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Presentation by Dr. Brian Housand<br>Delaware Valley College <br>21st Annual Honors Network Symposium
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brianhousand@gmail.com Growing Up In the Age of the pursuit of happiness is at your fingertips Dr. Brian C. Housand - Delaware Valley College April 1, 2009
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Techie Educator Gifted Researcher
There are 31 BILLION searches on Google every month 2.6 billion Per month in 2006 Who did we ask these questions B.G.?
Years it took to reach a market audience of 50 million 38 Years
Years it took to reach a market audience of 50 million 13 Years
Years it took to reach a market audience of 50 million 4 Years
Years it took to reach a market audience of 50 million 3 Years
Years it took to reach a market audience of 50 million 2 Years
The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that today’s high school seniors will have 10-14 jobs By age 38
First commercial text message was sent in December of 1992 Today, the number of text messages sent and received everyday, exceeds the total population of the planet.
It is estimated that a week’s worth of the New York Times contains more information that a person was like to come across in a lifetime in the 18th century.
What areNewLiteracies? (Leu, Kinzer, Coiro, and Cammack, 2004)
This is where the REAL information is. Who said what and when. This is as far as most people get. Your chance to share your knowledge.
It is estimated that 4 exabytes (4.0x10^19) of unique information will be generated this year. This is more than the previous 5000 years.
DIGITAL DIVIDE IMMIGRANTS NATIVES
The Internet is Participatory Forcing Us To Learn New Interfaces Creating New Channels For Social Interaction
If technology is an event in your school,you are doing it wrong. Josh Allen
WHAT DO YOU THINK?What role does technology play in your life?How is your technology use in school different that you technology use outside of school?What should teachers know about technology?
Learning and Innovation Skills 21st Century Skills Learning and Innovation • Creativity and Innovation • Critical Thinking and Problem Solving • Communication and Collaboration
Computer Technology“is not a tool;it is a new material for expression.” (Maeda, 2001)