Thing 5

The idea of building on top of what is already on the web is a great idea. As many authors mentioned in their articles Web 2.0 is not re-doing the Internet. It is simply building and advancing. I think this is a great idea. As we watched in the "clicker" you tube video, technology can enable us to teach students better. In turn, students would learn better. School 2.0 means that schools are going to move further into technology. This is already the case. "Overheads and transparencies" are a thing of the past. Now we have smart board and markers that write digitally. Personally, I find it inspirational. I think about the chalk boards in my elementary classrooms and then Smart Boards at Austin Peay and wonder what new technology will they come up with next? School 2.0 means that as a future educator I am going to have the privilege of helping students to understand and use technology efficiently. Also, it may make my job a lot easier! I think classrooms in the future will be taught electronically. One teacher may teach five classes at once. However, with devices like the computer and clicker the instructor will be able to receive feedback from all of his students. Virtual school will become more popular in the future. Writing with pencils and pens on homework will eventually become obsolete. Students will have something like an Ipad where they can download homework and write on the work sheet with a digital pen. When the students are done with their homework they will be able to submit it to a drop box that will appear on the instructors computer/Ipad. Chalk boards are a thing of the past, dry erase boards are walking into the past, soon instructing and learning in the classroom will consist of a large use of technology.