From Digital Natives to Digital Wisdom

<p><strong><em>An expert perspective on 21st century education</em></strong></p><p>What can you learn on a cell phone? Almost anything! How does that concept fit with our traditional system of education? It doesn’t. Best-selling author and futurist Marc Prensky’s book of essays challenges educators to “reboot” and make the changes necessary to prepare students for 21st century careers and living. His “bottom-up” vision includes students’ ideas about what they need from teachers schools and education. Also featured are easy-to-do high-impact classroom strategies that help students acquire “digital wisdom.” This thought-provoking text is organized into two sections that address:</p><ul> <li>Rethinking education (including what and how we teach and measuring learning)</li> <li>21st century learning and technology in the classroom (including games YouTube and more)</li></ul>