Edited Bethany Smith presentation
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The document discusses the importance of technology in K-12 classrooms. It argues that technology skills are necessary for students to be prepared for college, jobs, and life in the 21st century. It notes that technology allows students to develop critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity skills. The document encourages teachers to integrate technology into their classrooms to help students learn 21st century skills and ensure they have the tools to succeed after graduation.
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Edited Bethany Smith presentation
- 1. TECHNOLOGY in the K-12 Classroom Why is it important?
- 2. works as Asst. Director of Learning Technologies at the College of Education- NC State University. With her permission, the following presentation gives all of us something to think about. Bethany Smith The answer, in my opinion, could not have been stated any better than Bethany Smith’s.
- 3. Some have it
- 5. Some use it http://www.flickr.com/photos/julielindsay/3049226561/sizes/l/
- 7. Why don’t we? http://www.flickr.com/photos/evansent/135767789/sizes/o/
- 9. Juggling one more thing http://www.flickr.com/photos/bensutherland/3066167162/sizes/o/
- 10. But really, it’s… Awareness http://www.flickr.com/photos/13025462@N08/3226405500
- 11. It’s interest, not age. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lyza/276990225/sizes/o/
- 12. The 21st Century isn’t “coming” – it’s here. http://www.flickr.com/photos/20884341@N00/302931951
- 13. Teachers will not be replaced by technology, but teachers who don’t use technology will be replaced by those who do. -Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach
- 14. Why do students need us in the age of http://www.flickr.com/photos/manfrys/2226178289/sizes/l/
- 15. Give students tools to succeed in life http://www.flickr.com/photos/julielindsay/3241222078/sizes/l/
- 16. Give students tools to make good decisions http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominik99/1403329318/sizes/o/
- 17. Prepare students for college
- 18. Prepare students for jobs http://www.flickr.com/photos/roadtripmemories/517066135/sizes/o/
- 19. Learning & Innovation Skills http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/WrightBrothers1900Glider.jpg
- 21. Critical Thinking http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Thinker_close.jpg
- 22. Communication & Collaboration http://www.flickr.com/photos/julielindsay/3049218069/sizes/l/in/set-72157609661303135/
- 23. Information, Media & Technology Skills http://www.flickr.com/photos/25211216@N00/258331658
- 25. Start Small, but Dream Big http://www.flickr.com/photos/73645804@N00/2222523486
- 26. 21st Century Skills are all about teaching our kids to navigate the world as THEY are experiencing it, not the world WE experienced. -Wil Richardson
- 27. Bethany V. Smith [email_address] Twitter: bethanyvsmith http://transparentlearning.blogspot.com