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Both titles have received \u003ca href=\"http://openairpub.com/press\">rave reviews\u003c/a> for their luscious images, explanatory videos, and ease of use. \"The multimedia features elevate it from a how-to guide to something rivaling a small group class,\" \u003ca href=\"http://mashable.com/2011/08/25/open-air-publishing/\">writes Mashable\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Inkling also produced the epic \u003ca href=\"https://www.inkling.com/store/professional-chef-cia-9th/\">\u003cem>The Professional Chef\u003c/em>\u003c/a> by the Culinary Institute of America. The book in its entirety costs $50, but you can also purchase individual chapters for $3 a piece. The new model makes book buying much like buying music -- choose only the pieces you like best. MacInnis fluidly demonstrates how to float from one chapter to the next, launch videos, close in on images, tap on sidebars and recipe instructions. It's like watching a magician performing sleight-of-hand tricks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the books Inkling has created thus far are what MacInnis calls a \"means to an end.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It’s all a way for us to illustrate for the world what’s possible. Simple things like rendering images into 3D, we can scale pretty well. But when you get to thinking about the hierarchy of knowledge you have to traverse in order to be an expert in a specific topic, you start to build the book very differently than you would have done in print,\" he said. \"We can take a textbook to an Inkling title in six weeks, but we can't create a pure Inkling experience in six weeks, because there’s no shortcut.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"module image alignright mceTemp\" style=\"width: 300px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-17279\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2011/12/Screen-shot-2011-12-02-at-12.48.03-PM-300x290.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"290\">\n\u003cp class=\"wp-media-credit\">Inkling\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Inkling is in the midst of producing multiple projects that will take years to create because they're building native digital content. \"You'll see stuff that will be much more beautiful and much more interesting in structure,\" he said, though he would not elaborate further.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>TABLET OR E-READER?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Everything we’ve done is platform agnostic,\" MacInnis said. The underlying information allowing the iPad to render, for example, the 3D molecule in its science books is not specific to the iPad. \"It’s a piece of software for the iPad, but there’s another piece of software that will be able to render that in a Web browser or in a different device.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>MacInnis is keeping a close eye on the tablet and e-reader market, but he points out one very obvious extension: \"We’re constantly looking at the world of digital readers, the Nook color, Kindle Fire, some of the Google devices. It’s all super interesting to us,\" he said. \"But there’s one device that everyone has, which is a laptop.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That means when Inkling launches books for other platforms (though the timing has yet to be determined), all the content it's produced until now -- everything from Erik Foner's history book \u003cem>Give Me Liberty!\u003c/em> to the just released \u003ca href=\"https://www.inkling.com/store/living-with-art-mark-getlein-9th/\">\u003cem>Living With Art\u003c/em>\u003c/a> -- will instantly be available in these other platforms, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>COMING TO K-12, TOO?\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though most of the titles under Inkling's belt are geared for higher education, MacInnis sees the K-12 market as ripe for the medium. \"We fully expect that Inkling will be in the K-12 world,\" he said. \"It’s already in use in that space, and we plan to make ourselves known to that audience more aggressively.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Inkling currently works with Pearson, McGraw Hill, and WW Norton, all of which have titles in K-12 space. And private prep schools use Inkling titles for their advanced placement courses. \"They’re deploying the technology already, making substantial investments in devices, so we’re being very opportunistic about it,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But what happens in the K-12 realm depends on what publishers decide to do. \"What features the Inkling platform supports -- monitoring and reporting, the sorts of things you need in a controlled K-12 environment -- we may or may not choose to do depending on where the market pulls us,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>THE VALUE OF DIGITAL IN LEARNING\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As lovely as they are to behold and consume, the million-dollar question is whether Inkling books provide more value to the learning process than print books. The company addresses this in different ways, allowing for easy searching, for social-networked note-taking and highlighting to allow for robust group discussions online, and quizzes and self-assessment tools so learners know when they're ready to move on to the next chapter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But is there any evidence showing students actually perform better using Inkling books? \"We want to get better at understanding the real measurable educational outcomes that occurs as a result of using inkling,\" MacInnis said. To that end, the Virginia Department of Education recently conducted a program that showed students using Inkling books improved their A.P. scores over the course of an entire year faster than those that didn't, according to MacInnis. \"Anecdotally, it shows that there’s some positive correlation,\" he said. \"But that's \u003cem>if\u003c/em> higher SAT outcomes is what you’re going after.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What's the secret sauce? 