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students are not waiting for the rest of us to “catch up to their vision for 21st-century learning,”

Middle and high school students’ smart phone access “jumped 42% from 2009 to 2010,”

parents aren’t waiting around either

every New Milford High School teacher two to three, forty eight minute periods a week, depending on the semester, to engage in growth opportunities of personal interest.  The only catch was that each staff member had to create and present a learning portfolio at his/ her end of year evaluation conference.  

The schools that “get it” will be the ones that stay ahead of the tech curve. “As educators, we really need to stay on top of this stuff,” said Rios, “instead of constantly playing catch up.”

“Schools are smartening up and letting students use their tech tools in innovative ways,”

nothing really matters if we introduce technology without changing the process of learning and the way teachers teach.

Reducing fear of teacher /student relationships i.e. Social media doesn't cause inappropriate behavior, it catches it.

Seventy percent of the parents, however, acknowledged that they allow their children to surf the Internet without supervision

All parents will question whether their children are ready to attend a sleepover or catch a bus, but in today's digital age the use of different types of technology is also something to consider."