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Presentation in Newbury, MA<br>August 18-19, 2009<br>Brian Housand
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Untangling Technology Brian Housand, PhD Newbury, MA / August 18-19, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/brianhousand
Gi#ed Technology
If technology is an event in your school, you are doing it wrong. Josh Allen
Every generation of teenagers embraces the freedoms and possibilities wrought by technology in ways that shock the elders.
“For the first >me in history, our jobs as educators is to prepare our students for a future that we can not clearly describe.” David Warlick
The U.S. Department of Labor es>mates that today’s high school seniors will have 10‐14 jobs 38 By age
The U.S. Department of Labor es>mates that today’s high school seniors will have 10‐14 jobs 38 By age
Why Do We Ask Kids To UNPLUG At School?
Learning beyond the classroom.
Content Resources
Creative Outlets
Rather than running the risk of having our students become "walking encyclopedias," we need to teach them how to think crea>vely. (Sternberg, 2006)
Computer Technology “is not a tool; it is a new material for expression.” (Maeda, 2001)
Pianos NOT Stereos
Critical Thinking
This is as far as most people get.
You do not want to miss this! This is as far as most people get.
You do not want to miss this! Who said what and when. This is as far as most people get.
You do not want to miss this! Who said what and when. This is as far as most people get. Your chance to share your knowledge.
C ollaboration
The Internet is Par>cipatory Forcing Us To Learn New Interfaces Crea>ng New Channels For Social Interac>on