This document discusses emerging technologies and their potential impact on education over the next five years. It identifies several technologies to watch, including cloud computing, mobiles, electronic books, game-based learning, open content, augmented reality, gesture-based computing, learning analytics, and personal learning environments. It also discusses challenges around digital media literacy and the need for a strategic shift in how schools approach technology, including changes to policies, purchasing, planning, processes, and pedagogy.

1. On the horizon Bring your own technology?

2. What’s on the Agenda for today? Technologies to Watch Critical Challenges & Key Trends A Strategic Shift

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6. As a Pre-K – 16+ Educator:

7. Spanish, Elementary School

8. Undergraduate & Graduate Teacher Prep

9. Fascinated by Emerging Technologies – 0’s & 1’s

12. Chance to network

13. Open-ended discussions

14. Participation in setting the agenda

15. Traditional Classroom Environment

16. Stress-free – unhurried

17. Opportunity to practice skills

18. Adequate breaks

19. Structured to work independently

20. Distance learning

21. Independent Study

22. On-the-job Training

23. Versatile

24. Combines teamwork & technology

25. Ability to get up and move aroundMillennial – post 1977 Generation X – 1965 - 1977

26. What about you? Veteran – pre-1945 Baby Boomer – 1946 - 1964 Millennial – post 1977 Generation X – 1965 - 1977

27. Old Video Games

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30. The New Media Consortium

31. The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)

32. Projects timeline for entry of technology into the mainstream

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34. Two – Three Years

36. Cloud ComputingOne Year or Less Networked computers Distributed Processing Power Hosting and Sharing - Flickr, Google, YouTube Applications - Splashup,JayCut Creating & Presenting - Prezi, Vuvox, SlideShare, SlideRocket Google Apps for Education Impact – Cloud computing can offer significant cost savings in terms of IT support, software, and hardware expenses. It has become common for schools to use cloud-based applications to manage calendars, rosters, grade books, and communication between school and home. Examples of student use of cloud resources, however, are more rare.

37. MobilesOne Year or Less Mobile Devices – phones,iPad, Internet access Applications – games, reference materials, music Google Earth, Evernote Built-in Features – microphone, camera, GPS Access & Communication –Wiffiti in the classroom Collect Data - PollEverywhere Impact – portability of mobile devices and their ability to connect to the Internet almost anywhere makes them ideal as a store of reference materials and learning experiences in real time

38. Electronic BooksOne Year or Less Proliferation of devices Nook, Kindle, Sony e-reader, iPad Proliferation of content Interaction with text Impact – social tools extend the reader’s experience, readers are connect and engage in collaborative explorations

39. Two – Three Years Game-based Learning Open Content Augmented Reality

40. Game-Based LearningTwo – Three Years games that are not digital; games that are digital, but that are not collaborative; and collaborative digital games The average gamer is 35 years old and has been playing for 12 years the feeling of working toward a goal; the possibility of attaining spectacular successes; the ability to problem-solve, collaborate with others, and socialize Quest Atlantis, Conspiracy Code Impact – engaging nature makes them excellent learning aids, can draw on skills for research, writing, collaboration, problem-solving, public speaking, leadership, digital literacy, and media-making

41. Open ContentTwo – Three Years Publishing Alternatives - Tools for tagging, aggregating, updating, and tracking Community of Contributors – Hippo Campus Impact – increase of information and need for students to learn the skills of finding, assessing, interpreting, and synthesizing information.

42. Simple Augmented RealityTwo – Three Years Convergence of the virtual and physical world Objects that related to their environment Scimorph, GE Augmented Reality Smartphones with apps integrate camera, gps, and compass Impact – provide both powerful contextual, in situ learning experiences and serendipitous exploration and discovery of the connected nature of information in the real world

43. Four – Five Years Gesture-based Computing Learning Analytics Personal Learning Environments

44. Gesture-Based ComputingFour – Five Years Allow multiple simultaneous inputs, engage in virtual activities with real world movements Wii, Kinect Objects relate to their environment and to each other Sixth Sense, Gmail Motion Impact – games and devices that incorporate easy and intuitive gestural interactions, touching, tapping, swiping, jumping and moving to engage with information

45. Learning AnalyticsFour – Five Years Accessing and displaying data in visual formats Augments the natural abilities humans have to seek and find patterns in what they see Manyeyes, wordle, tagul, Flowing Data, Roambi Impact – enable teachers and schools to tailor educational opportunities to each student’s level of need and ability, data mining, interpretation, and modeling, identification of learning patterns across large sets of data

46. Looking at the Standards: The New NETS for Teachers NETS•T 2008 NETS•T 2000 1. Technology Operations and Concepts 2. Designing Learning Environments 3. Teaching, Learning & Curriculum 4. Assessment & Evaluation 5. Productivity & Professional Practice 6. Social, Ethical, Legal, & Human Issues 1. Facilitate & Inspire Student Learning & Creativity 2. Design & Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences 3. Model Digital-Age Work & Learning 4. Model Digital Citizenship & Accountability 5. Professional Growth & Leadership ManyEyes

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48. Personal Learning EnvironmentsFour – Five Years Capitalizing on CMS and Web 2.0 tools to individualize learning Learners determine style and pace Exposure to alternative learning environments Preparation for life beyond high school Symbaloo, Diigo, P2PU, example for teacher learning Impact – systems for enabling self-directed group-based learning, flexibility, customization, tagging

49. Critical Challenges Digital media literacy Challenges to traditional educational model New scholarly forms of authoring, publishing, and researching Digital media literacy Strategic Inquirers Inspired Participants Critical Consumers

50. Key TrendsThe Next Five Years The abundance of resources Cloud based applications Work, collaborate, communicate, succeed Work, learn, study whenever & wherever Perceived value of innovation & creativity

51. A Strategic Shift Players Policy Purchase Planning Process Pedagogy

52. On the horizon Bring your own technology?