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Teens, tech,and the future

Intro

Why we use technology in education

Nine instructional strategies

Nine categories of technology (as used in education)

Information Age Technology Goals

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Shift the emphasis from content to skills, allow for constant engagement, democratize learning, connect to the real world, simplify the back-end work (feedback, distributing materials, showing grades, etc.)

Affordances for teens

Good for learning

Fosters creativity

Increases student agency

Produces academic achievement

Genders equal

Differentiation options

Barriers for teens

Digital divide

Skills lacking, but support available

Culture lines

Fragmented focus

Detached from life

Literacy issues (and solutions)

Teacher attitudes

China

College

Innovations needed