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“I can do that without technology”- Actually, no you can't!
The rant,I can’t,
the elephant,and the ant.
David Trusshttp://pairadimes.davidtruss.com
Originally created for BLC08
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That day is now dawning; we are on the brink of a new era.
James Shimabukuro
That day is now dawning; we are on the brink of a new era.
I predict that, in the foreseeable future, we will look back to the year 2005 and wonder how learning could have ever taken place in the
jail cells that passed for classrooms.
James Shimabukuro
I predict that, in the foreseeable future, we will look back to the year 2005 and wonder how learning could have ever taken place in the
jail cells that passed for classrooms.
Schools and colleges in the coming decades will be characterized by a new sense of
freedom that will make today's campuses seem like medieval dungeons.
James Shimabukuro
That day is now dawning; we are on the brink of a new era.
I predict that, in the foreseeable future, we will look back to the year 2005 and wonder how learning could have ever taken place in the
jail cells that passed for classrooms.
Schools and colleges in the coming decades will be characterized by a new sense of
freedom that will make today's campuses seem like medieval dungeons.
James Shimabukuro
What is ONE thing that this conferencehas shown you to suggest that
this statement is true?
We interrupt this rantfor a
brief debrief…
What is ONE thing that this conferencehas shown you to suggest that
this statement is true?
What is ONE thing that this conferencehas shown you to suggest that
this statement is true?
That day is now dawning; we are on the brink of a new era.
I predict that, in the foreseeable future, we will look back to the year 2005 and wonder how learning could have ever taken place in the
jail cells that passed for classrooms.
Schools and colleges in the coming decades will be characterized by a new sense of
freedom that will make today's campuses seem like medieval dungeons.
James Shimabukuro
“But there isn’t enough time!”
Another rant…
“The task of organizing andoperating a huge and complexeducational machinery has left usscant leisure for calm reflection.”
“But there isn’t enough time!”
How true is this statement?
Another rant…
“The task of organizing andoperating a huge and complexeducational machinery has left usscant leisure for calm reflection.”
Irving Babbitt (1865-1933) was an academic and literary critic, noted for his founding role in a movement that
became known as the New Humanism.
Keep the rants coming…
Students today depend too much upon ink.
They don't know how to use apen knife to sharpen a pencil. Pen and ink will never replace
the pencil.National Association of Teachers Journal, 1907
Students today depend on theseexpensive fountain pens.
They can no longer writewith a straight pen and nib.
Students today depend on theseexpensive fountain pens.
They can no longer writewith a straight pen and nib.
We parents must not allowthem to wallow in such luxuryto the detriment of learning
how to cope in the real business world
which is not so extravagant.
From PTA Gazette, 1941
Students today depend on theseexpensive fountain pens.
They can no longer writewith a straight pen and nib.
Students today depend on theseexpensive fountain pens.
They can no longer writewith a straight pen and nib.
We parents must not allowthem to wallow in such luxuryto the detriment of learning
how to cope in the real business world
which is not so extravagant.
From PTA Gazette, 1941
to the detriment of learning
Students today depend on theseexpensive fountain pens.
They can no longer writewith a straight pen and nib.
Students today depend on theseexpensive fountain pens.
They can no longer writewith a straight pen and nib.
We parents must not allowthem to wallow in such luxuryto the detriment of learning
how to cope in the real business world
which is not so extravagant.
From PTA Gazette, 1941
to the detriment of learning
We don’t still think this way about
‘new technology’…do we?
A great rant to check out at your leisure,
(and an explanation…)
The Rant:“Down in Front” by Jennifer D. Jones
http://fon.gs/injenuity/
“If you don’t keep your mind open to new experiences,you are in the way of learning...”
A great rant to check out at your leisure,
(and an explanation…)
The Rant:“Down in Front” by Jennifer D. Jones
http://fon.gs/injenuity/
“If you don’t keep your mind open to new experiences,you are in the way of learning...”
The Explanation:All links have been shortened
http://fon.gs/Keyword/
…and finally, some rant relief…
The most overlooked advantage of
owning a computer is that if they
foul up there's no law against
whacking them around a bit.
Eric Porterfield
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http://fon.gs/paige/
Digital Dividehttp://fon.gs/digitaldivide/
Digital Competencehttp://fon.gs/digitalcompetence/
Digital Exposure http://fon.gs/
digitalexposure/
1. What I know and what I need to know.
2. What the school has in the way of technology and what it needs to have.
3. What skills/abilities students enter my class with.
Digital Divide(s)http://fon.gs/digitaldivide/
“I come from the Batman era, adding items to my utility belt,
while students today are the Borg from Star Trek, assimilating technology into their lives.”
