The document discusses the rise of personally owned devices (PODs) being brought into classrooms by students. It argues that technology is already ubiquitous outside of classrooms, with students having more capabilities on their personal devices than what is available to many teachers. The document calls on teachers to be ready to utilize students' PODs and embrace technology in the classroom in order to remain relevant. It addresses issues like filtering content, developing appropriate policies and having consistent expectations. The overall message is a call for teachers to overcome fears and be willing to take risks with technology in order to better engage and empower students.

1. The POD’s are Coming! David Truss BLC09 @datruss DavidTruss.com http://pairadimes.davidtruss.com

2. The POD’s are coming!PersonallyOwnedDevices Our classrooms will never be the same again!

3. The POD’s are coming!PersonallyOwnedDevices Our classrooms will never be the same again! Are you ready?

4. The POD’s are coming!PersonallyOwnedDevices Our classrooms will never be the same again! Are ‘WE’ ready?

5. The POD’s are coming!PersonallyOwnedDevices Our classrooms will never be the same again! Our students are ready!

6. POD’s: It started with a conversation, then became a blog post, http://tr.im/PodsPost/

7. POD’s: It started with a conversation, then became a blog post, http://tr.im/PodsPost/ “We are about 4 years away from [almost] every kid coming to school with more capability in their pockets and hands than most teachers have on their desk right now.”

8. POD’s: It started with a conversation, then became a blog post, http://tr.im/PodsPost/ “We are about 4 years away from [almost] every kid coming to school with more capability in their pockets and hands than most teachers have on their desk right now.” Will we be ready to utilize these amazing tools that will be brought into our classrooms?

9. POD’s: Personally Owned DevicesPresentation Outline Why? Walls Will

10. POD’s: Personally Owned DevicesPresentation Outline Why? Walls Will The 4th Screen/technology is everywhere… except in our classrooms “Thinning Walls” vs “Big Frickin’ Walls” A call to action… “I am a digital teacher”

11. POD’s:Why?

12. The 4th Screen

13. To the fish, water is invisible.

14. To the fish, water is invisible.

15. Tech is invisible

16. Tech is invisible

17. Tech is invisible However…

18. This is a staged photo:

19. This is a staged photo: Technology may be ‘invisible’, but we can choose how pervasive it will be. My children do not have a phone, or a computer in their room; their computer time is monitored, and they ask before watching television or playing video games.

20. My reading stack: background furniture.

21. Are books‘necessary’?

22. "But are not books necessary at all, when the pupils are furnished with slates? …To such I believe books are not only useless, but on the whole, worse than useless.” Are books‘necessary’? William A. Alcott, 1842

23. "But are not books necessary at all, when the pupils are furnished with slates? …To such I believe books are not only useless, but on the whole, worse than useless.” Are books‘necessary’? William A. Alcott, 1842

24. Joe’s Non-Netbook

25. “I come from the Batman era, adding items to my utility belt, while students today are the Borg from Star Trek, assimilating technology into their lives.” Batman Borg http://tr.im/BatmanBorg/

26. “I come from the Batman era, adding items to my utility belt, while students today are the Borg from Star Trek, assimilating technology into their lives.” many Batman Borg http://tr.im/BatmanBorg/

27. The 4th Screen/technology is everywhere… except in our classrooms!

28. The 4th Screen/technology is everywhere… except in our classrooms! If there is an elephant in the room…

29. The 4th Screen/technology is everywhere… except in our classrooms!

30. The 4th Screen/technology is everywhere… except in our classrooms!

31. Sonya Woloshen “As a new teacher, I don’t think of it as a issue when one student doesn’t have the technology available...

32. Sonya Woloshen “As a new teacher, I don’t think of it as a issue when one student doesn’t have the technology available. That’s not a problem, just something to work around.” http://tr.im/DigitalTeacher/

33. POD’s:Walls

34. Thin Walls - Alec “Open teachers… support their students in the critical consumption, production, connection, and synthesis of knowledge through the shared development of learning networks.” Alec Couroshttp://tr.im/ThinWalls/

35. “We can still watch an old black and white movie, but we don’t go out and buy a black & white TV… Yet we place unnecessary limits on what can happen in our schools and classrooms…” http://tr.im/BandW/

36. The Essay

37. Our students livein her essay’s future…until they come to school!

38. …To such I believe books are not only useless, but on the whole, worse than useless. William A. Alcott, 1842

39. Is this what we are saying when we ban POD’s? …To such I believe books are not only useless, but on the whole, worse than useless. POD’s books

40. Kathy Sierra http://tr.im/BigWall/

41. W i r e l e s s

42. Wirelessintro

43. Wireless

44. “Wireless should be like oxygen.We don’t ‘look for’ or think about our next breath.”Brian Kuhn

45. F i l t e r s

46. Scenario 1: A teacher wants to go to a great Website about ‘ASSumptions’… but is blocked.

47. Scenario 1: A teacher wants to go to a great Website about ‘ASSumptions’… but is blocked. Scenario 2: A student does a ‘safe’ search at school, then later at home it isn’t so safe.

