-Who are the 21st century kids? They are not us. Our youngest students will not be the ones we designed our schools and education for.
-The change is so fast that we should forget yesterday and not predict the future. It’s the here and now that matter. History could judge education poorly: “They had all those tools and they did WHAT with them in education?”
-Things come in faster than they go out.
-Most of us are walking backwards to the future. Much of our lives are the same but the digital tech is what’s really going at an exponential speed. When Apple designs a new tool, they don't consider what they have in their design going forward. They start with what people need a tool to do. Their design isn't based on history.
-A lot of our technology tools will not exist in 5 years. Don’t get to wedded to any one thing.
-Kids only know the fast part. They were born to rapid change. They are expecting change. What can be threatening to teachers is empowering to the students.
Here's a game to try the next time you are out in a public space. Find 5 people using technology. It won’t be hard. Of those 5, now try to find 3 people using it in the exact same way. That’s the possibility of the tools.
Kristin