“I come from the Batman era, adding items to my utility belt,
while students today are the Borg from Star Trek, assimilating technology into their lives.”
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1. What I know and what I need to know.
2. What the school has in the way of technology and what it needs to have.
3. What skills/abilities students enter my class with.
Digital Divide(s)http://fon.gs/digitaldivide/
1. What I know and what I need to know.
2. What the school has in the way of technology and what it needs to have.
3. What skills/abilities students enter my class with.
#1 I can change.
#2 will never change fast enough.
#3 is the idea of competence.
Digital Divide(s)http://fon.gs/digitaldivide/
Digital Competence http://fon.gs/digitalcompetence/
Often we want compartmentalize ideas(not to mention students!)
Happy Sad
Immigrant Native
Suck at Math Good at Math
Lazy Keener
Smart Dumb
Digital Competence http://fon.gs/digitalcompetence/
Often we want compartmentalize ideas(not to mention students!)
Happy Sad
Immigrant Native
Suck at Math Good at Math
Lazy Keener
Smart Dumb
Digital competence is a spectrum, not a dichotomy!
Digital Competence http://fon.gs/digitalcompetence/
Digital competence is a spectrum, not a dichotomy!
If Paige engages with ‘toys’ like this,what will she expect from learning tools?
What is she going to expect from schools?
Remember this quote?“That day is now dawning;
we are on the brink of a new era…”
Digital Exposure http://fon.gs/digitalexposure/
Everybody please cross your arms…
Everybody please cross your arms…
Now switch them around!
Everybody please cross your arms…
Keep them crossed and read the next slide...
“As a general rule,
adults are much more likely to
act their way into a new way of thinking
than to think their way into
a new way of acting.”
Surfing the Edge of Chaos pg. 14
Still have your arms crossed?
For many people switching arms is uncomfortable, but the act of switching
and staying switched, makes it more comfortable.
You’ve acted your way into a new way of thinking…
What can we do to
help students leave our schools
feeling like they are
empowered learners?
What can we do to
help students leave our schools
feeling like they are
empowered learners?
What can we do to
help students leave our schools
feeling like they are
empowered learners?
Do we permit our students to make mistakes?our students
Do we permit our students to make mistakes?ourselves
Failure? http://fon.gs/failure/
I can’t?
I can…
I must
I will…
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the elephant
Is that an elephant in you pocket?Or…
bRinging tools to class
Mr. Truss, I forgot my calculator, can I borrow one?
Do you have your cell phone?
Yes?
Then you have a calculator.
Really? I can use my cell phone?
Really!
http://fon.gs/tools/
We saw what 2 year
old Paige could do…
What could a:
Grade 4 student do?Grade 8 student do?
Grade 12 student do?
We saw what 2 year
old Paige could do…
What could a:
Grade 4 student do?Grade 8 student do?
Grade 12 student do?
What could ateacher do?
How many similar toolswill be in our schools
in 5 years?
Wireless
should be like oxygen.
We don’t ‘look for’ or
think about our next breath.
Brian Kuhn Manager of IT
Coquitlam School District
Let us forget the term
“technical support”
and focus on
“innovation support”.Alec Couros
http://fon.gs/alec/
Wireless
Wireless
F ilters
Wireless
F ilters
Attitude
and the ant.
http://fon.gs/ants/
Red Flags-air comes in
Yellow Flags-cabon dioxide out
10 tons of concrete over 3 days
This is a network!
The community
works together to create
more than the
individual!
Stephen Downes http://fon.gs/stephen/ (Slide 27)
More from Stephen Downes
1. groups emphasize sameness, networks emphasize diversity
2. groups emphasize order and control, networks emphasize autonomy
3. groups emphasize borders and membership,
networks emphasize openness
4. groups emphasize additive, cumulative knowledge,
networks emphasize emergent knowledge
So…
Do not go quietly into your classroom!
A Brave New World-Wide-Web
Video on blip.tv: http://fon.gs/thevideo/ Blog post: http://fon.gs/abnwww/
A 30 second summary:
The Rant: Accomplishes nothing.
A 30 second summary:
The Rant: Accomplishes nothing.
I Can’t: Yes, you can!
A 30 second summary:
The Rant: Accomplishes nothing.
I Can’t: Yes, you can!
The Elephant: Is in the room… Introduce it!
A 30 second summary:
The Rant: Accomplishes nothing.
I Can’t: Yes, you can!
The Elephant: Is in the room… Introduce it!
The Ant: Be a networked teacher and learner!
Thank you for checking out my presentation!
Feedback?
You can contact me:http://fon.gs/contactdave/
Or comment on this blog post:http://fon.gs/thepost/