Slides from keynote address at the 2010 B.Y.T.E. Conference in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba; 26 February 2010.

1. BYTEuild our eaching xperience 2010
Portage la Prairie, February 26
Keynote Presentation
by Darren Kuropatwa

2. On Ieaching Tnterdependence
wolves, russians, and other stories

3. On Teaching Interdependence
wolves, russians, and other stories

4. On Teaching Interdependence
wolves, russians, and other stories

5. Say a little prayer

6. Say a little prayer
Please. Please. Don’t teach kids for today.

7. Say a little prayer
Please. Please. Don’t teach kids for today.
“
We are currently
preparing students for
jobs that don’t yet exist
using technologies that
haven’t been invented
in order to solve
problems we don’t even
know are problems yet.
karl fisch

8. Say a little prayer
Please. Please. Don’t teach kids for today.
“
We are currently
preparing students for
jobs that don’t yet exist
using technologies that
haven’t been invented
in order to solve
problems we don’t even
know are problems yet.
karl fisch

9. Say a little prayer
Please. Please. Don’t teach kids for today.
“
We are currently
preparing students for
jobs that don’t yet exist
using technologies that
haven’t been invented
in order to solve
problems we don’t even
know are problems yet.
karl fisch

10. context

11. information in the
computers

12. people in the
information

14. it’s not a search engine

15. when things talk to each other ...
... and us

16. Beyond Literacy
...Teach Fluency

17. Beyond Literacy
...Teach Fluency
literacy = today

18. Beyond Literacy
...Teach Fluency
literacy = today
fluency = today & tomorrow

19. Learn to be like the wolves

21. “ “ They had no idea ...

22. did you catch the irony?

28. "We shape our tools and then our tools shape us."
Marshal McLuhan
Cell Phones Everywhere
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ableman/1884813924/

29. Learn to be like the wolves

30. David After Dentist

31. funny, no?

33. why publish student work?

34. why publish student work?

35. @dkuropatwa 1) Being sure that
students understand their personal
info, and that free applications/
services aren’t really “free”

36. @dkuropatwa 1) Being sure that
students understand their personal
info, and that free applications/
services aren’t really “free”
@dkuropatwa Issue 1: Assume yr
digital footprint (you are what you
publish)

37. @dkuropatwa 1) Being sure that
students understand their personal
info, and that free applications/
services aren’t really “free”
@dkuropatwa Issue 1: Assume yr
digital footprint (you are what you
publish)

38. otprint” will carry
ture your “digital fo
In the fu anything y ou might
far more we ight than
inc lude on a resumé.
Ch ris Betcher

39. free ! free

40. @dkuropatwa 2) schools avoiding
discussing social media altogether (it’s
something they’ll learn elsewhere) and/
or related school filtering.

41. @dkuropatwa 2) schools avoiding
discussing social media altogether (it’s
something they’ll learn elsewhere) and/
or related school filtering.
@dkuropatwa Issue 2: Be PART
OF policy for filter/block (not just
IT or admin).

42. @dkuropatwa 2) schools avoiding
discussing social media altogether (it’s
something they’ll learn elsewhere) and/
or related school filtering.
@dkuropatwa Issue 2: Be PART
OF policy for filter/block (not just
IT or admin).

43. Learn to be Russian

44. Learn to be Russian
circa 1980

45. Learn to be Russian
circa 1980
Lawrence Lessig
on SPARK, Oct 2009

47. teach students the difference between
social networking and academic networking

48. We need new metaphors

49. We need new metaphors
! "#$
Why must we dream
in metaphors?
!"#$
! "#$
We’re trying to hold
on to something
!"#$
"#$ couldn’t
! we
understand
!"#$

51. push yourself

52. How will you make the assignment talk back?

54. Do you see
what I mean?

56. What questions do you have

57. What questions do you have
about
your
world

58. What questions do you have
about
your
world your self?
and

61. Technology

62. Technology

63. Technology
Content

64. Technology
Content

65. Technology
Content Pedagogy

66. context
Technology
Content Pedagogy

67. context
Technology
Content Pedagogy

68. Teach them Interdependence

69. thanks

70. Earth and North America from Space
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ironrodart/4132833849/
Photos
Elephant
http://www.flickr.com/photos/digitalart/2101765353/
Silhouette of a family of five
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13010608@N02/3082540785/
Pray by flickr user frozenminds
http://www.flickr.com/photos/frozenminds/384095282/
thanks
videos
Wolf by flickr user Moha' Al-Bastaki
http://www.flickr.com/photos/j_mafia/7793717/ Trillions
http://vimeo.com/7395079
We shape our tools and then our tools shape us.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dkuropatwa/4285762190/ Screencast by @dkuropatwa from Screenr.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hSGL-FVLHI
Josh and Footprints
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vubui/47617247/ DecaWave ScenSor in Action
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEpNbdzWmWU
Help me!!!! by flickr user El_Sol
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gvaldez68/2924798856/ Wolves Fighting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q9vx-CBueU
L1054241 Russian woman of Bennett Park by flickr user Susan NYC
http://www.flickr.com/photos/en321/2171734611/
2 Teachers 1 Chair
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOplTIvAJaA
015: Estranged
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wcouch/2199404769/
David After Dentist
eBeam Edge http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txqiwrbYGrs
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ebeam/3586289013/
PS22 Chorus "LANDSLIDE"
Sticks & Stones http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2p5augniQA
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cottonm/2393936087/
PS22 Chorus "Landslide" for STEVIE NICKS at MSG!!
Me, Myself & I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZgRfpkzN48
http://www.flickr.com/photos/teddy-rised/2981257483/
How to Teach Math as a Social Activity
Market portrait, man
http://www.edutopia.org/math-social-activity-sel-video
http://www.flickr.com/photos/neilspicys/2816846040/