2. So you think?....
That teaching is pretty much the only
education game in town?
That school is the only place students get
information?
That you are responsible for disseminating
all the knowledge?
Mmmhh…. Think Again!
3. Always On: An Abundance
of Learning
Students can learn on demand, wherever
they are, whenever they desire.
How does this happen?
A trillion webpages
A billion smartphones
Movies
TV Shows
Novels on Demand
4. So Many Ways to Learn
It’s not about the tools!
Learning is now truly participatory in real-
world contexts, such as:
Connection with other learners outside
school walls with whom they can converse,
create, and publish authentic, meaningful,
beautiful work.
5. The New Way to Learn
Means…
A transfer of power from teacher to
student.
Students discover the curriculum.
Learning sticks, does not disappear.
Learning should be shared with the world.
This new way to learn is called Ecological
Change!
6. The New Role of Teachers
Co-learners with students
Asking great open-ended questions
Modeling the learning process
Teachers are master learners in the
classroom.
7. Literacy in the 21st Century
means…
To be proficient with the tools of
technology.
To be able to manage, analyze, and
synthesize multiple streams of
simultaneous information.
To design and share information for global
communities.
