your boys and technology
DESCRIPTION
A presentation for parents at St. Christopher's Lower School. Topics covered include data, information and reputation management. The power of tech, and filter failure. Student projects were used to illustrate the skills/objectives developed by the Thinking Task Force as essential skills for a 21st century leader.TRANSCRIPT
YOUR BOYS AND TECHNOLOGYLower School Parent Meeting
March 17, 2010
INTERESTING STATS FROM OUR BOYS
where do you and your family fit in?
“TECHNOLOGY ISN’T GOOD OR BAD IT’S POWERFUL”
Sherry Turkle is Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology in the Program in Science, Technology, and Society at MIT and the founder (2001) and current director of the MIT Initiative on Technology and Self
IT’S NOT INFORMATION OVERLOAD. IT’S FILTER
FAILURE.Clay Shirky, a prescient voice on the Internet’s effects, argues that emerging technologies enabling loose collaboration will change the way our society works.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR 21ST CENTURY LEADERS
CHARACTER AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY
Your Digital Footprint Do you Google Well?
Are you the same person online as you are offline?
Online audience is considerably larger
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
RESOURCEFUL USE OF INFORMATION
INTELLECTUAL FLEXIBILITY AND CREATIVITY
COMMUNITY AWARENESS & PARTICIPATION
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?
Tufts, Please pick me
WHERE ARE WE HEADED?
Augmented Reality
RESOURCES FRONTLINE: digital nation - life on the virtual frontier |
PBS http://ow.ly/1ncg1 Tufts, Please Pick Me - Interactive Feature -
NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/1ncDh Facebook | Privacy Policy http://ow.ly/1nchD 10 New Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should
Know http://ow.ly/1ncis Protecting your child's online safety - Gmail Help
http://ow.ly/1ncjK GetNetWise | Online Safety Guide http://ow.ly/1ncko
Safety by age group Think before you post- http://ow.ly/1ncmE Cyberbullying - Talent Show http://ow.ly/1ncqc Google Alerts http://ow.ly/1nguE