Benjamin Button Effect July 2011

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The Benjamin Button Effect

@lrougeuxThursday, July 14, 2011

Thursday, July 14, 2011

R U havN trouble rEDN DIS? iz it makin U :-||, ^set, Grr? DIS iz d way kds TLK. CreslE. It iz EZ 4 dem. dey luv it. dey luv it mo wen U spk thR lngwij. @ lEst a ltl bit.

Are you having trouble reading this? Is it making you mad, upset, angry? This is the way kids talk. Seriously. It is easy for

them. They love it. They love it more when you

speak their language. At least a little bit.

"The inventor or introducer of the system deserves to be ranked among the best contributors to learning and science, if not among the greatest benefactors of mankind."

1975by 1984, one computer for

every 92 students

Transformation

• 68% - Wifi or 3G/4G capabilities allow students to do internet research anytime, anywhere

• 53% - Leverage the communications capabilities to collaborate with peers, teachers and even subject content experts on schoolwork

• 37% - Create and share documents, videos or podcasts

• 35% - Record lectures or experiments to review again later

http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup

Challenge Remains

"Understanding how schools have spent so much money on computers only to achieve such little gain isn't so hard.

Schools have crammed the computers into existing teaching and classroom models."

Without my SMART board I am a boring teacher.

I can’t wait to try this when testing is done.

PedagogyThe study of being a teacher or the process of teaching

The word comes from the Greek paidagōgeō in which paidos means "child" and ágō means "lead"

Literally “to lead the child”

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/05/ff_jobsessay

• What is your objective?

• How would technology support your students in mastering the objective?

• Your role

http://p21.org

Core subjects and 21st

century themes

Learning and innovation skills

Information, media and technology

skills

Life and career skills

http://edu.glogster.com

Glogster EDU

http://photopeach.com

http://www.edmodo.com

http://posterous.com

http://ed.voicethread.com

Creating

Evaluating

Analyzing

Applying

Understanding

Remembering

Core Subjects and 21st Century Themes

Learning and Innovation Skills

Information, Media and Technology Skills

Life and Career Skills

Learning PlanLearning Plans

http://wordle.net

ANIMOTO EDMODO

FLICKRGLOGSTER

PICNIK PREZI

SCOOPIT TUMBLR TWITTER

VOICETHREAD WIKISPACES

WORDLEXTRANORMAL

ANIMOTO EDMODO

FLICKRGLOGSTER

PICNIK PREZI

WORDLEXTRANORMAL

ANIMOTO EDMODO

FLICKRGLOGSTER

PICNIK PREZI

WORDLEXTRANORMAL

Community

http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup

YOU are the best app

Benjamin Button Effect July 2011

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