Emerging Technologies In Education

 Emerging educational technology refers to computers and other new electronic technologies that, when applied to

educational settings, can be used to significantly change education

Link To Introduction Introducing emerging

technologies

Six Emerging TechnologiesAccording to the 2011 Horizon Report

Electronic Books: One Year or LessKindles NooksSony Readers

ProsSize and Weight PortableInteractive (dictionaries, annotations, graphs,

etc.)Price

Nook

Kindle

ConsCostNot all titles are availableDistractingFragile

Mobile Devises: One Year or LessCell PhonesIphonesIpads

AdvantagesAccess to the WebPortableSophisticated AppsEngages Students

DisadvantagesCostFragileDistracting

Augmented Reality: Two to Three Years

Definition according to the Horizon Report: Augmented reality refers to the addition of a computer-assisted contextual layer of information over the real world, creating a reality that is enhanced or augmented.

In other words augmented reality is controlling virtual aspects over the real world.

What Augmented Reality brings to the Classroom

Visual Learners will benefit greatlyBrings larger than life objects to scale for

students to see (volcanoes, layers of the earth, etc.)

Active learning technique that gets students involved in learning

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Game Based Learning: Two to three Years

Learning through competitive games that get students involved and challenge them on topics that are being discussed

Supports collaborationSupports Problem solvingSupports Communication

Three Types of Game Based Learning

Non-digital: common games in classroomsDigital and not collaborative: designed for

consoles (Nintendo, Xbox, etc.) Digital and collaborative: creation of massive

online educational games (games such as World of War Craft, Lord of the Rings, ect.)

Gesture-Based Computing: Four to Five Years

The use of gestures to interact with technology

Ipad or Iphone (swiping, touching, etc with the touch screens)

Nintendo Wii or Xbox Kinect

What will Gesture Based Learning Bring to Education

Intensive interdisciplinary collaborationsInnovative thinking about the very nature of

teachingInnovative thinking about the very nature of

learningInnovative thinking about the very nature of

communicating

Learning Analytics: Four to Five Years

According to the Horizon Report the goal of learning analytics is to enable teachers and schools to tailor educational opportunities to each student’s level of need and ability

What is Learning Analytics Bringing to Education

Identifies at-risk studentsAllows educators to alter teaching methods if

they learn that students are not grasping concepts

How educators perceive teaching, learning, and assessment

Distance Based LearningBlackboard, ProgressbookPodcastingSecond LifeVideo Conferencing

WebsitesBlogsWikisZimbio, DiggMindmeisterSwivelSlide ShareWizIQWordleGoogle Earth

Table Top ComputerTotal touch screen“The processor synthesizes the sensor data to

create an eight-bit image from which it can pick out shapes and large text, such as product names and numbers.” Schools

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