Reading more about the pace of technology adoption, Microsoft presented research that stated 71% of the 1,000 16 to 18-year-olds surveyed agree that they learn more about technology outside of the classroom than inside it. My initial thoughts, do we teach ‘technology’ as the students would comprehend the question? Even so, a concern.
Second, that 58% believed that they have a greater level of understanding of IT than their teachers. Very possibly, but why wouldn’t they. They have had the same amount of time to learn it as their teachers. As a benchmark, google.com was registered on Sept. 15, 1997.
Finally, only 39% of students believe their school’s investment in technology really gives them the skills they need for future work. I think I may have to ask our students their opinions on Hamble College.
A Second indicator, demonstrating the pace of change can from a ReadWriteWeb article, reporting a YouTube video is viewed on a mobile device more than 200 million times a day (on average). That’s a 3X increase over the end of last year.
Add to this the Mobile Year in Review 2010 and the question is, is education ready for the pace of change? Perhaps the students are? As for educators?
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Yet we still ban mobile devices in schools. If teachers and admins can use mobile devices to do their jobs shouldn’t we be modeling proper use for students?