What should happen in schools if all of this is true?

Vision & Leadership-- School is going to change.

> Should we continue doing what had no worked for 30 years?

> How much longer do we accept excuses?

Policy and Curriculum-- Notice I did not mention standards.

> Student RTOFL when they read what we have today.

> Shrinking timelines are reality.

> On-going processes.

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Technology-- Flexible and available.

> PowerPoint/ Word, disks, kids lined up at the printer have no place in schools.

> Computer rooms, COWS, SmartBoards are tired technologies.

> Handhelds, cloud computing, web 3.0 are emerging technologies

Communities of Practice-- On-going professional support and expectation.

> We share our practices and processes, both technology-based and non-tech.

> We are engaged in a common cause.

> We are mutually engaged.

Let's bring it back to the kids...

http://www.edutopia.org/ikid-digital-learner-technology-2008

-- skim the first paragraphs... get down to the last section... what is the role for kids in this?