48. Scenario 1: A teacher wants to go to a great Website about ‘ASSumptions’… but is blocked. Scenario 2: A student does a ‘safe’ search at school, then later at home it isn’t so safe. Scenario 3: The class wants to social bookmark, or use wikis or blogs, but they can’t!

49. Scenario 1: A teacher wants to go to a great Website about ‘ASSumptions’… but is blocked. Filters filter learning! Scenario 2: A student does a ‘safe’ search at school, then later at home it isn’t so safe. Scenario 3: The class wants to social bookmark, or use wikis or blogs, but they can’t!

50. Another Scenario: A student goes to an inappropriate site while at school… What can a teacher potentially do?

51. Another Scenario: A student goes to an inappropriate site while at school… What can a teacher potentially do? Put any group of teachers together and they will come up with countless possibilities!

52. Another Scenario: A student goes to an inappropriate site while at school… What can a teacher potentially do? Put any group of teachers together and they will come up with countless possibilities! (We call this a teachable moment.)

53. P o l i c i e s

56. http://tr.im/MissManagement/

57. Expectations are better than rules! Respect Inclusion Learning Safety http://tr.im/BlogRules/

58. Expectations are better than rules! Respect Inclusion Learning Safety My del.icio.us links (bookmarks) for Acceptable Use Policies http://tr.im/aupLinks/

59. Consistency Matters! What happens when we are inconsistent with expectations for…

60. Consistency Matters! What happens when we are inconsistent with expectations for… • Dress code • Tardiness • Rough Play • Appropriate Language • Noise Levels

61. Consistency Matters! What happens when we are inconsistent with expectations for… • Dress code • Tardiness • Rough Play • Appropriate Language • Noise Levels …how and when we use POD’s

62. Consistency Matters! High Expectations Matter! • Using POD’s • Dress code • Tardiness • Rough Play • Appropriate Language • Noise Levels

63. High Expectations Matter! • Using POD’s • Dress code • Tardiness • Rough Play • Appropriate Language • Noise Levels (A part of the continuum of things we monitor, model and mentor students about with high expectations for appropriate behavior.)

64. A t t i t u d e s BigFrickin’ Wall

65. I’ve seen a real shift in my own thinking recently. Forget whining about access, disregard the slow speed of change, get over the obstacles! Go after meaningful results. Engage and empower students...

66. I’ve seen a real shift in my own thinking recently. Forget whining about access, disregard the slow speed of change, get over the obstacles! Go after meaningful results. Engage and empower students... Be a leader and a role model. http://tr.im/NoLimits/

67. POD’s:Will

69. “Fear is a wonderful servant, but a terrible master… When you’ve conquered your fears by acting courageous in spite of them, life blossoms.”

70. “Fear is a wonderful servant, but a terrible master… When you’ve conquered your fears by acting courageous in spite of them, life blossoms.”

71. “Fear is a wonderful servant, but a terrible master… When you’ve conquered your fears by acting courageous in spite of them, life blossoms.” Dan Millman, Sacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior

72. We permit our students to learn from their mistaks...

73. We permit our students to learn from their mistakes... Do we permit ourselves?

74. “Teachers who use technology in the classroom are: flexible, willing to take risks and try new things, not afraid of failing, able to learn from their students, adaptable, and comfortable with the fact that they are not the smartest person in the room.” Kim Cofinohttp://tr.im/Cofino/

75. “Teachers who use technology in the classroom are: flexible, willing to take risks and try new things, not afraid of failing, able to learn from their students, adaptable, and comfortable with the fact that they are not the smartest person in the room.” Kim Cofinohttp://tr.im/Cofino/

76. So my challenge to you… Do not go quietly into your classroom!

77. Image Credits by Slide Number 1. ‘B’ Movie Screamer FROM Movie Dearest 2. The ScreamBY Edvard Munch 3,4. Katie iPhone Scream andiPhone Smile BY me, David Truss 5. HeidiBY NMC Second Life on flickr 13,14. Fisch BY Gertrud K. on Flickr 15-18. Cassie Tech-ed Out BY me, David Truss 20. Wishful thinkingBY me, datruss on Flickr 23. ‘Reading Zone’ BY me, datruss on Flickr 29,30. Introduce it…ToonDooBY me, David Truss 32. Sonya Teaching BY Sonya Woloshen 34. Open Teaching - Thinning the Walls BY Alec Couros 35. School Limits ToonDooBY me, David Truss 40. (and adapted on 41, 45, 53 and 64) Incremental vs. revolutionary improvements BY Kathy Seirra 42. (and adapted on 43 & 44) Cloud = FreedomBY MichaelMarlatt on Flickr 54-56. (All cropped) Miss Management ToonDooBY me, David Truss 68. (and adapted on 69) fear BY chandrika221 on Flickr 70. (and 71 both adapted and cropped) One giant leap… BY dachalan on Flickr 72-73. I Can’t! ToonDooBY me, David Truss 75. Mindset not a skill-setBY Kim Cofino