Dr. Mark Benno - Saturday Keynote
Teaching and Learning for Tomorrow, Today
Student communication of the Future
Global communication of the Future
Are you wearing a watch? You’re not a “digital native”.
Communications of today: text messages, emoticons, smart browsers, evite, wiki, blogs, BlackBoard, podcasts, iChat, AIM, mobile chat, Creative Commons, eFax, bluetooth, iTunes U, FaceBook, etc.
Educational Media
Baby Boomers - listening to music
Generation X - watching a video
Mellennials/Gen Y - producers
Barriers to the opportunity to create and produce are removed in the one-to-one setting.
Reach all learners - iPod is a great example.
Learn by listening - not just music. Can be listening to anything… podcasts on every subject your can imagine
Communications of Tomorrow
Example: Webkinz - safe web2.0 site that is tied to a cute doll. Very tight control over what is allowed, games, invites, safe chats…
(videochat with Marks kids - talking about what they are learning by playing with/using Webkinz - science, money responsibility…)
Proximity Alerts -
Future use: RFID tags - GPS your students on a fieldtrip
What this means for education… getting bad grades consistently, checks tutors schedule and email you to see if you want to set up a tutoring lesson.
A Look Back into the Future - Apple video from 1993 about the future of computer use in our life.
Preparing for learning the future
continue learning
meet students where they are
give students options
hire the right people
administer with students in mind
review curriculum/technology plans
living priority lists
In a word… (people voice their summary of the conference in a word)
With the filter of this conference, go to your next conference or go home and prep for next years students, go with your word in mind.
Student Communication of the Future will not look anything like today.
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