I am speaking to you

today…

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…from thepoint of view…

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…of theMillennials

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Naturally, we’ll be going at

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WHAT CAN YOU[Educational Policy Makers]

DO FOR US?[The Millennials]

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“Give us21st Century

Tools!”

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We are growing up during a

VERYDIFFICULT

TRANSITION© 2004 Marc Prensky

“For the first time in history, we are no

longer limited by our teachers’ ability and

knowledge.”– Mark Anderson

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Sadly, YOUare

LIMITING US

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So we ask you, as Policy Makers

To please

SET US FREE !

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BY GIVING USTHE TOOLSWE NEED

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Today, you are so focused on

CONTENT( testing, etc.)

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FOR MOST OF US,OUR BIGGEST NEED

IS NOTBETTER CONTENT

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WE NEEDBETTER

UNDERSTANDING&

21st CENTURY SKILLS

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E.G.Knowledge filtering

Using our connectivityMaximizing computer cycles

Speaking in game, etc.

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OUR TEACHERSCAN

PROVIDE US WITHBETTER UNDERSTANDING

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BUT WE CAN’T GET21ST CENTURY SKILLS

from ourTEACHERS

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THEYDON’T HAVE

THEM!

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E.G.Knowledge filtering

Using our connectivityMaximizing computer cycles

Speaking in game

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EVENIF YOU

“RETRAIN”THEM!

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WHY?

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BECAUSE WE ARE THE

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• 10,000 hours Video Games• 250,000 emails• 10,000 hours on cell phones• 20,000 hours TV (incl. MTV)• 500,000 commercials

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• < 5000 hours book reading

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• 2 billion ring tones per year

• 2 billion songs + movies per month

• 3 billion text messages per day

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Conventional Speed

Step-by-Step

Linear Processing

Text First

Work-Oriented

Stand-Alone

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OURTEACHERS,HOWEVER,

ARE MOSTLY…

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TO US THEY HAVEA DIGITAL IMMIGRANT

ACCENT

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AND MOST OF THEMDON’T UNDERSTANDTHE NEW TECHNOLOGIES

OR EVEN THE LANGUAGE

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• Quantum entanglement• Search technologies

• Texture mapping• Steganography

• 3D modeling• Wikis

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FOR A LOT OF WHAT WE NEEDOUR DIGITAL IMMIGRANT

TEACHERSCANNOT

HELP US MUCH

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andDIGITAL NATIVE

teachers

WILL NOT TRULYBE THERE

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UNTIL WE GROW UPAND BECOME THEM!

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So…© 2004 Marc Prensky

WHAT CAN YOUGIVE US?

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WHAT DO WE

DESPERATELYNEED FROM YOU?

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WHAT YOU CAN,AND MUST,

PROVIDE US WITHIS:

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POWERFUL

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ENGAGING

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TOOLS

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THAT WILLLEAD TO

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THEUNDERSTANDING

&

SKILLS

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THAT WILL

E-NABLE US

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TO GO BEYONDOUR TEACHERS’

ABILITYAND

KNOWLEDGE

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AND TOSUCCEED

IN THE21ST CENTURY

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E-LEARNING

E-NABLEMENT© 2004 Marc Prensky

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