THE FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY IN

EDUCATIONWhat’s on the Horizon for K – 12

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byTara Humber

Introduction

In order to maintain the interest and focus of our students, we need to keep current with technology, sharing information with them in a form that captures their attention while meeting the needs of the curriculum and beyond. Technology improves

performance and should “infuse the DI classroom” 1

Introduction

The Future of Software 2008 Horizon Report 2

grassroots video collaboration webs collective intelligence

Collaborative data warehouse

Introduction

The Future of Hardware Smart tools

Smart boards - interactive whiteboards with pads for students

Bamboo tablets, Virtual reality game systems, Smart objects such as Siftables

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Technology Tomorrow

Hardware Smart board - interactive

whiteboards ICLT project Visual, kinesthetic and

auditory learners Differentiated classroom Interactive lessons Support

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Technology Tomorrow

Online lessons: http://exchange.smarttech.com/ http://www.wsd1.org/southd/SMART_Board/ http://portal.nearnorthschools.ca/ET/SmartB

oard/Lists/Shared%20SMART%20Board%20Resources/Whats%20New.aspx

Technology Tomorrow

Hardware Smart Table

Video on TeacherTube Interactive learning

center for the primary classroom

Multi-point Inherent Easy to use Picture from

http://www2.smarttech.com/st/en-US/Products/SMART+Table/SMARTTableVideoss

Technology Tomorrow

Smart Table Download applications and

activities from smarttech.com

Social Studies, Language Arts, Art, Science, Math, Geography related

New downloads added on an ongoing basis

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Technology Tomorrow

Hardware Bamboo Tablets

Touch sensitive Uses: art, picture editing for

projects, technology, writing, printing

Comes with software

Technology Tomorrow

Hardware Siftables

David Merril Video Demonstration:

http://www.ted.com/talks/david_merrill_demos_siftables_the_smart_blocks.html

Interactive cubes Programmable for art, math,

language… TED conference 2009

http://www.ted.com/talks/david_merrill_demos_siftables_the_smart_blocks.html

Technology Tomorrow

Hardware Virtual Reality Learning

Systems “Sensory immersion …presents

abstract, symbolic data in tangible form” 3

Specialized clothing Wii game system Learning simulations

Technology Tomorrow

Software Grassroots Video

2008 Horizon Report Available on cell phones,

cameras, web cams Data mash-ups “Information in the way the mind

assimilates it”4

Horizon system

Technology Tomorrow

Software Collaboration Webs and Collective

Intelligence NING and Wikipedia NING in education - presentation video: http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGxyoVci_kY Wikipedia is the largest virtual community to

date lifelong learners and become “creative,

adaptable risk-takers”5 “de-skilling of the teacher”6

facilitated by the teacher for authentic learning

Technology Tomorrow

Software Data Warehouse

“data smog” – an explosion of information7

Information architecture Store and organize information expert system web crawler that will

collect and categorize useful sites “Semantic Web”8

Teacher Awareness

Opportunities Awareness Training Collaboration

“will take a critical mass of educators…to transcend isolation and join in collaborative professional growth.” 9

Accessibility Updates

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Conclusion

We must Keep up with the interests and needs of our

students See the value of new technology Know how to use it to their benefit Make learning a hands-on, authentic,

interesting and enjoyable experience Look toward up and coming technological

innovations

Conclusion

We must Have a few technologically advanced

educators, administrators and policy makers that can recognize the importance of technology.

Grants and donations Be university trained and provided

professional development Have an archived set of software and

informational tools that is education based and easy to navigate, such as think.com and Wikipedia

Footnotes1 Smith, G. E. and S. Throne. (2007). Differentiating Instruction with Technology in K-5 Classrooms. ISTE. USA. Retrieved from: http://www.iste.org/source/orders/excerpts/diffk5.pdf

2 Gonic, L., L. Johnson, D. G. Oblinger, B. Alexander, I. Brown, M. Brown,… G. Campbell. (2008). 2008 Horizon Report. New Media Consortium. Stanford. CA. USA.

3 Dede, C. (1996). The Evolution of Learning Devices: Smart Objects, Information Infrastructures, and Shared Synthetic Environments. George Mason University. Fairfax, VA. Retrieved from

4 U. S. Congress. Office of Technology. (1995). Education and Technology: Future Visions. Washington. D.C. U. S. Government Printing Office.

5 Rugayah, H. and H. Hashim. (July, 2005). COMPUTERS: EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PARADOX? The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology – TOJET. 4(3).

Footnotes6 Feenberg, A. (Summer, 1999) Wither Educational Technology?  Peer Review. 1(4).

7 Kerry, B., P.S. Abraham, G. Bailey, R. W. Brown, M. B. Enzi, J. Gage, D. R. King, Et. al. (2000). The Power of Learning: Moving from promise to practice. Web Based Education Commission. Washington. D.C.

8 Stutt, A. And E. Motta (2004). Semantic Learning Webs. Journal of Interactive Media in Education. Knowledge Media Institute. Retrieved from http://www-jime.open.ac.uk/2004/10 9 Serim, F. (1996).Building Virtual Communities for Professional Development. The Future of Networking Technologies for Learning. Retrieved from http://www.ed.gov/Technology/Futures/serim.html.

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References

Smart Technologies UCL. Educators Resources. Smart. Retrieved from http://education.smarttech.com/ste/en-US/Ed+Resource/SMART+Table+applications+and+activities/SMART+Table+activities.htm

Smith, G. E. and S. Throne. (2007). Differentiating Instruction with Technology in K-5 Classrooms. ISTE. USA. Retrieved from: http://www.iste.org/source/orders/excerpts/diffk5.pdf

  Stutt, A. And E. Motta (2004). Semantic Learning Webs. Journal of

Interactive Media in Education. Knowledge Media Institute. Retrieved from http://www-jime.open.ac.uk/2004/10

  TED Conferences. (2009).TED Ideas Worth Spreading. Retrieved from

http://www.ted.com/speakers/david_merrill.html.

U. S. Congress. Office of Technology. (1995). Education and Technology: Future Visions. Washington. D.C. U. S. Government Printing Office.