Dewey+and+Technology+Integration

As I (Dan) read the Dewey book, I remembered an article I read about technology integration into schools. I thought there were many parallels between what Dewey perceived as a disconnection between school and society of his time and the modern day disconnect between schools and an increasingly technological society that we live in today. Here are a couple quotes from the article to see if they pique your interest.  It's their after-school education, not their school education, that's preparing our kids for their 21st-century lives—and they know it.  "Whenever I go to school," says one student I know, "I have to power down." He's not just talking about his devices—he's talking about his brain.

Here is the article if you are interested in it: