Preparing our students for their future

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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