Did You Know 4 Nov 2007

““Did You Know IV - (4) ?”Did You Know IV - (4) ?”2121stst Century Learning Century Learning

Tools for the ClassroomTools for the ClassroomRevised 11-2007Revised 11-2007

Howie DiBlasi I.T. DirectorHowie DiBlasi I.T. Director

““Emerging Technology Evangelist”Emerging Technology Evangelist”Digital JourneyDigital Journey

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Thanks to the following for Thanks to the following for content, data and statistics:content, data and statistics:

Alan November Alan November David WarlickDavid Warlick

Thomas FriedmanThomas FriedmanWill RichardsonWill Richardson

Ian JukesIan JukesChris DedeChris Dede

Ray KurzwellRay Kurzwell Angus King Angus King

Milken Conference Milken Conference Dan Schmidt Dan Schmidt

KKarl Fischarl Fisch –for the original Did You Know –for the original Did You Know Howie DiBlasiHowie DiBlasi

Music:Used with permission: Last of the Mohicans! The Kiss;Elk Hunt

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Did You Know . . .iv (4)

53 Million American Adults ( 44% ) of Internet users used

the Internet to publish, respond, post photos, share

files and content

American teenagers today are American teenagers today are utilizing the interactive utilizing the interactive

capabilities of the Internet as capabilities of the Internet as they create and share their they create and share their

own media creations….own media creations….

Fully half of all teens and 57% Fully half of all teens and 57% of teens who use the Internet of teens who use the Internet could be considered Content could be considered Content

CreatorsCreators

They have created a blog, wiki They have created a blog, wiki or webpage, posted original or webpage, posted original

artwork, photography, stories or artwork, photography, stories or videos onlinevideos online

Millions of amateur reporters Millions of amateur reporters now have their own digital now have their own digital printing press. They are printing press. They are

editors who blog.editors who blog.

( Pein, 2005)( Pein, 2005)

There are over 70 million There are over 70 million blogs and countingblogs and counting

1, 000,000 (million ) posts 1, 000,000 (million ) posts each day on the blogseach day on the blogs

The blogosphere is over The blogosphere is over 60 60 times biggertimes bigger than it was than it was

3 years ago.3 years ago.

8 out of 10 people do not know 8 out of 10 people do not know what a Blog iswhat a Blog is

Do you ?Do you ?

““How do we prepare our How do we prepare our students to become not only students to become not only

readers and writers, but readers and writers, but editors and collaborators as editors and collaborators as

well?”well?”

Will Richardson, 2006Will Richardson, 2006

““What needs to change about What needs to change about our curriculum when our our curriculum when our

students have the ability to students have the ability to reach audiences far beyond reach audiences far beyond

our classroom walls?our classroom walls?

Will Richardson, 2006Will Richardson, 2006

There is much reason to There is much reason to believe their implementation believe their implementation in schools will better prepare in schools will better prepare

students for a slew of new students for a slew of new illiteracies and competencies illiteracies and competencies in their post-education lives. in their post-education lives.

(Will Richardson, 2006)(Will Richardson, 2006)

There are people who will There are people who will

collaborate, create large storehouses of collaborate, create large storehouses of information, and change our information, and change our

relationship to technology, relationship to technology,

and re-write the paradigms and re-write the paradigms

of how things work. of how things work.

They are just being born.They are just being born.

Dan GillmorDan Gillmor

Today’s students may not be Today’s students may not be well suited to the more well suited to the more linear progression of linear progression of

learning that most educators learning that most educators employ.employ.

( Mark Prensky)( Mark Prensky)

The past 25 years in technology The past 25 years in technology have been the warm-up act. What have been the warm-up act. What we are now entering is the MAIN we are now entering is the MAIN EVENT which is the era in which EVENT which is the era in which

technology will truly transform technology will truly transform every aspect of business, every aspect of business,

government, education and society government, education and society of life. of life.

( Carly Fiorina, former- CEO of HP)( Carly Fiorina, former- CEO of HP)

China has 17 million blogs China has 17 million blogs * *

35% of all internet users in 35% of all internet users in China have a BLOG…..China have a BLOG…..

* * The Blog Herald-2006The Blog Herald-2006

Read/Write Web tools have Read/Write Web tools have relevance to state and local relevance to state and local

core content curriculum core content curriculum standards. standards.

(Will Richardson, 2006)(Will Richardson, 2006)

9 out of 10 people do not know 9 out of 10 people do not know what a Wiki iswhat a Wiki is

Do you?Do you?

9 out of 10 do not know what a 9 out of 10 do not know what a Podcast isPodcast is

Do you?Do you?

