Passing notes and cheating on tests have gone high-tech.
And unless you’re armed with the latest information about how your students are using social media, you may find yourself with a lot of catching up to do.
In this provocative and entertaining keynote presentation, Tod Maffin explains how teachers and school administrators can harness the tools of today’s social networking web sites to promote deeper learning.
You’ll hear educational technology thought-leaders via videocam, and discover how the very multimedia technology that surrounds our students daily is slowly and systematically harming their ability to learn. (60-90 min).
About the author: Tod Maffin [contact] is a thought-leader in the areas of strategic social media, using technology for recruitment, maintaining balance in a tech-crazy world, and technology in K-12 education. His information-rich, funny, and fast-paced keynote presentations and workshops keep him in high demand at major conferences from Stockholm to Sydney and across North America. Each year, he speaks to more than 40 groups around the world and has appeared in/on Bloomberg TV, The New York Times, CBC, BBC, ABC, and many more.