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CLASSROOMS
OF THE FUTURE
By: Autumn Dunbar
I enter my classroom early to prepare
for the day. I don’t know if I am cut out
for this teaching thing anymore. I feel
to old; to behind the times. What
happened to the good old days when
there was just a smart board, projector,
and an elmo (if you were lucky!)
I scan the digital room that has taken the place of my classroom.
Where the white board once hung on the wall is a large touch
screen interface that can do more than a smartboard ever
dreamed. The newest ones can even project 3D images into the
middle of the room.
Stored on a shelf are the
headpieces that I can use
to create a virtual world for
the students and have
them totally immersed in it.
With these we can explore
people, places, and events
throughout time that would
have never have been
possible even 15 years ago.
Paper books are a relic
of the past and all of
the text books are
digital. There are also
study pods in the corner
where students who
have trouble
concentrating can go
for a more quiet work
area.
I am surprised at how quickly things have
changed because when I first started teaching,
I was using the same old projectors that my
teachers had used when I was in middle school.
Now the fast paced technology boom is changing
the face of the ‘typical’ classroom. The curriculum
and standards are changing just as quickly. The
computers can now track student’s progress so
benchmarking is no longer an issue. Much of
learning is done online through games,
presentations, networking with classrooms around
the world, and even learning how to write code.
Because I am feeling old and nostalgic, todays
lesson will be a throwback to the good ol’ days.
In the cabinet I find pencils, colored pencils,
construction paper, and sample brochures. I
have had my student’s research what a
progressive school looked like 50 years ago and
they will now create their own pencil/paper
brochure on it. It will be an informative and
persuasive brochure on why parents should
choose that school for their students. We will
expand on this project by writing a short essay
about how classrooms in the past may have been
better than they are today.
I walk over to my desk and boot up
the computer to check my
emails……
It’s a good thing I have a
‘throwback’ lesson planned; the
network is down.
Some things never change 
 http://reachforthewall.com/2009/11/04/swim-parents-a-
sleep-deprived-species/
 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/23/exopc-
panama-exodesk-tablet-desk_n_1435365.html
 http://gaming.operationreality.org/2011/08/31/virtual-boy-
who-sony-announces-3d-headset/
 http://squierclass.blogspot.com/2013/08/tired-
teacher.html&h=1594&w=1600&tbnid=-
W9Qo2G5BD7NSM:&zoom=1&docid=T1OHp8EwI-
YrIM&ei=ybfeVOHCA4OvogSJqIL4CA&tbm=isch&client=safa
ri&ved=0CCAQMygCMAI

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Session 5

  • 2. I enter my classroom early to prepare for the day. I don’t know if I am cut out for this teaching thing anymore. I feel to old; to behind the times. What happened to the good old days when there was just a smart board, projector, and an elmo (if you were lucky!)
  • 3. I scan the digital room that has taken the place of my classroom. Where the white board once hung on the wall is a large touch screen interface that can do more than a smartboard ever dreamed. The newest ones can even project 3D images into the middle of the room.
  • 4. Stored on a shelf are the headpieces that I can use to create a virtual world for the students and have them totally immersed in it. With these we can explore people, places, and events throughout time that would have never have been possible even 15 years ago.
  • 5. Paper books are a relic of the past and all of the text books are digital. There are also study pods in the corner where students who have trouble concentrating can go for a more quiet work area.
  • 6. I am surprised at how quickly things have changed because when I first started teaching, I was using the same old projectors that my teachers had used when I was in middle school.
  • 7. Now the fast paced technology boom is changing the face of the ‘typical’ classroom. The curriculum and standards are changing just as quickly. The computers can now track student’s progress so benchmarking is no longer an issue. Much of learning is done online through games, presentations, networking with classrooms around the world, and even learning how to write code.
  • 8. Because I am feeling old and nostalgic, todays lesson will be a throwback to the good ol’ days. In the cabinet I find pencils, colored pencils, construction paper, and sample brochures. I have had my student’s research what a progressive school looked like 50 years ago and they will now create their own pencil/paper brochure on it. It will be an informative and persuasive brochure on why parents should choose that school for their students. We will expand on this project by writing a short essay about how classrooms in the past may have been better than they are today.
  • 9. I walk over to my desk and boot up the computer to check my emails…… It’s a good thing I have a ‘throwback’ lesson planned; the network is down. Some things never change 
  • 10.  http://reachforthewall.com/2009/11/04/swim-parents-a- sleep-deprived-species/  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/23/exopc- panama-exodesk-tablet-desk_n_1435365.html  http://gaming.operationreality.org/2011/08/31/virtual-boy- who-sony-announces-3d-headset/  http://squierclass.blogspot.com/2013/08/tired- teacher.html&h=1594&w=1600&tbnid=- W9Qo2G5BD7NSM:&zoom=1&docid=T1OHp8EwI- YrIM&ei=ybfeVOHCA4OvogSJqIL4CA&tbm=isch&client=safa ri&ved=0CCAQMygCMAI