Presentation for Parents

1. What are 21 st Century Skills By Karen Brooks & Darlene Westinghouse Presented 9/21/09

3. Did You Know Web2.0 - Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHhVWCXmuzE

4. Our students live in a digital world, that in many cases has been personalized since birth.

5. Technology Use

10. December 2008 Disney Conducted a survey of 11,500 parents about their kids' technology habits, which provided some interesting results

11. Technology Timeline for Kids

13. Ask these questions: 09/21/09 WHY do we need change? WHAT needs to be done? HOW do we do it?

14. W H Y ? 09/21/09

15. Nano-Technology 09/21/09 Central Processing Unit - 8 MB Memory

16. Advancements 09/21/09 Chips are now 1/1000 of a human hair in size.

17. Bio-Technology 09/21/09

18. Bioinformatics 09/21/09 Combines information systems and the life sciences. For example, it can interlock the binary code of information systems with a genetic code.

19. Other Bioinformatic alterations 09/21/09 In Japan, farmers have produced square watermelons to make them easier and more economical to pack and ship. In two years we will be able to take a DNA test at a pharmacy to reveal predispositions to over 4000 diseases.

22. Mind Boggling Science and Technology http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNcLKbJs3xk

23. Careers of the Near Future

27. The 21st Century: What will it look like? http://kickyoutube.com/watch/?v=c1KEFgD6Dtg

28. Karen Brooks & Darlene Westinghouse [email_address] [email_address] http://www.slideshare.net/kbrooks http://www.delicious.com/dembe01