Conducting a student survey is a great way to discover how much time students spend using technology, what technology they are using and what they are using technology for. The survey results can be used to leverage technology. This can enable teachers to prepare students with the working knowledge and skills that they will need to function in 21st century communities, and workforces (Partnership for 21st century skills, 2002). As teachers, the time is now here to “turn to today's youth, growing up digital” (Brown, 2002). The educational industry faces irrelevance unless they bridge the gap between students’ life and learning styles (Partnership for 21st century skills, 2002).
References Brown, J. S. (2002, February). Growing up Digital: How the Web Changes Work, Education, and the Ways People Learn. USDLA Journal.16(2). Washington, DC: Heldref Publication. Retrieved November 21, 2011from: http://www.usdla.org/html/journal/FEB02_Issue/article01.html.
Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer). 2011: Skills for the 21st Century [DVD]. Understanding the impact of technology on education, work, and society. Baltimore, MD:
Partnership for 21st Century Skills. (n.d.). 2002. A report and mile guide for 21st century skills. Washington DC: Author. Retrieved from http://www.p21.org/images/stories/otherdocs/p21up_Report.pdf
Conducting a student survey is a great way to discover how much time students spend using technology, what technology they are using and what they are using technology for. The survey results can be used to leverage technology. This can enable teachers to prepare students with the working knowledge and skills that they will need to function in 21st century communities, and workforces (Partnership for 21st century skills, 2002). As teachers, the time is now here to “turn to today's youth, growing up digital” (Brown, 2002). The educational industry faces irrelevance unless they bridge the gap between students’ life and learning styles (Partnership for 21st century skills, 2002).
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Brown, J. S. (2002, February). Growing up Digital: How the Web Changes Work, Education, and the Ways People Learn. USDLA Journal.16(2). Washington, DC: Heldref Publication. Retrieved November 21, 2011from: http://www.usdla.org/html/journal/FEB02_Issue/article01.html.
Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer). 2011: Skills for the 21st Century [DVD]. Understanding the impact of technology on education, work, and society. Baltimore, MD:
Partnership for 21st Century Skills. (n.d.). 2002. A report and mile guide for 21st century skills. Washington DC: Author. Retrieved from http://www.p21.org/images/stories/otherdocs/p21up_Report.pdf