As education changes to more modern methods, there are a few technologies I am excited to follow.
Computer based Assessments
I believe computer software and hardware will continue to develop to a point that elementary students can receive not only a summative assessment but a diagnosis of deficiencies with suggestions to remedy the deficiencies.
Google Earth
The capability of Google Earth to attract the attention of students is amazing to me. The ability to view nearly any geographic feature on earth is intriguing. This allows people to add perspective to distance and space. I look forward to the improvement of this technology to combine virtual tours of structures and their contents to the other features of Google Earth.
Virtual Learning
Simulation has been used for many years in aviation and medicine. Training pilots and medical personnel is safer and more cost effective than other methods. I look forward to affordable virtual learning systems that will allow middle school students to virtually alter molecules or large structures. I anticipate the day that teaching mathematical and science concepts with virtual learning is common place in elementary schools.
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