1. The Present Moment: Emerging Technologies

2. Exploration of New Teaching Tech Research for the new TAH Grant TAH has a of technology innovation Explosion of new tech & bandwidth How and why should we harness it?

3. Us and Them Three TV channels Bus sized computers 1964 World Book Encyclopedia Outside with the dogs.

4. Today: Unless You're Amish 100+ Channels Laptops, cell phone, iTouch Internet as research base. Gamers and consoles Wired in: The Rookies: Kylie, Age 4 ½ http://vimeo.com/311376 8 http://vimeo.com/311376 8

5. The Student Premise Our students have changed significantly. Today’s students are no longer the people our educational system was designed to teach (Mark Prensky 2001).Mark Prensky 2001 Digital Natives: those growing up surrounded by new media technologies.Digital Natives Today’s students think and process information differently than their predecessors. Media fluency dominates student culture

6. Rationale Students are fluent in information and communications technologies. Outcomes on high stakes tests indicate students are disengaged in the classroom. Reengage students in the appreciation, application of subject matter by utilizing their technological abilities.

7. IM Instant MessagingInstant Messaging: real-time text-based communication between two or more participants over the internet with ability to share files and links.

8. Chat Chat: synchronous online conversation between one or more individuals.

9. Blogs A website with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video.

10. Social Networking Websites Online place where users create a profile and build a personal network that connects him or her with other users.

11. Collective Construction of Content Wikipedia

12. Maps, etc.

13. Creating Streaming AudioVideo

14. The natives: 43% play games online 52% read blogs 64% use instant messaging 89% use email and Facebook 67% get news online 91% search internet to answer questions 74% watch videos online, and 60% send/receive text messages (Sarah Robbins 2008).Sarah Robbins

15. Justifications Limited access to High Quality Professional Development Academic and Pedagogical Isolation of Teachers Increasing Demands of High Stakes Testing and No Child Left Behind Emerging Technologies to Enhance Teaching and Learning Leads to...

16. Program based on teaching content related to critical 21st Century pedagogies: –Dr. Chris DedeDr. Chris Dede –collective knowledge construction –critical thinking and complex problem solving –project based learning –alignment of these tech skills with curriculum content and delivery

18. Student Technological Proficiency Student Web Pedagogical Classroom 2.0 Skills Intersection Content Needs a creative outlet, not suppression Teach to explore, to ask questions and to pursue answers. Conclusion and....

19. Application JK