By age 21, the average person spends 15,000 hours in formal education, 20,000 hours watching TV, and 50,000 hours in front of a computer screen. Young people are informally learning about topics that interest them and sharing ideas online, while schools struggle to keep up with technology use. There are five reasons why subject areas should have web pages: to extend the classroom, provide 100% access, encourage responsibility for learning, promote the subject, and tap into massive learning potential.

1. By the age of 21 the average person will have spent 15,000 hours in formal education 20,000 hours in front of the TV 50,000 hours in front of a computer screen Futures of Learning seminar report, June 2005

2. Young people are using technology informally to learn about issues that interest them and share their ideas online. The challenge for schools is whether they can catch up with their students. Specialist Schools & Academies Trust, ICT Update bulleting, Summer 2006

3. 5 reasons why your subject area should have a section on our website (or at least a page)

6. www.redhill.notts.sch.uk

8. Reason #1

10. Reason #2

12. 70%

14. 100%

15. Reason #3

16. the answers

17. responsibility for their own learning

18. research

19. process information

21. Reason #4

23. worth visiting?

30. Reason #5

31. potential

43. #1 extend the classroom #2 access is 100% #3 responsibility for learning #4 promote your subject #5 massive potential