Technology Present and Future in the Classroom

  • Magic Lantern

    The Magic Lantern was created, which was a slide projector that projected images on glass plates
  • Technological Devices

    The twentieth century brought technology into classrooms. Some examples include, filmstrip projector, the motion picture, and the overhead projector pg. 186
  • Changes in Technology

    Thomas Edison stated, "Books will soon be obsolete in the schools. Scholars will soon by instructed through the eye. It is possible to teach every branch of human knowledge with the motion picture. Our school system will be completely changed in ten years." pg. 187
  • Scantron

    Michael Sokolski invented the scantron, which made for quicker grading of tests and assignments
  • Microcomputers

    Microcomputers became more affordable in the 1980s pg. 187
  • Computers

    The first portable computer was released
  • Understanding Computers

    A Nation at Risk reported that all high school graduates should be able to both understand and use computers pg. 190
  • Technologically Literate

    The No Child Left Behind Act stated that students must be technologically literate by the time they start high school pg. 190
  • TPACK

    Technology Pedagogical and Content Knowledge was created to be framework the helps us conceptualize how technology it used and it can help enhance teaching and learning
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    Social Networking Sites

    Teens using any form of social networking sites increased 26 percent from 2006 to 2012 pg. 189
  • Computers to Students

    In classrooms, the ratio of computers to students was 5 to 1
  • A Call for Transformation

    The National Education Technology Plan called for a "revolutionary transformation" rather than evolutionary "tinkering" pg. 190
  • Tablet Sales

    Between 2011 and 2012, tablet sales exploded 340 percent for the K-12 market pg. 213
  • Access and Use of Technology

    The U.S. Census Bureau reported there are still disparities across racial lines when it comes to access and usage of technology
  • The Internet

    85 percent of adults reported using the internet
  • Youth Using the Internet

    80 percent of 0 to 5-year-olds use the internet at least once a week pg. 188
  • New Technologies Provide Opportunities

    New technologies in the classroom presents tremendous opportunities for students pg. 189
  • Technology helps with Creativity

    78 percent of middle and high school teachers said that digital technology like the internet encourage higher levels of creativity pg. 195
  • The Future of Technology

    Some teachers are using social media to communicate with students and form forum-style group activities
  • Digital Devices in the Future

    In the future, each student will be equipped with a personal digital device