The document discusses key trends in technology and education, emphasizing the importance of coding and augmented/virtual reality in modern curricula. It highlights the shift of libraries toward collaborative spaces and underscores the need for ongoing professional development for educators. Additionally, it promotes the use of digital tools for enhanced classroom collaboration and learning.

1. TRENDING
IN IT
Reflections from ISTE 2017
ByTracy Heath

2. Contents:
• ISTE-International Society forTechnology in Education
• Coding-the new universal language
• AR augmented reality
• VR virtual reality
• Libraries and the Maker movement
• PD-professional development

3. ISTE- International Society forTechnology in
Education

4. Coding
• Computational thinking
• part of the curriculum in most First and many SecondWorld Countries.
• an imperative
• from Grade 1 upwards in most schools
• In Great Britain Coding has been part of the curriculum for three years already; and
in Australia it will be part of eachYear levels curriculum from 2018.

5. AR-Augmented Reality
• augmented reality is closer to the real world.
• Augmented reality adds graphics, sounds, haptic feedback and smell to the
natural world as it exists
• blurs the line between what's real and what's computer-generated by enhancing
what we see, hear, feel and smell
• input such as sound, video, graphics or GPS data
• uses the existing environment and overlays new information on top of it
• is a technology that layers computer-generated enhancements atop an existing
reality in order to make it more meaningful through the ability to interact with it.

6. Green ScreenTechnology in the Classroom

7. VR-Virtual Reality
• virtual reality creates immersive, computer-generated environments
• virtual reality replaces the real world with a simulated one
• virtual reality creates a totally artificial environment
• feel like they are experiencing the simulated reality firsthand, primarily by
stimulating their vision and hearing
• offers a digital recreation of a real life setting

8. Libraries and the Maker Movement-
• no more quiet spaces
• we now see collaborative, integrated, research driven areas
• turning libraries into thinking spaces
• Real world problem solving
• Thinking skills
• Collaboration
• No age restriction
• Librarians are facilitators
• Research driven
• Short term projects
• Integrated spaces
• Low tech, medium tech and high tech

9. Technology integration in the classroom –
• use of Microsoft/Google classroom (along with integrated features such as forms
for quizzes, and One Note for lesson content).
• Collaboration – digital allows for global collaboration.
• Digital citizenship
• Making IT relevant

10. PD-Professional Development
• All teachers need take responsibility for their own training
• forming your tribe
• keep informed of evolving teaching strategies by making use of all different ways of
learning
• including individual and collaborative learning
• attending Conferences like ISTE, E2 and Schoolnet (Oct 2017)
• TeachMeets,
• online courses and webinars
• Twitter and Facebook groups like MIE provide platforms for help