This document discusses emerging technology trends in education that are transforming classrooms. It highlights trends that will have major impacts in the next 1-5 years according to education technology reports. These include increased use of mobile devices, apps, tablets, game-based learning, and learning analytics in the next 1-3 years and augmented reality and natural user interfaces in the next 4-5 years. The document provides examples of how these technologies can engage students and help teachers better meet student needs through differentiation and personalized learning.

1. LOOKING OUT ON THE HORIZON:
EMERGING AND HOT
TECHNOLOGY TRENDS
IN EDUCATION
July 6, 2012

2. Jen Legatt
 Media Technology
Integration Coach
 @jenlegatt
 jen.m.legatt@gmail.com

3. Today’s Trends in Technology
 Education is being transformed at an
exponential rate by the emergence of new
technologies. This session will highlight some of
the major instructional changes happening in
the classroom because of tech tools.

4. http://youtu.be/rgJ2a8ql9go
This kid is coming to your classroom.
Are you ready?

5. Our Learners Crave Engagement
• Technology is becoming a powerful change
agent in engaging our digital learners to
achieve academic success.
• Tech allows us to differentiate in ways we
could never have dreamed.

6. NMCConsortium
New Media
Horizon Report
“The NMC Horizon Report, 2012
K-12 Edition is a collaborative
research effort between the NMC,
the Consortium of School
Networking (CoSN), and the
International Society for
Technology in Education (ISTE).
This contains the preliminary
results of the top emerging
technologies, trends, and
challenges that the advisory
board believes will have a major
impact on teaching, learning, and
creative inquiry over the next five
years.”
http://www.nmc.org/publications/2012-horizon-report-k12

7. On the “Horizon”
 Time-to-Adoption: One Year or Less
 Mobiles andApps
 Tablet Computing
 Time-to-Adoption: Two to Three Years
 Game-Based Learning
 Learning Analytics
 Time-to-Adoption: Four to Five Years
 Augmented Reality
 Natural User Interfaces

8. Transformation
“From the sage
on the stage…”

9. Transformation
“To the guide
on the side.”

10. They ARE learning.

11. http://knewton.marketing.s3.amazonaws.com/images/infographics/flipped-classroom.jpg
“I have a meaningful conversation with every student, every
day, about their academic progress.” -FHS Chemistry Teacher
in a Flipped Classroom
Flipping the Classroom
Reversing the concept of homework at home and lecture at
school. Traditional lecture occurs at home. Homework time is
done at school, guided by the teacher-expert.

12. Flipping the Classroom
Tools Library Media
 Video, voice, and  Move movies and
screen recorders lecture to become
“homework”
 Learning  Review with formative
Management responses
Software  Use precious in-class
 Moodle, Blackboard, time for discussions
Schoology  More time for kids

13. Online and hybrid courses
• State of Minnesota is
looking at requiring one
“online” experience by
graduation.

14. Podcasting
An audio file shared digitally. The word comes from “broadcast” and “pod,”
since many are listened to on iPads.

15. Sample Podcast
NPR Books
http://www.npr.org/books/
http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=2&islist=true&id=1032

16. Podcasting
Tools Library Media
 Audacity  Take an audio tour of
 Apple GarageBand the library
 Windows Movie  Have students create
Maker audio book reviews
 Google Voice
Image from http://hotblogtips.com/wp-
content/uploads/2012/01/podcast-logo.jpg

17. Screencasting
Capturing your screen and voice to work through instructional materials or
model concepts.

18. Screencasting
Tools Library Media
 PowerPoint  Use resources you
 SMART Recorder already have created.
 screencast-o-  Review lessons.
matic.com  Record sub plans.
 Screenr.com  Flipped Lectures.

19. Student Response Systems
Tools for Formative and Summative Assessments.
What do you do if they know it? What do you do if they don’t?

20. Student Response Systems
Respond to knowledge Safe, anonymous discussions
Images from http://www.renlearn.com/2Know/toolbar.aspx

21. Student Response Systems
Tools Library Media
 District owned  Real-time data
 2Know, SMART,  Respond to students-
TurningPoint, If they get it, move
Senteo, Quizdom on.
 Handheld devices  Auto-scored practice
 Polleverywhere tests.
 Polldaddy

22. Mobile Devices and BYOD
http://rebedube.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/latest-mobile-phones1.jpg

23. EasyBib App
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/easybib/id436768184?mt=8

24. Destiny Quest Mobile App
http://www.follettsoftware.com/ezform.cfm?ezid=281&urlRef=desti
nyquestmobile
http://youtu.be/IgmZgaycNbk

25. Mobile Devices and BYOD
Tools Library Media
 Twitter/ Social media  Use a back-channel
 ePub creators for discussion.
 Apps for assessment  Write your own
 Safety Apps digital books
 Back-channeling:  Connect in their
world
 Chatzy.com
 Todaysmeet.com

26. Gamification
Gamification is the concept of applying game-design thinking to non-game
applications to make them more fun and engaging.
-http://gamification.org/wiki/Gamification
Image from http://scm-l3.technorati.com/10/06/09/13707/game-intersection.jpg

27. Gamification in the “Real World”
How can we
make driving
more
efficient?

28. Speed Camera Lottery
How can
driving safely
be FUN?
http://www.thefuntheory.com/speed-camera-lottery-0

29. Gamification
Tools Library Media
 These are growing…  As students prove
 Wiki understandings, they
 Website earn badges
 (Sticker wall!)

30. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/10/google-glasses-video-deve_n_1414882.html
Augmented Reality/ Natural User Interface

31. Augmented Reality
Tools Library Media
 ????  Get virtual
information about
books by looking at
covers

32. What does this mean to you?
How can you take one of these ideas and
incorporate it into your classroom to engage
students?