1. TECHNOLOGY in the K-12 Classroom Why is it important?

2. works as Asst. Director of Learning Technologies at the College of Education- NC State University. With her permission, the following presentation gives all of us something to think about. Bethany Smith The answer, in my opinion, could not have been stated any better than Bethany Smith’s.

3. Some have it

4. Some don’t http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewwhatley/184847826/sizes/o/

5. Some use it http://www.flickr.com/photos/julielindsay/3049226561/sizes/l/

6. Some don’t http://www.flickr.com/photos/23258232@N00/2212767142

7. Why don’t we? http://www.flickr.com/photos/evansent/135767789/sizes/o/

8. Time http://www.flickr.com/photos/jekemp/3553245/sizes/l/

9. Juggling one more thing http://www.flickr.com/photos/bensutherland/3066167162/sizes/o/

10. But really, it’s… Awareness http://www.flickr.com/photos/13025462@N08/3226405500

11. It’s interest, not age. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lyza/276990225/sizes/o/

12. The 21st Century isn’t “coming” – it’s here. http://www.flickr.com/photos/20884341@N00/302931951

13. Teachers will not be replaced by technology, but teachers who don’t use technology will be replaced by those who do. -Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach

14. Why do students need us in the age of http://www.flickr.com/photos/manfrys/2226178289/sizes/l/

15. Give students tools to succeed in life http://www.flickr.com/photos/julielindsay/3241222078/sizes/l/

16. Give students tools to make good decisions http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominik99/1403329318/sizes/o/

17. Prepare students for college

18. Prepare students for jobs http://www.flickr.com/photos/roadtripmemories/517066135/sizes/o/

19. Learning & Innovation Skills http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/WrightBrothers1900Glider.jpg

20. Creativity http://www.flickr.com/photos/zesmerelda/270924149/sizes/l/

21. Critical Thinking http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Thinker_close.jpg

22. Communication & Collaboration http://www.flickr.com/photos/julielindsay/3049218069/sizes/l/in/set-72157609661303135/

23. Information, Media & Technology Skills http://www.flickr.com/photos/25211216@N00/258331658

24. Integration http://www.flickr.com/photos/13763932@N04/1401862296/sizes/o/

25. Start Small, but Dream Big http://www.flickr.com/photos/73645804@N00/2222523486

26. 21st Century Skills are all about teaching our kids to navigate the world as THEY are experiencing it, not the world WE experienced. -Wil Richardson

27. Bethany V. Smith [email_address] Twitter: bethanyvsmith http://transparentlearning.blogspot.com