You’ll need some conversation buddies. Sit in groups of 3 to 5. Thanks!
300 of you 1 of me
Why are you getting laptops?
Big shift 1
New information landscape
We are hyper- connected
We all now have a voice (and can find each other, share, connect, collaborate)
Anytime/anywhere content production, connection, collaboration…
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Big shift 2
Percentile change in importance of task type in U.S. economy Autor, D., Levy, F., & Murnane, R. J. (2003). The skill content of recent technological change: An empirical exploration. Quarterly Journal of Economics 188, 4. [updated, D. Autor, 2008] Abstract Routine Manual
Growth of the creative class Florida, R. (2002). The rise of the creative class (p. 332). New York, NY: Basic Books.
MANUFACTURING IN IOWA % of all Iowa jobs in May ‘08 % of overall job losses by Sep ‘09
Globalization of economy
Can someone overseas do it cheaper? Can a computer do it faster?
Hyperconnected global economy Offshoring Replacement of jobs with software
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1 big problem
newspapers, magazines
music
radio
television
movies
books, reading
maps, travel, travel agencies
business, personal finance, money management
medicine, health
postal service
real estate
politics
universities
Information- oriented
P-12 schools
The fundamental dilemma Schools were designed for this … but now are expected to do this
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Switch!
Flickr?
The first generation in history…
Facebook?
Mobile phone?
Text messaging?
YouTube?
Twitter?
Flickr?
Domain name?
Ideas that spread win
If you’re invisible, you’re irrelevant
Flickr?
Experiment!
WordPress, Weebly, or Google Sites
Master multimedia
Flickr?
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Van Meter students speak!
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