1. iLearn: a plan for integrating
education & technology
By: Zach Paolini

2. Is traditional
education
becoming
obselete?

3. Can we
keep up?

4. While traditional teaching styles do the job, institutions need to start preparing
students for the real world where technology and how to use it are becoming
more and more in demand

5. With many recent technological
advancements over the past 20 years
the way we learn has changed
drastically, and the options for
students to gain their knowledge are
exceedingly broader

6. Schools need to begin integrating technology into
their curriculums. Perhaps adjusting the
curriculum to allow for classes that instruct
students on
• Typing
• Internet use
• Proper research techniques.

7. One place where
technology is already
readily available in the
classroom is college.
Most college students
have a laptop and
many teachers post
notes online. Some
kids have a hard time
adapting to this
change.

8. Proposal for change: Step 1
Technology
Assessment

9. Proposal for change: Step 2
Teacher skill
assessment

10. Proposal for change: Step 3
Integrate
mandatory
technology skills
courses

11. Schools can and have begun to integrate
mobile tablet devices such as:
 Apple iTouch
 Apple iPad
 Other Windows-based tablet computers
Some Technologies of the future that
should be integrated into the classroom
are Web 2.0 tools such as:
 Google Apps for education
 Linden Labs Second Life

12. In this era of fast moving
innovation and networking
education cannot continue to
stand still…