The Future ICE 234: Survey of Computers in Schools Christy Keeler, Ph.D.

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Daily Objectives Identify technological devices futurists predict will become common within the next century. Suggest possible educational uses and benefits of emergent technologies.

Daily Outline Silent reading: A Vision of the Future Opening Lecture: Looking Toward the Future Group Brainstorming: Future Technologies in the Classroom Reading: Social Studies in the Future Closing

What technologies will be ubiquitous in the future? How will these technologies affect the appearance of classrooms? In what ways will learning and instruction be different because of the new technologies? The Future

Seeing the Future from the Past 1960s: People laughed at futurists predicting pocket and wrist sized computers 1970s: ARPA designed the foundation of the Internet –No one dreamed it would link most households and businesses and transform information searching and lesson plan designing 1980s: The Web was science fiction 1990s: eBay did not exist Presentation courtesy of Ronald Anderson, 2004

Pace of Technological Change Theoretical Laws –Moore’s Law Cell phones The Web –Metcalf’s Law –Reed’s Law Implications –Difficulties in predicting –Planning for the future Hardware purchases Training time Instructional visions Presentation courtesy of Ronald Anderson, 2004

Futurists Top Picks Dynamic network analysis and display systems Presentation courtesy of Ronald Anderson, 2004

Student Network Structure, “Countryside” School District (Source: J. Moody, Ohio State) Whites represented by yellow, blacks by green, and mixed race by pink. Middle school students in the upper left and high school in the lower right.

Futurists Top Picks Web-based reputation and trust- evaluation systems Presentation courtesy of Ronald Anderson, 2004

Futurists Top Picks Massively multiplayer online role playing games Presentation courtesy of Ronald Anderson, 2004

Futurists Top Picks Massively multiplayer online role playing games Presentation courtesy of Ronald Anderson, 2004 River City

Futurists Top Picks Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Presentation courtesy of Ronald Anderson, 2004 Comm Badge sender

Futurists Top Picks Radio frequency identification tagging (RFID) Presentation courtesy of Ronald Anderson, 2004 Self- organizing work areas

Futurists Top Picks Wearable, implantable, and paint-able computer and GPS chips Presentation courtesy of Ronald Anderson, 2004 Video glasses ideal for workers like traffic police Jacket design from Pioneer

Futurists Top Picks Virtual reality and haptics Nintendo Wii

Futurists Top Picks Electronic mentors

Futurists Top Picks Visual, Musical, and Literary Arts Pictures created by Aaron

Futurists Top Picks Visual, Musical, and Literary Arts Page A Haiku written by Ray Kurzweil’s Cybernetic Poet after reading poems by Wendy Dennis: Sashay down the page through the lioness nestled in my soul.

Futurists Top Picks Computer Accessibility

Implications Larger digital divide More frequent technology professional development Attention to task and skill analysis Shift toward 21st century skills Choice and use of IT tools Knowledge management Adaptability Problem solving Critical and creative thinking Presentation courtesy of Ronald Anderson, 2004

Group Brainstorming: Future Technologies in the Classroom

Reading: Social Studies in the Future

The Future What technologies identified in this article are not presently common in classrooms? What teaching techniques are possible in this futuristic classroom that are difficult to replicate today? How can we prepare our methods and teaching today to enable seamless movement to this type of technology integration in the future?

Daily Objectives Identify technological devices futurists predict will become common within the next century. Suggest possible educational uses and benefits of emergent technologies.

Daily Outline Silent reading: A Vision of the Future Opening Lecture: Looking Toward the Future Group Brainstorming: Future Technologies in the Classroom Reading: Social Studies in the Future Closing

For Next Session e-Portfolios –Expectations –Assistance Technology Journey II

ICE 234: Survey of Computers in Schools Christy Keeler, Ph.D. Have a great week ~ See you next session!