1. Unit #1 – Why Technology?
SHIFT: What’s all the fuss about?
[Or, why are we here?]
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2. THEME #1: SHIFT HAPPENS
• How has this change impacted the world?
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Shift Happens
o Discussion:
 What part of the video impressed you most?
 What does it mean for us as teachers and for our students?
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3. THEME #1: SHIFT HAPPENS
• Digital World
• Unprecedented ease of communication
• Unprecedented access to information
• Global everything (The World is Flat)
• Technology is changing whether we like it or not
• The need to be capable to function in and help others
function in whatever world we are shifting into
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