Min of Ed want every high school student to have a cell phone at school

[SS90]

What amazes me, is I am unable to receive a copy of my teen kids txts. Why not? Cellphones and txting is the new freedom, where your 13 y/o daughter may organise anything she likes behind your back.



Steve

Hang on a minute, she told me she was 17!

[Headbanger]

By the time the fuckwits in the min of ed can come up with a curriculum relevant to digital technology, the technology will have changed, and the kids will already be ahead of the men from the ministry.
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I would say that something a bit more advanced and more useful but along similar lines as an iphone will become a tool for the masses, and common place as a learning device in schools, it will also be their main communication tool, and that everyone will have one.

Provided we sort out our shithouse telecommunications and the devices are reasonably priced.

Its not a matter of if but when, and they won't be called a cell phone.I also predict txt speak will fade out of use for the majority as screens get bigger and touch-keyboards become common place. A few will still usetxt-speak as they get off having their own cryptic language and it will no doubt become impossible to read for everyone else.

Meanwhile the silly old irrelevant fuckers will moan about shit because its different.

[Pixie]

is that so bad? how many people can carve text onto stone tablets these days?

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[Babelfish]

Education is too imoportant to allow it to be run by academics.

Shame every senior role in the Min of Ed is taken by teachers and principles then eh?

I would say that something a bit more advanced and more useful but along similar lines as an iphone will become a tool for the masses...it will also be their main communication tool, and that everyone will have one.....I also predict txt speak will fade out...bla bla

Jesus, move over Nostradamus...oh wait....THAT'S ALREADY HAPPENED!

Meanwhile the silly old irrelevant fuckers will moan about shit because its different.

Unfortunately their mass makes them relevant but I've yet to realise your point.

[Neshi]

Not all changes to the way things are now is for the better... when are people gonna learn this.

[Headbanger]

Jesus, move over Nostradamus...oh wait....THAT'S ALREADY HAPPENED!

No, it hasn't already happened, But thatss what the call for cell phones in schools is heading towards, a digital assistant for all students hooked into a school wide wireless network. Homework, reading material,research media,all the students work all able to be carried with them in a hand held device. Imagine the possibilities and abilities of such a system.

Good bye to text books,exorcise books,reams of paper,hello instant up to date information and vast resources instantly.

Thius device will also be able to send localised texts and phone calls via the school network, and futher afeild via the mobile network if enabled, and of course, take videos,photos,play media and access the internet.

Unfortunately their mass makes them relevant but I've yet to realise your point.

HA.

They are ignored and impotent. as they deserve. Shit changes, always. deal with it....or carry on whining, it matters not which way you go.

[Babelfish]

No, it hasn't already happened...bla bla

Yeah, changed your prediction there somewhat, and while it's a lovely dream Nostradamus it wont be schools that drive it (with the exception of tertiary). It doesnt take much to make such a dream start smelling when trying to implement it, as some posts in this thread point out.

They are ignored and impotent. as they deserve. Shit changes, always. deal with it....or carry on whining, it matters not which way you go

...yeah, I still dont think you have much of a point in the context of responses to this thread without understanding the basis to the comments

[Headbanger]

Yeah, changed your prediction there somewhat,

I expanded on it as you failed to grasp the concept. No surprise there though.

And it will happen, the world is going digital, and the capabilities are too much to ignore, The world of 20 year old text books and pen on paper is already on the way out.

[Tank]

What amazes me, is I am unable to receive a copy of my teen kids txts. Why not? Cellphones and txting is the new freedom, where your 13 y/o daughter may organise anything she likes behind your back.

Is this her:

On the bright side - no matter what you are thinking she might be arranging behind your back - she's probably doing something worse.

[Headbanger]

...yeah, I still dont think you have much of a point in the context of responses to this thread without understanding the basis to the comments

Your referring to the "can't be done, too hard,we didn't have it in our day brigade"

Personally I can't respect any input that solely consists of why something can't be done, with lttle to no concept of the benifits.

