Let's disrupt the educational process - the United States needs to embrace technology in education to develop literate, globally conscious, and empathetic problem-solvers!
2. A young child grows up…
Knowing only his own environment…
culture
religion
socioeconomic status
ethics and belief systems
EdTechDigest, Renny Monahan, 2015, Educational Technology is Nothing Without People, https://edtechdigest.wordpress.com/2015/08/17/education-technology-is-nothing-without-
people/
3. This is normal to him…
creating a fear of the “other”
developing an “us vs. them” cold war
mindset
inhibiting learning and growth
EDGE – Zhao, Yong Education in the Flat World, March/April 2007, Volume II, No. 4
4. Developing this…
Finding a change: Dictatorship Vs Democracy
Apr 7, 2015 https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/finding-change-dictatorship-vs-democracy-anant-
mishra
5. And this… A Muslim Woman Ejected from a
Rally in the U.S. Trump video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prOsrP3rkLQ
Press TV News Videos
7. Did the U.S. come so far for this?
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ysxIq4bO
4KM/hqdefault.jpg
8. Educational specialists
know:
When we’re fearful we make bad
decisions. That was true around World
War II when we denied refuge to
European Jews and interned Japanese-
Americans. That was true after 9/11 when
we invaded Iraq and engaged in torture.
Nicholas Kristof – The Statue of Liberty Must Be Crying with Shame New York Times Sunday Review– November 21, 2015
9. What if he had access to technology?
Would he…
Accept change?
Develop empathy and compassion?
Be able to understand a multi-ethnic, multi-religious,
multi-belief system world?
10. Educational research shows…
Graduates must be proficient at accessing, evaluating, and
communicating information.
Graduates must solve complex problems.
Graduates must be globally aware
Technology creates opportunities for students to do meaningful work.
Educational LeadershipApril 1994 | Volume 51 | Number 7
Realizing the Promise of Technology Pages 11-14Why Use Technology?Kyle L. Peck and Denise Dorricotthttp://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/apr94/vol51/num07/Why-Use-
Technology%C2%A2.aspx
11. And we need education to
be…
Educational LeadershipApril 1994 | Volume 51 | Number 7
Realizing the Promise of Technology Pages 11-14Why Use Technology?Kyle L.
Peck and Denise Dorricotthttp://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-
leadership/apr94/vol51/num07/Why-Use-Technology%C2%A2.aspx
12. So what if we embraced?
More of the two-way street instead of one way?
Education Next: How Do We Transform Our Schools? Use
technologies that compete against nothing
By Clayton M. Christensen and Michael B. Horn SUMMER
2008 / VOL. 8
13. American students report…
Educational LeadershipApril 1994 | Volume 51 | Number 7
Realizing the Promise of Technology Pages 11-14Why Use Technology?Kyle L. Peck and Denise
Dorricotthttp://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/apr94/vol51/num07/Why-
Use-Technology%C2%A2.aspx
14. Around the World With 80 Schools-
Newfoundland, Canada
Double Click: https://vimeo.com/12003381
15. Here we see the
difference…
Leading to an understanding of:
Different cultures
Different religions
Different socioeconomic statuses
Different ethics and belief systems
EdTechDigest, Renny Monahan, 2015, Educational Technology is Nothing Without People, https://edtechdigest.wordpress.com/2015/08/17/education-technology-is-
nothing-without-people/
16. 'Multiculturalism is tied to the
very core of our liberal
democratic values, while the
culturally diverse society remains
open and healthy'.
http://jcccsocietyandenvironment.pbworks.com/w/page/69866412/From%20'White%20Australia'%20to%20multiculturalism
17. Leading to more of this…
AAMED, Alberta Association for Multicultural Education, http://aamed.org/our-
history/
19. It’s as easy as a click away…
Skype in the Classroom.
Start here:
You can visit the world from your classroom...
http://www.debaird.net/blendededunet/2011/03/skype-in-the-classroom-an-international-
social-network-for-teachers.html