To me, a technology-infused classroom would look like a
scene from the Jetson’s when Elroy is studying at Little Dipper School. The
classroom is full of useful tools (wireless, of course), the walls are
see-through glass with video monitors infused into the glass so any wall can be
used as a video display unit. Instead of the desks or computers being lined up
in a row, or traditional stadium seating, pods of tables, workstations if you
will, will be placed around the room with comfortable chairs. Who
knows………….maybe they will float and give massages to the students?
Every student will have some form of wireless device with
access to many useful apps. I think that there will be more distant or online
learning going on. Sites like Edmodo will be used more in the classroom, and
social networking or social learning will take place. Skype or some type of
video interaction with professionals or students in other countries will be
used a lot more in the classroom. Business has become international and I feel
that education will follow this path in the future.
I plan on adding to my classroom technology wise. I already
have a 46” T.V. mounted on the wall that I can hook up to the computer or
television. I have a lab of 24 P.C. desktop computers, and every student will
soon have their own iPad. However, by having desktop computers, I also have the
stadium/rowed seating arrangement in my classroom. I would love to change this
and have the pods of tables around the room. The towers would hang from the
bottom of the table, out of the way, and I would love to have flat screen
monitors so there was more room to work when the students are in a group
setting.
This video shows the transformation of the classroom over
the years. The end of the video shows a classroom that is close to how I see
the future learning environment.
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