preparing our students for their future
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Why should we use computers in our schools? Jo Blannin www.joblannin.comTRANSCRIPT
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Preparing Students for
Their Future…..
Remember when….?
OUR EDUCATION PREPARED US FOR OUR FUTURE
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This was the ‘TECHNOLOGY’ we had – mechanical technology….
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Spending time with friends was face-to-face…
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Sunscreen wasn’t seen as necessary!
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We didn’t have major environmental concerns….
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We were allowed out to wander and roam, alone…
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Being sent to our rooms was a bad thing – it was boring, there was
nothing much to do there….©JBlannin2010
Bugs Bunny was the height of entertainment…
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We were very excited when VHS and Betamax videos meant we could choose
when to watch movies and cartoons….©JBlannin2010
Mobile phones were introduced
You could only make phone calls,
No texting No surfing No apps…©JBlannin2010
Remote Control Technology wasn’t wireless yet….©JBlannin2010
Music and radio weren’t portable, we couldn’t share easily…
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At School, textbooks were taken as FACT.
Information was more static – books were updated yearly at most
We were told what facts to believe, and what textbooks to read
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All our work was handwritten
We knew that we would be judged largely on presentation
A pen was our most important tool for communication
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We knew that teachers held all the knowledge we needed
They decided when/how we would learn
Learning was linear – you’ve learnt this, now you have to learn that….©JBlannin2010
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Research meant only using the library:
• Index cards
• The Dewey Decimal System
• Librarians…
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But…..our education worked fine for us,
Why shouldn’t it work for our children???
Because their future is very different ….
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School 2.0
For the first time in history, we’re preparing kids for a
future that we cannot clearly describe. ©JBlannin2010
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But what we can do is teach students to:
•Make the best use of online resources
•Match the right tool to a task
•Validate references and sources
•Manage their digital footprint
•Interact safely online
One to One Netbooks for Learning:
Join us on the journey to prepare YOUR child for THEIR future…©JBlannin2010