technology add value to
skill development?
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What pedagogical process will be
utilized to support the development of
these skills? (and the effective use of
tools)

How will you assess the learning? How
will you assess the technology?

How can you replicate it? Sustain it?
Systemize it?

• Learn the
vocabulary
• Read the studies
• Simplify
• Build understanding
Act.