I saw a clip of this video last summer. I had never seen the entire thing. I really was stunned by how impacting the video was. Thinking about how the future of the country is dependent upon children working in jobs that have not even been thought of yet is heavy. I see these kids at school. They are so creative and technology savvy; it should be amazing to see what they can accomplish.
I know that our country is behind in education, but I had no idea it was by this much. As these videos were made in 2006/2007, I can only imagine what the numbers are today.
I would like to have my students use more technology in our work. I am not sure now to integrate it with all of the new initiatives my district is trying.
I completely agree with you about not having clear ideas about implementation. Too many initiatives at once--reading skills, math skills, other standardized tests, new formats/rubrics for teacher evaluation--with all the changes in education right now finding ways to integrate technology in meaningful learning seems really hard. One way that I started getting students involved in technology was around student led conferences--adding student powerpoints and use of ELMO's etc. really helped them clarify their voices. Not always easy--but it was helpful.
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