Integrate ICT. Why?
I would like to share two video clips that have recently appeared in twitterverse.
The first…..
The catch line for this interesting project is
“three billion people under twenty-five. Now thats a lot of consumers”
The project is about the 3 billion people under 25. Its full of facts, ideas etc. Well worth grazing through. Watch the video at the link below
http://www.threebillion.com/article.php?id=11
The Second……
A vision of K-12 students today
This is a neat little clip hosted on Yout tube that is a little like an updated version of “pay Attention” the stats are more modern than Marc Prensky’s Digital native ones but essentially the message is the same. Its the K-12 version of Wesch’s “a vision of students today” the tertiary original
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8
Here is their blurb..
“This project was created to inspire teachers to use technology in engaging ways to help students develop higher level thinking skills. Equally important, it serves to motivate district level leaders to provide teachers with the tools and training to do so.”
Watch these and ask yourself the question “Why Integrate ICT?”
March 26th, 2008 at 3:53 am
It is overwhelming to think about how fast things are changing for today’s students. I watched both videos and was surprised at some of the statistics. My grandsons (ages three and six) already have Ipods, play video games, use the internet, and have their own digital cameras. They think nothing of using a cellphone. All of this seems to come naturally to them, so I am sure they will expect their teachers to know about and use technology. By the way, they also find a lot of time to play outside and read books!