iPods and Cell Phonesdiscussion starter
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iPods and Cell Phones
Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) data tell us:
Ownership of phones:
•8 to 11 year olds:•12 to 14 year olds:•15+:
18%75%98% and growing
iPods and Cell Phones
Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) data tell us:
Kids’ phones are generally better than teachers’ phones
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The quality of technology at home is superior to what schools are able to offer their students Better broadband▪ No filtering
Better phones Better PCs
iPods and Cell Phones
Embrace, regulate or ban?
Brisbane Courier-Mail, Friday 4th September, 2009
iPods and Cell Phones
Embrace, regulate or ban?
Brisbane Courier-Mail, Friday 4th September, 2009
iPods and Cell Phones
Possible student use: record a class task in photo or video
form Ask questions via twitter Instant web access to search for an
image/document/advice Bring a sample of music for presentation Using podcasts▪ Listening to and sharing▪ Recording and distributing
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The tool isn’t the problem. If it was we’d ban
Pencilspaper
speakingreading at lunchtime
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If we can’t find a way to manage the technology students are using now, how will we cope with the near future?
TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) www.ted.comPattie Maes demos the Sixth Sense http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/pattie_maes_demos_the_sixth_sense.html
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“If you don’t like change, you’re going to like irrelevance even less.”-General Eric Shinseki, former chief of staff of the US army