Today we were given an essential question to write about:

Question: What impact will the increasingly interactive and diminished size of computers, communicators, and handhelds have on education in secondary schools?

The day will soon come when education will have to embrace technology. Technology such as handhelds and smartboards should be implemented in classrooms everyday. The problem that is happening right now is that teachers are fighting it. Instead of "NO CELL PHONES" we should be distributing some kind of device to each student. These materials could be used in class to enhance the learning experience. My vision is that soon students will be able to sit at their desk and individually follow along with classroom instruction. Instead of a lecture format of teaching, there will be a projector screen or a flat screen monitor at the front of each classroom. Each student will be able to read the projected material at the front of the class and at their own desks. Students will also be able to project their own work sample to the front of the classroom for group comments. These tools will also help students plan their workloads.

Out with the hard copy gradebooks and in with networked technology!
Out with the 10 days of data input before grades come out and in with networked schools!

Students should have handhelds that function as their student ids, planners, and a place where teachers can send them a list of their missing assignments, or emails.

THE FUTURE IS NOW