Beginning by demonstrating UUorld (): very interesting tool using interactive 3-D maps and historical data. Says he continues to learn--learned of UUorld yesterday.
by rrodgers at 2/23/2009 2:51:54 PM
The 21st century teacher must above all things be a master learner and bring that into their classrooms.
by rrodgers at 2/23/2009 2:52:20 PM
If we want our students to be lifelong learners, we should demonstrate that ourselves.
by rrodgers at 2/23/2009 2:53:22 PM
Technology has dramatically changed, but the nature of information has changed even more. How me find it, where it is, what we do with it...
by rrodgers at 2/23/2009 2:54:26 PM
Our students are perfectly capable of learning how to use technology. We need to show them how to work the information.
by rrodgers at 2/23/2009 2:55:03 PM
(Can our teachers skip the how-to portion for themselves and move on to application for students?)
by rrodgers at 2/23/2009 2:57:33 PM
(In other words, do the teachers have to have the skills already or can they just start modeling the use of the information?)
by rrodgers at 2/23/2009 2:58:29 PM
(Yes, but that requires giving up ownership to the students--very scary for most!)
by rrodgers at 2/23/2009 2:59:39 PM
Sharing story of creating his first educational software, Stock Baron. Kids hacked it and made millions selling more stock than they owned (virtually, of course--no ponzi scheme).
by rrodgers at 2/23/2009 3:02:49 PM
What was special about computers was not that they could communicate with us, but that we could communicate with each other.
by rrodgers at 2/23/2009 3:04:16 PM
Tags to include: redefine, literacy, warlick
by rrodgers at 2/23/2009 3:05:35 PM
by rrodgers at 2/23/2009 3:06:39 PM
Showing Geoblog on Davidwarlick.com: quick access to handouts/notes
by rrodgers at 2/23/2009 3:08:00 PM
(Click on "Maps".)
by rrodgers at 2/23/2009 3:08:31 PM
We learn by teaching each other and sharing today.
by rrodgers at 2/23/2009 3:10:45 PM
We need to understand the experience of video games and learning, and that will become an important literacy for us.
by rrodgers at 2/23/2009 3:12:52 PM
Talking about 2nd life and Eduisland, in particular.
by rrodgers at 2/23/2009 3:14:16 PM
Handouts for presentation are also in David's office in Second Life, in the bottom-right file drawer.
by rrodgers at 2/23/2009 3:16:02 PM
Excited about the possibilities of virtual spaces for learning.
by rrodgers at 2/23/2009 3:16:55 PM
Old system of education was designed for future workers to perform routine, repetitive tasks in straight rows under close supervision.
by rrodgers at 2/23/2009 3:18:32 PM
Talking about the workplace of the future: took out telephone (don't need because of cell phones).
by rrodgers at 2/23/2009 3:22:41 PM
Print media shutting down in favor of online or electronic.
by rrodgers at 2/23/2009 3:24:24 PM
Of all of the information generated in 2003, only 1/100 of 1% was printed on paper. We spend too much time in our classrooms teaching students how to use paper.
by rrodgers at 2/23/2009 3:25:37 PM
(Took paper out of the office.)
by rrodgers at 2/23/2009 3:26:06 PM
More and more of our professional communications are virtual, via online audio/video (removes chair from office).
by rrodgers at 2/23/2009 3:27:34 PM
We are preparing our students not for our own future, but for theirs.
by rrodgers at 2/23/2009 3:30:17 PM
(Requires the ability to envision what that means, both by teachers and students.)
by rrodgers at 2/23/2009 3:30:46 PM
Computing will continue to go portable and compact (removes desk, computer, most other items).
by rrodgers at 2/23/2009 3:31:42 PM
We are preparing our children, for the first time in history, for a future we cannot describe.
by rrodgers at 2/23/2009 3:32:06 PM
We need to be asking, "What do our children need to be learning today to prepare for an unpredictable future, and how do they need to be learning?"
by rrodgers at 2/23/2009 3:32:45 PM
Sharing Knitter with audience and inviting participation.
by rrodgers at 2/23/2009 3:36:34 PM
@Julie Wallace It's very good. You should be here! :)
by rrodgers at 2/23/2009 3:37:06 PM
by rrodgers at 2/23/2009 3:37:36 PM
Discussing book Born Digital. Today's kids first "graze", skimming through large amounts of information. Then, they dig deeper when they find something that interests them. They then engage in the "feedback loop" by sharing information, comments via their Facebook, MySpace, etc., continuing and expanding the conversation.
by rrodgers at 2/23/2009 3:39:59 PM
Question from audience about students' ability to identify accurate/inaccurate information. David says it centers on our conversations in the classroom: ask, "How do you know that is true?"
by rrodgers at 2/23/2009 3:41:47 PM