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Both titles have received \u003ca href=\"http://openairpub.com/press\">rave reviews\u003c/a> for their luscious images, explanatory videos, and ease of use. \"The multimedia features elevate it from a how-to guide to something rivaling a small group class,\" \u003ca href=\"http://mashable.com/2011/08/25/open-air-publishing/\">writes Mashable\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Inkling also produced the epic \u003ca href=\"https://www.inkling.com/store/professional-chef-cia-9th/\">\u003cem>The Professional Chef\u003c/em>\u003c/a> by the Culinary Institute of America. The book in its entirety costs $50, but you can also purchase individual chapters for $3 a piece. The new model makes book buying much like buying music -- choose only the pieces you like best. MacInnis fluidly demonstrates how to float from one chapter to the next, launch videos, close in on images, tap on sidebars and recipe instructions. It's like watching a magician performing sleight-of-hand tricks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the books Inkling has created thus far are what MacInnis calls a \"means to an end.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It’s all a way for us to illustrate for the world what’s possible. Simple things like rendering images into 3D, we can scale pretty well. But when you get to thinking about the hierarchy of knowledge you have to traverse in order to be an expert in a specific topic, you start to build the book very differently than you would have done in print,\" he said. \"We can take a textbook to an Inkling title in six weeks, but we can't create a pure Inkling experience in six weeks, because there’s no shortcut.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"module image alignright mceTemp\" style=\"width: 300px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-17279\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2011/12/Screen-shot-2011-12-02-at-12.48.03-PM-300x290.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"290\">\n\u003cp class=\"wp-media-credit\">Inkling\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Inkling is in the midst of producing multiple projects that will take years to create because they're building native digital content. \"You'll see stuff that will be much more beautiful and much more interesting in structure,\" he said, though he would not elaborate further.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>TABLET OR E-READER?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Everything we’ve done is platform agnostic,\" MacInnis said. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>A review of our favorite educational apps released or updated in the past month. (Read all of our \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/feature/educational-apps/\">Educational Apps series\u003c/a>.) Below you’ll find a mixture of iOS, Android, and Web-based apps.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2011/11/awesome-new-apps-for-building-reading-x-raying-and-more/minecraftios/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17177\">\u003cimg class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-17177\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2011/11/minecraftios.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\">\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>MINECRAFT (POCKET EDITION). \u003c/strong>We've written before about the \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2011/03/legos-for-the-digital-age-students-build-imaginary-worlds/\">educational potentials\u003c/a> of \u003ca href=\"http://www.minecraft.net/\">Minecraft\u003c/a>, the open-ended, world-building game. November marked a couple of important milestones: After being in alpha and then beta since 2009, the game had its official version 1.0 release this month. Minecraft also (finally) released an iOS app (\u003ca href=\"http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id479516143?mt=8\">iTunes\u003c/a>). The \"pocket edition\" of Minecraft is missing a lot of the features of the PC version -- there is no mining and no crafting, for example. But the main function is there: You can still build structures in an incredibly creative and fun way. (iOS, $6.99)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>uTALES. \u003c/strong>Like a library card you pay for, \u003ca href=\"http://utales.com/apps\">uTales\u003c/a> offers a subscription service for digital picture books, such as \u003cem>The Ugly Duckling\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Aesop's Fine Life for a Mouse\u003c/em>. The startup offers Web and iOS apps for users to access e-books for $9.99 per month. That affords you unlimited access to the titles written and illustrated by a community of a 1,000 members. As Daniel Donahoo writes on \u003ca href=\"http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2011/11/utales-crowdsourcing-childrens-book-publishing/\">Wired's GeekDad blog\u003c/a>, uTales taps into its subscriber base to help crowdsource the types of \u003c!--more-->stories that uTales should publish. \"It is an interesting concept,\" Donahoo writes, \"one step away from the growing number of iPad app bookstores out there. Worth considering, or at least trying out if you find yourself reaching for the tablet at bedtime.\" (Web, iOS, free app w/ monthly subscription)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2011/11/awesome-new-apps-for-building-reading-x-raying-and-more/kindertownios/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17178\">\u003cimg class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-17178\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2011/11/kindertownios.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\">\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"http://www.kindertown.com/\">\u003cstrong>KINDERTOWN. \u003c/strong>Kindertown\u003c/a> aims to answer what is becoming a more common question among parents and educators: \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2011/09/how-do-you-find-good-educational-apps/\">how do you find good educational apps\u003c/a>? Kindertown is an app store (within the iTunes app store) that curates content aimed at kids ages 3 to 6 (\u003ca href=\"http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kindertown/id463524703?ls=1&mt=8\">iTunes\u003c/a>). The app allows you to filter your search by platform (iPhone or iPad, for example), age-appropriateness, subject matter (such as math or language arts) and price. Once you find the app you're looking for, Kindertown will then prompt the iTunes App Store to open so you can download it. (Free, iOS)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>AUDUBON BIRDS: A FIELD GUIDE\u003c/strong>. The \u003ca href=\"http://www.audubon.org\">National Audubon Society\u003c/a> has updated the iOS version of its bird-watching field guide (\u003ca href=\"http://itunes.apple.com/app/audubon-birds-a-field-guide/id333227386?ign-mpt=uo%3D5\">iTunes\u003c/a>). 