1. The Future of Technology in Education Picture from The Power of the Internet for Learning What’s on the Horizon for K – 12 by Tara Humber Picture from The Power of the Internet for Learning

2. 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

3. Introduction The Future of Software 2008 Horizon Report 2 grassroots video collaboration webs collective intelligence Collaborative data warehouse

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

5. Technology Tomorrow Hardware Smart board - interactive whiteboards ICLT project Visual, kinesthetic and auditory learners Differentiated classroom Interactive lessons Support Picture from: http://www2.smarttech.com

6. Technology Tomorrow Online lessons: http://exchange.smarttech.com/ http://www.wsd1.org/southd/SMART_Board/ http://portal.nearnorthschools.ca/ET/SmartBoard/Lists/Shared%20SMART%20Board%20Resources/Whats%20New.aspx

9. Technology Tomorrow Hardware Bamboo Tablets Touch sensitive Uses: art, picture editing for projects, technology, writing, printing Comes with software

10. 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

11. Technology Tomorrow Hardware Virtual Reality Learning Systems “Sensory immersion…presents abstract, symbolic data in tangible form” 3 Specialized clothing Wii game system Learning simulations

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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 Picture from The Power of the Internet for Learning

16. 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

17. 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

18. Footnotes 1 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).

19. Footnotes 6 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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21. References 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. Merril, D. (2009). TED Ideas Worth Spreading: Siftables. Retrieved from http://www.ted.com/speakers/david_merrill.html. Morrison, B. and P. Kirby. (2008) Applying SMART Board Technology in Elementary School Classrooms: Investigation of a School-Wide Initiative. Retrieved online September 5, 2009 from: http://education.smarttech.com/NR/rdonlyres/C190B4DF-E412-427A-B7BD-720DB3F4566F/0/UNBReseachReportSept08.pdf. Rugayah, H. and H. Hashim. (July, 2005). COMPUTERS: EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PARADOX?The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology – TOJET. 4(3). Scott, P. (2004). Will Technology Enhanced Learning ever deliver ‘genuine’ innovation? Knowledge Media Institute. 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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