6 million American adults have 6 million American adults have listened to podcastslistened to podcasts

There are 100,000 podcasts There are 100,000 podcasts and subscribers are growing and subscribers are growing

@ 20 % per month@ 20 % per month

What the average teen is doing What the average teen is doing outside of school on an average day: outside of school on an average day:

6.5 hours with media outside of school6.5 hours with media outside of school33% of on the Internet33% of on the Internet26% on TV26% on TV21% telephone21% telephone15% radio15% radio

81 % of students have e-mail 81 % of students have e-mail accountsaccounts

75% of students have IM – (Instant 75% of students have IM – (Instant messenger accounts)messenger accounts)

97% of students believe technology 97% of students believe technology use is very important in educationuse is very important in education

( Netday survey, 2005)( Netday survey, 2005)

The fastest growing age The fastest growing age group for using the Internet group for using the Internet

is….is….2-5 year olds2-5 year olds

( NetDay News , 2005)( NetDay News , 2005)

YouTube serves 100 million YouTube serves 100 million videos per day. videos per day.

……served 2.5 billion videos to ……served 2.5 billion videos to nearly 20 million unique visitors in nearly 20 million unique visitors in June of 2006.June of 2006.

Do you know what YouTube is? Do you know what YouTube is?

Sometimes size does matter.

If you’re one in a million in China . . .

There are 1,300 people just like you.

In India, there are 1,100 people just like you.

The 25% of the population in China with the highest IQ’s . . .

Is greater than the total population of North America.

In India, it’s the top 28%.

Translation for teachers:They have more honors kids

than we have kids.

Did you know . . .

China will soon become the number one English speaking

country in the world.

If you took every single job in the U.S. today and shipped it to

China . . .

China would still have a labor surplus.

China Mobile is the world’s China Mobile is the world’s largest cellular company….largest cellular company….

They have over 301 million They have over 301 million customers….customers….

Translation…..China has more Translation…..China has more cell phones than the U.S. has cell phones than the U.S. has people*……people*……

*Business Week 2-5-2007*Business Week 2-5-2007

Your CPA has outsourced doing Your CPA has outsourced doing your taxes to India to your taxes to India to

accounting graduates that work accounting graduates that work for $100 a month…for $100 a month…

Message to Americans…Message to Americans…”Mama don’t let your kids grow ”Mama don’t let your kids grow

up to be accountants”.up to be accountants”.

•During the course of this presentation . . .• 60 babies will be born in the U.S.

• 244 babies will be born in China.

• 351 babies will be born in India.

The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that today’s learner will

have 10-14 jobs . . .

By the age of 38…

Where are all the workers?Where are all the workers?

Factory workers in Ho Chi Minh City makeFactory workers in Ho Chi Minh City make $62 a month $62 a month

A teacher in Beijing, China makesA teacher in Beijing, China makes $454 a month $454 a month

A nurse in Beijing, China makes A nurse in Beijing, China makes $260 a month$260 a month

41 % of companies around the world 41 % of companies around the world are having trouble hiring the people are having trouble hiring the people

they needthey need

Help Wanted:Help Wanted:

Where the labor shortage is highest*Where the labor shortage is highest*Mexico: Mexico: 82%82%Japan:Japan: 61%61%U.S. U.S. 41%41%Canada:Canada: 36%36%Europe: Europe: 31%31%China: China: 19%19%India: India: 9%9%

*Business Week-April, 2007

Slowdown-What slowdown?Slowdown-What slowdown?

U.S companies make more and U.S companies make more and more of their investments more of their investments

overseas.overseas.

Steven R. Appleton: CEO of Steven R. Appleton: CEO of Micron:Micron:

“I don’t have to hire one more “I don’t have to hire one more person in the U.S….I don’t have person in the U.S….I don’t have to invest one more dollar here-to invest one more dollar here-

and we will be just fine”*and we will be just fine”*

Quoted to Michelle Thompson in a April interview on the Global Economy-5-2007Quoted to Michelle Thompson in a April interview on the Global Economy-5-2007

According to former Secretary of Education Richard Riley . . .

The top 10 in-demand jobs in 2010 didn’t exist in 2004.

We are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t yet

exist . . .

Using technologies that haven’t been invented . . .

In order to solve problems we don’t even know are

problems yet.

Did you know . . .

The U.S. is 20th in the world in broadband Internet penetration.

(Luxembourg just passed us.)

Wired For Growth*Wired For Growth**Business Week April 9,2007*Business Week April 9,2007

Europe Blows away the US and Asia Europe Blows away the US and Asia in Network Readinessin Network Readiness Index: Index:

#1. Denmark#1. Denmark#2. Sweden#2. Sweden

#3. Singapore#3. Singapore#5. Switzerland#5. Switzerland#6. Netherlands#6. Netherlands

#7. US#7. US

1 out of every 8 couples married in the U.S. last year met online.

