Forward+and+Introduction

National Education Technology Plan - 2010 - In the opening sentence of the Forward, we read, "...we need to adapt our behavior to the context we are in.." I wonder whether we need to adapt our behavior to the context or change the context. The new NETP suggests that we need to alter the context //and// our behavior. It is an interesting document that embraces the learning sciences - what we know about how people learn - and challenges our current paradigm of education. It is interesting to me how the DE is talking accountability out of once side of their mouth and the NETP our of the other. - //**Randy**//

Pew Internet and American Life Project - In the Introduction, the authors focus on the disconnect between how schools deliver instruction and how students learn outside of school. The Pew Internet and American Life Project is a great site to visit if you are interested in some real statistical information about how students are learning and using technology outside of school. One of their most recent reports is on Teens and Mobile Phones. How will mobile phones impact how we deliver instruction in schools? - //**Randy**//