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It's written by Andy Russell, who's behind \u003ca href=\"http://www.launchpadtoys.com/\">Launchpad Toys\u003c/a> -- maker of the \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2011/01/digital-storytelling-comes-to-life-on-the-ipad/\">Toontastic storytelling app\u003c/a>, and Daniel Donahoo, who's a \u003ca href=\"wired.com/geekdad\">GeekDad\u003c/a> contributor, author and researcher.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From their perspective, the onus is on everyone who has a vested interest in children's media.\"Parents need to support exceptional content by looking beyond $.99 apps, publishers need to keep their prices accessible, developers need to avoid the temptation of selling game-play consumables, and investors need to maintain reasonable expectations for returns. 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From his perspective, \"tech gadgets and applications are turning us into basket-cases suffering from versions of obsessive-compulsive disorder and attention-deficit syndrome,\" according to a recent \u003ca href=\"http://hechingered.org/content/how-a-tech-break-can-help-students-refocus_4556/\">HechingerEd blog\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rosen also spoke at last year's \u003ca href=\"http://www.learningandthebrain.com/\">Learning & the Brain Conference,\u003c/a> along with Dr. Gary Small, author of the book \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.amazon.com/iBrain-Surviving-Technological-Alteration-Modern/dp/0061340332\">iBrain\u003c/a>\u003c/em>:\u003ca href=\"http://www.amazon.com/iBrain-Surviving-Technological-Alteration-Modern/dp/0061340332\"> \u003cem>Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind.\u003c/em>\u003c/a> (Yes, the similarity of the titles are noted.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The two authors bring their own experiences and perspectives to the table, some on opposite spectrums, but some quite similar. \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2011/02/how-technology-wires-the-learning-brain/\">This MindShift article, How Technology Wires the Learning Brain\u003c/a> describes Small's point of view about one specific tactic he agrees with Rosen: scratch the technology itch in intervals, then set it aside.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's that original post:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kids between the ages of 8 and 18 spend 11.5 hours a day using technology -- whether that’s computers, television, mobile phones, or video games – and usually more than one at a time. That’s a big chunk of their 15 or 16 waking hours.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">“The technology train has left. You have to deal with it, understand it, and get some perspective.”\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>But does that spell doom for the next generation? Not necessarily, according to \u003ca href=\"http://drgarysmall.com/\">Dr. Gary Small,\u003c/a> a neuroscientist and professor at UCLA, who spoke at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.learningandthebrain.com/\">Learning & the Brain Conference\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Young people are born into technology, and they’re used to using it 24/7,” Small said. “Their brains are wired to use it elegantly.”\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The downside of such immersion in technological devices, he said, is that they’re not having conversations, looking people in the eye, or noticing verbal cues. “These are important 'technologies,' so to speak, that have evolved over centuries and are tremendously powerful.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But that’s not the headline here. Small’s main point was this: “The technology train has left. You have to deal with it, understand it, and get some perspective.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Video games, for example, aren’t just about repetitive tasks – many of them have built-in social components that allow kids to communicate. Texting isn’t about using a gadget -- it’s about connecting with someone else.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Texting is an expression of what it means to be human,” Small said. “We love being connected to other people. It’s a very compelling emotional urge, and it’s hard to give up moment to moment.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>That’s why one well-liked teacher Small knows gives her students a five-minute texting break in the middle of class. Educators also use \u003ca href=\"http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/region_pasco/wesley_chapel/teacher-welcomes-texting-in-class\">texting in class \u003c/a>as a means to gauge understanding of the subject and take instant polls, for example.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It might seem odd, but Small suggests also carving out time for face-to-face emotional exercises and in-person conversations to counterbalance all the inevitable gadget-communication.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We \u003cem>can\u003c/em> train empathic behavior,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch5>\u003cstrong>TECH AND CREATIVITY\u003c/strong>\u003c/h5>\n\u003cp>Is technology making us less creative? Parents and educators have been worried about this issue, wondering whether hours of playing video games will zap their inclination to write or paint or sing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Small said the Internet trains our minds to have a “staccato” train of thought, jumping from idea to idea, like we do from Web site to Web site. But is that the most creative way to think? Do we have time to sit back and be thoughtful?\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">There is an undeniable Pavlovian response to certain stimulus – and the Internet happens to be the medium for gratifying the urge.