i am speaking to you today… © 2004 marc prensky. …from the point of view… © 2004 marc...

I am speaking to you

today…

© 2004 Marc Prensky© 2004 Marc Prensky

…from thepoint of view…


© 2004 Marc Prensky

…of theMillennials


Naturally, we’ll be going at

(slides available) © 2004 Marc Prensky

WHAT CAN YOU[Educational Policy Makers]

DO FOR US?[The Millennials]



“Give us21st Century

Tools!”



We are growing up during a

VERYDIFFICULT

TRANSITION© 2004 Marc Prensky

“For the first time in history, we are no

longer limited by our teachers’ ability and

knowledge.”– Mark Anderson



Sadly, YOUare

LIMITING US



So we ask you, as Policy Makers

To please

SET US FREE !



BY GIVING USTHE TOOLSWE NEED


Today, you are so focused on

CONTENT( testing, etc.)


FOR MOST OF US,OUR BIGGEST NEED

IS NOTBETTER CONTENT


WE NEEDBETTER

UNDERSTANDING&

21st CENTURY SKILLS


E.G.Knowledge filtering

Using our connectivityMaximizing computer cycles

Speaking in game, etc.


OUR TEACHERSCAN

PROVIDE US WITHBETTER UNDERSTANDING


BUT WE CAN’T GET21ST CENTURY SKILLS

from ourTEACHERS


THEYDON’T HAVE

THEM!


E.G.Knowledge filtering

Using our connectivityMaximizing computer cycles

Speaking in game


EVENIF YOU

“RETRAIN”THEM!


WHY?


BECAUSE WE ARE THE


• 10,000 hours Video Games• 250,000 emails• 10,000 hours on cell phones• 20,000 hours TV (incl. MTV)• 500,000 commercials


• < 5000 hours book reading



• 2 billion ring tones per year

• 2 billion songs + movies per month

• 3 billion text messages per day


Conventional Speed

Step-by-Step

Linear Processing

Text First

Work-Oriented

Stand-Alone


OURTEACHERS,HOWEVER,

ARE MOSTLY…


TO US THEY HAVEA DIGITAL IMMIGRANT

ACCENT


AND MOST OF THEMDON’T UNDERSTANDTHE NEW TECHNOLOGIES

OR EVEN THE LANGUAGE


• Quantum entanglement• Search technologies

• Texture mapping• Steganography

• 3D modeling• Wikis


FOR A LOT OF WHAT WE NEEDOUR DIGITAL IMMIGRANT

TEACHERSCANNOT

HELP US MUCH


andDIGITAL NATIVE

teachers

WILL NOT TRULYBE THERE


UNTIL WE GROW UPAND BECOME THEM!


WHAT CAN YOUGIVE US?


WHAT DO WE

DESPERATELYNEED FROM YOU?


WHAT YOU CAN,AND MUST,

PROVIDE US WITHIS:




POWERFUL



ENGAGING



TOOLS



THAT WILLLEAD TO


THEUNDERSTANDING

&

SKILLS


THAT WILL

E-NABLE US


TO GO BEYONDOUR TEACHERS’

ABILITYAND

KNOWLEDGE


AND TOSUCCEED

IN THE21ST CENTURY


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