edited bethany smith presentation
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TECHNOLOGY in the K-12 Classroom
Why is it important?
works as Asst. Director of Learning Technologies at the College of Education- NC State University.
With her permission, the following presentation gives all of us something to think about.
Bethany Smith
The answer, in my opinion, could not have been stated any better than Bethany Smith’s.
Some have it
Some don’t
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Some use it
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Some don’t
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Why don’t we?
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Timehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/jekemp/3553245/sizes/l/
Juggling one more thing
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But really, it’s… Awareness
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It’s interest, not age.
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The 21st Century isn’t “coming” – it’s here.
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Teachers will not be replaced by technology, but teachers who don’t use technology will be replaced by those who do.
-Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach
Why do students need us in the age of
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Give students tools to succeed in life
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Give students tools to make good decisions
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Prepare students for college
Prepare students for jobs
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Learning & Innovation Skills
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Creativity
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Critical Thinking
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Communication & Collaboration
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Information, Media & Technology Skills
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Integration
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Start Small, but Dream Big
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21st Century Skills are all about teaching our kids to navigate the world as THEY are experiencing
it, not the world WE experienced.
-Wil Richardson