1. State of Current and Emerging Technologies Brent Williams, PhD Director, KSU ETC brent@speakwisdom.com

2. Doing More With Less The Mantra of Technology New Technologies are –Powerful –Small –Portable –Less Expensive Trying, trying…

3. Searching for Ways to Improve Learning What’s Working? –Electronic White Boards –iPod – like devices and podcasts –Real 1-to-1 What’s Not Working? –The same stuff! Same Old Problem: Teachers don’t know how to Use (Facilitate) – Need Training

4. Newest Technologies

5. Electronic White Boards Two Big Players –SMART, Promethean –Dozens of others –Lessons tied to standards What works? –Engages Students What doesn’t work –Teachers use as just a white-board

6. Leading Edge Epson 450 Wi –Any smooth surface becomes an EWB

7. Student Response Systems Near real-time assessment data Available to Teacher and District Engaging for Students Teachers need training! Edutrax (Cobb)

8. No More Buying PCs

9. Handheld Devices MP3 Players –iTouch –Zune, and many more Netbooks –10” display, very light, long battery life What works? –Power to learn in hands of students What doesn’t work? –Teachers don’t know how to use

10. iPad Unique device with attractive price iPhone OS Ereader Browser iWorks Keyboard Points to Future

11. Wireless Networks Wireless N Eliminate wiring Wireless G is Legacy –Problems, Problems Security –Better than wire –WPA –802.1x

12. Getting Outside Bypassing your network –Teachers and Students You can’t filter or block it Cell data, Wimax, and more Growing from frustration Balance

13. Thin Client Deserves more of a look Dramatic support reduction Better security Low cost end user device Full access from home

14. Electronic Books Proprietary –Amazon –PDF Finally, an open standard –Epub (replaces Ebook) Ereader Device –iPad, Kindle, Nook, Sony, etc. etc. Ereader Software –Kindle, Nook, Blio, etc.

15. Distance Education Virtual School Virtual Courses School to Site Hardware/Software –Web-cams –Elluminate –Skype –Gtalk –Network Bandwidth

16. The Biggest Trend Obsolesce of current technology Replaced by very portable, cheap wireless client devices Students will have technology with them 24/7 Schools and teachers) (and policy) must adapt

17. Your Questions or Comments?