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Know -This generation is among the first generation who will carry access to the sum of human knowledge and literally billions of potential teachers in their pockets. -We will use that access on a daily basis to connect, create and, most important, to learn in ways that most of us can scarcely imagine. Given that reality, shouldn’t we be teaching our students how to use mobile devices well? - schools are resistant, fearing the disruption that mobile access might cause and the dangers that might lurk online. -There are still better technology options for constructivist, meaningful learning (i.e., laptops) that provide power and flexibility that phones and tablets cannot.

Want to know -kids are stuck in a paper-based, local-learning system that doesn’t acknowledge the global, networked, always-on opportunities that mobile access affords. There's no doubt that the current slate of mobile devices have their limitations.

Learn -Teachers have to stop asking questions in classrooms that students can now answer with their phones (state capitals anyone?) and instead ask questions that require more than just a connection to answer -- questions that call upon them to employ synthesis and critical thinking and creativity, not just memorization. Anything less is not preparing them for the information rich world that we live in