Humans are Changing

Your are what and where you live...

> Epic poems contain memory aids...

> Books are unquestionable authority... (this is what Mcluhan meant!)

> Violinists & cabbies...

> The science is stopping...

Why Should I Care?

> IT skill inversion... first in human history.

(Who is the most skilled/ethical/empathetic user of modern information technology in your classroom?)

> Your credibility is at risk.

So, What Should We Do?

1) Understand our and our students' technology user typologies.

2) Read the Browse the Pew Internet & American Life Project web site, especially:

3) Read, understand, and adopt strategies in iBrain.

Make Tech Choices
Email
IM/ Text
Searching
Handhelds
Social skills
"We are doomed if we ignore humans, we are doomed if we ignore digital technologies."

Watch Dr. Gary Small when your have 45 minutes to spare:

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