Look at what a current model phone can do, Apart from all the obvious like take notes, video, photos but also display maps and satellite photos on the entire planet, display interactive positional star fields, take you under the ocean. access nearly every work or text ever made.

You can look up the works of Stephen Hawking, watch a video of his presentation, cross reference it with others in the field, look up and participate in debate on his work, hell if you had his number you could ring the man up and video conference with him.

Afterwards you could go on youtube and watch an old man get kicked in the nuts by a cow.

And thats just scratching the surface of current tech, god knows what a $99 device will be capable of in a decade, But lets not write it off as too hard. Have some vision, embrace change. It may well create the most advanced and capable generation ever, Opening up a whole new era for mankind (cue trumpets and starships flying in formation)

[scumdog]

I don't trust anyone who doesn't run their numbers through a calculator, Grey hairs are no exception.

I feel sorry for those that CAN'T do numbers in their heads..grey haired or not

[Squiggles]

No, it hasn't already happened, But thatss what the call for cell phones in schools is heading towards, a digital assistant for all students hooked into a school wide wireless network. Homework, reading material,research media,all the students work all able to be carried with them in a hand held device. Imagine the possibilities and abilities of such a system.

Good bye to text books,exorcise books,reams of paper,hello instant up to date information and vast resources instantly.

Thius device will also be able to send localised texts and phone calls via the school network, and futher afeild via the mobile network if enabled, and of course, take videos,photos,play media and access the internet.

Tis a scary idea for some but thats where its heading so we might as well get a head-start.

[Babelfish]

I expanded on it as you failed to grasp the concept. No surprise there though.

And it will happen, the world is going digital, and the capabilities are too much to ignore, The world of 20 year old text books and pen on paper is already on the way out.

I did grasp your concept, it just seems to take so long to come out...we've gone through about 3 of your paradigm shifts while you've been blabbing on about the same lame stuff. I'm quite aware of where we can get to, and work in an industry that is constantly driving it. But what you are talking about is already here. While you sadly snear at people you think are missing the point, you've missed a large portion of it yourself....at least you're typing has improved a little in the process though.

Your referring to the "can't be done, too hard,we didn't have it in our day brigade"

...nope you were...

Personally I can't respect...bla...can't be done...bla...on the entire planet...bla...take you under the ocean ()...bla...video conference with him...(deep breath)...bla...get kicked in the nuts by a cow...bla bla...most advanced and capable generation ever, Opening up a whole new era for mankind (cue trumpets and starships flying in formation)

If you'd started that with "I have a dream!" you might have got the oscar. All a great fantasy Headcase, and things we've been doing for years. It'll be great to hear from you when you catch up with current tech and what will ACTUALLY be possible in another decade.

Just because some people dont hold an interest in the advances of technology however, dont disrespect them. There is much to honour lifes simplicities and restrain oneself from thinking such people dull and ignorant.

However, we're talking about the kids, and compulsory cell phones. I thought back in my day at school that by the time I got into work EVERYONE would be computer savvy. Not so. And still at school, not every kid is tech focussed. Compulsory?

School should be preparing kids for tertiary learning or work, not trying to be bleading edge themselves. This isnt to say that experimentation in school shouldn't be prevelant, more to say that such a sweeping compulsory change is short sighted at best. While there are ways to implement such devices as tools within learning, this will be part of natural evolution outside of school. A school is simply not equipped to deal with implementing what seems a simple idea, yet is a very complex undertaking.

I more than anyone want to see technology used as much as possible. I have commited by life to technolgy and pushing change. My point is simply that the ministry of education is again trying to be bleading edge rather than focussing on properly supporting schools in preparing our kids toward their careers.

[Headbanger]

I did grasp your concept

Cool, in which case you had your eyes and your mind opened a little, and I don't need to read the rest of whatever crap you posted, consider it along the same lines as pen and paper are currently compulsory.

And while the idea was floated badly, the concept is sound.

Hail to the future.

[Babelfish]

Cool, in which case you had your eyes and your mind opened a little

Ha ha, by your retardese? Fuck that's like Einstein being tought physics by a Paua.

But it's great that you're enthusiastic, keep up the great effort there Headcase.