\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>On one hand, we’re trained not to think deeply about subjects when we text quick snippets, Tweet short thoughts, or click on a simple thumbs up or thumbs down on a link. We experience information overload and have no time for reflection or problem solving.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the other hand, technology trains the brain to be nimble and to process new ideas quickly. We become more open to new ideas, and communicate more freely and frequently.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The brain is complex,” he said. “The answers are not straightforward.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch5>\u003cstrong>IS THE INTERNET MAKING US SMARTER?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h5>\n\u003cp>In a study called \u003ca href=\"http://journals.lww.com/ajgponline/Abstract/2009/02000/Your_Brain_on_Google__Patterns_of_Cerebral.4.aspx\">“Your Brain on Google,”\u003c/a> Small and his peers tested the brain activity of two groups -- “Internet-naïve” (mostly 65 and older who had very little experience online) and “Internet smart”-- while reading a book versus conducting a Google search.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the “Internet savvy” group, there was twice as much brain activity in all parts of the brain while they were conducting a Google search than while they were reading a book. And in the “Internet-naïve” group, after a week of Googling subjects online, there was a significant burst in frontal lobe activity, which controls short-term memory and decision-making.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Small’s conclusion? “Google is making us smart,” he said. “Searching online is brain exercise.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Technology can train our brains in positive ways, he added. Surgeons who play video games, for example, make fewer surgical errors. Those who play video games have improved reaction time, better peripheral vision.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a matter of finding balance,” he said. “Upgrade the technology skills of older ‘digital immigrants,’ and help young kids improve social skills.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch5>Other interesting nuggets from Small’s talk:\u003c/h5>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Is technology addictive? Another complex question. Small said the American Psychiatric Group doesn’t think so. But there is an undeniable Pavlovian response to certain stimulus – and the Internet happens to be the medium for gratifying the urge. For example, if you’re addicted to shopping, is e-Bay to blame? When triggered, dopamine creates powerful urges to keep it flowing. “The consequence of a certain behavior reinforces a behavior,” Small said.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Brains are malleable, much like computers. If we spend a lot of time engaged in a repeated mental task, the neural circuits will strengthen. Conversely, if we neglect those tasks, the neural circuits will weaken.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The “thinking brain” – seeing the big picture – is not fully developed in children. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"module image alignright mceTemp\" style=\"width: 300px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-16853\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2011/11/11_1.21_Ipad_Algebra_0238-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\">\n\u003cp class=\"wp-media-credit\">Lenny Gonzales\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003ch5>By \u003ca href=\"http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/aran-levasseur-1/\">Aran Levasseur\u003c/a>\u003c/h5>\n\u003cp>New technology is a lightning rod and polarizing force because it not only begins to influence what we see and how we see it, but, over time, who we are, writes Nicholas Carr in his book, \"\u003ca href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Shallows-What-Internet-Doing-Brains/dp/0393072223\">The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains\u003c/a>.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It makes sense then, that debate of digital technology's role in society is naturally being played out in microcosmic form within schools. Education is designed to transmit a culture's history, values and theories of knowledge while also preparing students for the world of tomorrow. Yet, in times like ours, when the gulf between the past and future stretches light years, cognitive dissonance ensues when students, teachers and parents try to figure out what technology should be used to bridge this timeline.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>Anti-Tech in America's Tech Capital\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>While critique of new technology within schools is healthy and to be expected, a recent \u003cem>New York Times\u003c/em> article revealed an unexpected source: Silicon Valley. The essence of the article, \"\u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/technology/at-waldorf-school-in-silicon-valley-technology-can-wait.html?pagewanted=all\">A Silicon Valley School That Doesn't Compute\u003c/a>,\" can be found in the third paragraph:\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">Students who do best within the current system are those who can capture the transmission -- as unfiltered as possible -- and mirror back to the teacher what they have delineated. \u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>\"Schools nationwide have rushed to supply their classrooms with computers, and many policy makers say it is foolish to do otherwise. But the contrarian point of view can be found at the epicenter of the tech economy, where some parents and educators have a message: computers and schools don't mix.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The conflict between computers and schools is really a conflict between educational paradigms. The traditional and dominant paradigm is rooted in the book and the pedagogy is one of \u003c!--more-->transmission. Teachers, who have presumably read more books than their students and listened to more scholarly lectures, transmit what they've learned to their students in a similar fashion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The students who do best within this system are those who can capture the transmission -- as unfiltered as possible -- and mirror back to the teacher what they have delineated. Within this model, digital technology can provide improvements, but they are cosmetic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Teachers can enhance their lectures with presentation software, videos and other forms of multimedia, but the methods stay the same. For teachers who don't understand how these new tools can enhance what they are teaching, then technology can be a distraction.