Background

1. Technology, Mathematics and Tomorrow.
What is 21st century learning?
David Rock
rock@olemiss.edu

2. Technology is a Scary Word
Why is it acceptable to be “BAD” in math?
Is it acceptable to be “BAD” in other subjects
as well?
Perception can really become reality.
MATH has become a “BAD” word.
Is technology a “BAD” word in education?
Why are adults scared of the use of
technology in education?

3. A is for …..

4. A is for Apple
Apple of PC?

5. B is for Blackberry
http://www.flixxy.com/my-blackberry-is-not-working.htm

6. C is for Cramster
Cramster.com

7. D is for Droid
Are cell phones good or bad?
What are the applications for education?
How can you harness this technology?
Do your kids have smartphones?

8. E is for EverNote
When are we EVER going to use this stuff
www.evernote.com
Change education for ever.

9. F is for Firefox
www.mozilla.org
What is Firefox?
Is Internet Explorer the only answer?

10. G is for
www.google.com
How do you use Google?
How do our children use google?
Gmail
Talk
Voice
Video
Google Earth
Google Docs

11. H is for HD
High Definition.
1080 or 720 dpi?

12. I is for iPad
How many of you have an iPad?
What do you use your iPad for at home?
What do you use your iPad for at school?
What would you use your iPad for if you had
one?

13. J is for Just
Why do I have to do my homework?
Just because I said so
Why do you multiply by the reciprocal when
dividing fractions?
Just because it works
Why can’t I use a spell checker to write my
paper?
Just because.

14. K is for Kindle
Why do we have paper textbooks?
Is digital media the future?
Is digital media NOW?

15. L is for L.E.D
Light-Emitting Diode
Is this new technology?

16. M is for Mapquest
www.mapquest.com
Is this new technology?

17. N is for Netflix
www.netflix.com o African-American Documentaries
o Biographical Documentaries
Watch instantly. o Crime Documentaries
o Faith & Spirituality Documentaries
o Foreign Documentaries
o Historical Documentaries
o Indie Documentaries
o Military Documentaries
o Miscellaneous Documentaries
o PBS Documentaries
o Political Documentaries
o Science and Nature Documentaries
o Social & Cultural Documentaries
o Sports Documentaries
o Travel & Adventure Documentaries

18. O is for Ole Miss Math Challenge
http://mathcontest.olemiss.edu

19. P is for Pick
Pick a card, any card, and
concentrate on that card!

20. It’s Magic!
I threw out your card!

21. Q is for Qwiki?
www.qwiki.com
QWIKI knows millions of things!
What about Northwest Mississippi
Community College?
What is Pi?

22. R is for Radio
www.pandora.com
Internet Radio.
Radio has changed but still
exists.
Create your own stations
based on your music
preferences.

23. S is for Skype
Video Calling
Instant Messaging
Multiple callers at one time.
16 Million users right now!

24. T is for Touch
iTouch
Live video chat
WiFi enabled
HD video recording and
editing
Music and Movies
Apps from apple
Internet Browser
Email

25. U is for Universe

26. V is for VCR
Power goes out.
Clock begins to blink
Who fixed the clock?

27. W is for
WolframAlpha
www.wolframalpha.com

28. X is for XM Radio
Satellite Radio

29. Y is for YouTube
www.youtube.com
Changing our world?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAfLEocGgDs&pl
aynext=1&list=PL2BBEFCD6EB5232F8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3maxNHHOvNc&
playnext=1&list=PLA945DA9713AC8DED

30. ZERO
Amount of tolerance we should have for not
using technology to enhance teaching and
learning.

31. Contact
David Rock
Dean, School of Education
The University of Mississippi
e-mail: rock@olemiss.edu