The technology peripherals that we currently use in seventh grade Humanities are Skype and student and teacher blogs. Both are powerful applications for connecting students to learning networks outside the classroom. In addition, I envision that very soon our students will all have their rss reader and their own personal web.
Also, it seems that a device such as the iphone will become the choice of students instead of the laptop. This device will offer students unlimited portability and 24/7 access to the Web. Collaborative work, research, social networking, media sharing, notetaking – all would be available at one’s fingertips and would be backed up by the power of the cloud. In addition, smart objects will become ubiquitous allowing an amazing access to numerous objects and surroundings and their stored data.
Technology advances are making it easier for all of us to connect to collaborative networks. In so doing, productivity gains whether in the classroom or in the workplace should be enormous.
Peripherals are often considered hardware items like the iPhone you mention. What has been amazing is how online tools have replaced the need for so many hard ware devices by performing similar functions.
ReplyDeleteA projector shares a file with all to see...but Google Docs let's them all see it and work on it.
A phone let's people talk, but Skype allows them to see each other while they do so.
Until this post I hadn't considered that shift.