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>Inquiry-Based Learning and Technology\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>The pedagogy that's emerging to deliver 21st-century skills is student-centered and inquiry-based. In the inquiry-based approach, student interest drives the learning process and the teacher shifts from the sage on the stage into more of a coaching role. Within this system of learning, there is real value in having the widest range of technological tools for not only consuming information in all its multimodal forms, but for creatively demonstrating what one has learned.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">We need to learn how digital tools can augment our thinking and discover what new kinds of cognitive and social capacities they yield.\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Within an inquiry model, in addition to keeping an eye on content, teachers should be focused on what kinds of skills they want their students to cultivate -- such as critical thinking, communication and collaboration -- and then from this baseline determine what kinds of tools are best for developing those skills. Some will be digital, some won't. But to eliminate digital tools from the classroom toolkit completely is a sign of the confusion and fear people are feeling as the gravitational pull of digital technology bends our culture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Technology shapes habits of mind. Different tools allow for varying kinds of experiences. Modern neuroscience has revealed that different experiences lead to other kinds of brain structures. As a result, perception and thinking are altered by the technology we use.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>Integrating Tech Tools\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>For those of us who have been wired to learn in specific ways and with certain tools, when new ways and tools come along that undo that wiring, it's understandable why many might think that the gold standard of learning is being attacked. Socrates felt the same way about the technology of literacy. But this is why it's so critical to integrate digital tools into a learning environment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If schools don't train students to use and think about digital tools in a thoughtful way, where else is it going to happen? A recent article by Clive Thompson in Wired on \"\u003ca href=\"http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/11/st_thompson_searchresults/\">Why Students Can't Search\u003c/a>\" underscores this point. The crux of the article states that \"students aren't assessing information sources on their own merit -- they're putting too much trust in the machine.\" Just because students are at ease inputting words or phrases into a search engine doesn't mean they know how to engage in critical research and judge sources. This kind of critical thinking takes training.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To say digital literacy is something that students can learn once they are older is akin to an oral culture saying reading can be taught only once students have mastered the oral tradition. As a society, we need to learn to not only know how to use digital tools but, perhaps more importantly, learn how they can augment our thinking and discover what new kinds of cognitive and social capacities they yield.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is a process of discovery -- and like all discovery, it's filled with trial and error. Our current educational system stigmatizes mistakes. To understand how digital technology can enhance teaching and learning in the 21st century we'll need to embrace James Joyce's philosophy: \"A man of genius makes no mistakes; his errors are volitional and are portals of discovery.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Aran Levasseur has an eclectic background that ranges from outdoor education to life coaching, and from habitat restoration to video production. For the last five years he's taught middle school history and science. From the beginning he's been integrating technology into his classes to enhance his teaching and student learning. 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Within this system of learning, there is real value in having the widest range of technological tools for not only consuming information in all its multimodal forms, but for creatively demonstrating what one has learned.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">We need to learn how digital tools can augment our thinking and discover what new kinds of cognitive and social capacities they yield.\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Within an inquiry model, in addition to keeping an eye on content, teachers should be focused on what kinds of skills they want their students to cultivate -- such as critical thinking, communication and collaboration -- and then from this baseline determine what kinds of tools are best for developing those skills. Some will be digital, some won't. But to eliminate digital tools from the classroom toolkit completely is a sign of the confusion and fear people are feeling as the gravitational pull of digital technology bends our culture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Technology shapes habits of mind. Different tools allow for varying kinds of experiences. Modern neuroscience has revealed that different experiences lead to other kinds of brain structures. As a result, perception and thinking are altered by the technology we use.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>Integrating Tech Tools\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>For those of us who have been wired to learn in specific ways and with certain tools, when new ways and tools come along that undo that wiring, it's understandable why many might think that the gold standard of learning is being attacked. Socrates felt the same way about the technology of literacy. 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