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NEW BOSTON LOCAL SCHOOLS OSBA PRESENTATION. November 10, 2010. TAPPING THE INTEREST OF A TECH-SAVVY GENERATION. WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?. INTEREST= ENGAGEMENT= SUCCESS. IAN JUKES “SCREENAGERS’. BY AGE 21 STUDENTS WILL HAVE:.
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NEW BOSTON LOCAL SCHOOLS OSBA PRESENTATION November 10, 2010
BY AGE 21 STUDENTS WILL HAVE: PLAYED 10,000 HOURS OF VIDEO GAMES
BY AGE 21 STUDENTS WILL HAVE: SENT 250,000 TEXTS & E-MAILS
BY AGE 21 STUDENTS WILL HAVE: SPENT 10,000 HOURS ON PHONES
BY AGE 21 STUDENTS WILL HAVE: WATCHED 20,000 HOURS OF TV
BY AGE 21 STUDENTS WILL HAVE: SEEN 500,000 COMMERCIALS
NEUROPLASTICITY -THE BRAIN IS MALLEABLE,CONSTANTLY CREATINGNEW PATHWAYS
HOW DOES NEW BOSTONATTEMPT TO TAP THEINTEREST OF TECH-SAVVY STUDENTS
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