"In 2010 accessible online data is "In 2010 accessible online data is expected to approach a expected to approach a Yottabyte……Yottabyte……, ,

or 1 trillion terabytes.” or 1 trillion terabytes.”

((yotta- septillions yotta- septillions 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000) 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000)

**IBM Unveils Storage Capacity on Demand for Growing e-businesses BIBM Unveils Storage Capacity on Demand for Growing e-businesses Business Wireusiness Wire, October 27, 2000, October 27, 2000

There are over 100 million registered users of MySpace.

(December: 2006)

The average MySpace page is visited 30 times a day.

MySpace users call up an MySpace users call up an average of 31.5 billion unique average of 31.5 billion unique page views per month----yes page views per month----yes

31.5 BILLION31.5 BILLION

•MySpace page views were up MySpace page views were up 79% in April 2007*79% in April 2007*

•41% of the traffic comes from 41% of the traffic comes from people over 35*people over 35*

*Business Week -2007*Business Week -2007

We are living in exponential times.

There are over 2.7 billion searches performed on Google

each month.

To whom were these questions addressed B.G.?(Before Google)

The number of text messages sent and received every day

exceeds the population of the planet.

More than 1,442 new books are published ……….… Daily.

It’s estimated that 1.5 exabytes (that’s 1.5 x 1018) of unique new information will be generated

worldwide this year.

That’s estimated to be more than in the previous 5,000 years.

The amount of new technical information is doubling every 2

years.

That means for a student starting a four-year technical or

college degree . . .

Half of what they learn in their first year of study will be

outdated by their third year of study.

It’s predicted to double every 72 hours by 2010.

NEC and Alcatel . . . Developed new fiber optics

that will push10 trillion bits

per second down one strand of fiber.

That’s 150 million simultaneous phone calls every second.

““Young People Urgently Need Young People Urgently Need New Skills to Succeed in the New Skills to Succeed in the

Global Economy”Global Economy”

Headline in the news Nov. 6. 2006Headline in the news Nov. 6. 2006

Technology has become an Technology has become an indispensable tool in the indispensable tool in the

education of today’s students.education of today’s students.

( Netday survey, 2005)( Netday survey, 2005)

Students think differently than Students think differently than us..they develop hypertext us..they develop hypertext

minds…they leap minds…they leap around..their cognative around..their cognative

structures are parallel not structures are parallel not sequential.sequential.

( Mark Prenskey )( Mark Prenskey )

Alan November….Alan November….“We need to emphasized the “We need to emphasized the necessity of students learning necessity of students learning with others around the world with others around the world

and stress that 3 skills and stress that 3 skills are needed to teach our children.”are needed to teach our children.”

1.1. ““We need to teach our We need to teach our students to deal with massive students to deal with massive

amounts of information.amounts of information.””

Do our students know how ?Do our students know how ?

2.2. ““We need to teach our We need to teach our students global students global

communication, starting with communication, starting with Kindergarten.Kindergarten.””

Do our students know how ? Do our students know how ?

3.3. ““We need to teach our We need to teach our students to be self-directed students to be self-directed

and understand how to and understand how to organize more and more of organize more and more of

their own learning.their own learning.””

Do our students know how ? Do our students know how ?

Have we changed our teaching Have we changed our teaching methods to reflect new methods to reflect new

technology?technology?

““We can’t avoid learning We can’t avoid learning these tools. We can’t walk these tools. We can’t walk

away from this”away from this”--Alan NovemberAlan November

““The fact is, our young people The fact is, our young people are woefully under prepared are woefully under prepared for the demands of today’s for the demands of today’s

workplace,” workplace,”

said Ken Kay, President of the Partnership for said Ken Kay, President of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills21st Century Skills

““We can’t solve problems by We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking using the same kind of thinking

we used when we created we used when we created them.”them.”

- Albert Einstein- Albert Einstein

What does it all mean?

Shift Happens.

Now you know . . .

““Did You Know IV - (4) ?”Did You Know IV - (4) ?”2121stst Century Learning Century Learning

Tools for the ClassroomTools for the ClassroomRevised 11-2007Revised 11-2007

Howie DiBlasi I.T. DirectorHowie DiBlasi I.T. Director

““Emerging Technology Evangelist”Emerging Technology Evangelist”Digital JourneyDigital Journey

1034 East 31034 East 3rdrd Ave. Durango Colorado Ave. Durango Colorado

970-749-0760970-749-0760

Conference Presentation – 2007Conference Presentation – 2007

[email protected]@frontier.net