2. From a principal’s publication in 1815:
“Students today depend on paper too
much. They don’t know how to write
on a slate without getting chalk dust
all over themselves. They can’t clean a
slate properly. What will they do when
they run out of paper?”
Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology
by Allan Collins and Richard Halverson
3. From the journal of the
National Association of Teachers, 1907:
“Students today depend too much on
ink. They don’t know how to use a
knife to sharpen a pencil. Pen and ink
will never replace the pencil.”
Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology
by Allan Collins and Richard Halverson
4. From Rural American Teacher, 1928:
“Students today depend on store bought
ink. They don’t know how to make their
own. When they run out of ink they will be
unable to write words or ciphers until their
next trip to the settlement. This is a sad
commentary on modern education.”
Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology
by Allan Collins and Richard Halverson
5. From Federal Teachers, 1950:
“Ballpoint pens will be the ruin of
education in our country. Students use
these devices then throw them away. The
American values of thrift and frugality are
being discarded. Businesses and banks will
never allow such expensive luxuries.”
Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology
by Allan Collins and Richard Halverson
7. The use and integration of technology in
the classroom, school house, and central
administration will determine how well
GCS students compete in the global
economy and are key components of the
21st century classroom.
As a result, in order for students and staff
to achieve excellence, GCS must focus its
efforts on instructional technology.
8. "If we teach today as we taught
yesterday, we rob our children of
tomorrow“
John Dewey
9. The focus is to help teachers use technology to
support learning in the classroom in a wide
variety of subjects. Growing up digitally, today’s
students come to school pre-programmed to
use and adapt easily to new technologies.
Yet often they spend the day learning the same
way their parents and grandparents did:
without email, Internet
access, computers, video and other devices
most adults now use continually at work and at
home.
10. "Do not confine your
children to your own
learning, for they were
born in another time."
Chinese Proverb
11. The established standards will change the
face of the classroom in GCS and will
incorporate new teaching methods.
The role of teachers is changing as
well, according to research conducted by
the NC DPI. Rather than standing in front of
the classroom lecturing to
students, teachers increasingly need to
serve as learning coaches by using
technology to engage students in solving
“real-world”
12. "Teachers need to integrate technology
seamlessly into the curriculum instead of viewing
it as an add-on, an afterthought, or an event."
Heidi-Hayes Jacobs, Educational Consultant
13. Learning today also occurs on an
anywhere, anytime basis as the
digital revolution renders
traditional barriers, such as time
distance and place, obsolete.
14. “I have never let my
schooling interfere
with my education.”
Mark Twain
15. Enhancing technology integration as it
relates to curriculum and instruction is an
essential part of the journey toward
excellence. GCS’ district-wide technology
system has to support a wide range of
people and operation. Making information
more easily accessible, ensuring that work
isn’t duplicated and enhancing productivity
are required for GCS students and staff to
excel now, and in the future.
16. "The need to know the capital of
Florida died when my phone learned
the answer. Rather, the students of
tomorrow need to be able to think
creatively: they will need to learn on
their own, adapt to new challenges
and innovate on-the-fly."
Anthony Chivetta,
high school student in Missouri
17. "You must be the change you want to see in the world"
Gandhi
29. "There can be infinite
uses of the computer
and of new age
technology, but if the
teachers themselves
are not able to bring it
into the classroom
and make it
work, then it fails."
Nancy
Kassebaum, U.S.
Senator
33. The principle goal of
education is to create men
and woman who are
capable of doing new
things, not simply
repeating what other
generations have done.
Jean Piaget
34. Sources:
• http://www.gcsnc.com/superintendent/pdf/StrategicPlan-Final%20-%20Single%20Pages.pdf#page=40
• http://www.slideshare.net/tonyvincent/education-technology-quotes
• Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology by Allan Collins and Richard Halverson quoted on
http://synthesizingeducation.com/blog/2010/01/21/some-funny-educational-technology-quotes/
