Technology Integration in 2023
Each day we see advancements in technology. Almost simultaneously, we see the newer, more advanced technology being integrated into our classrooms. Twenty years ago, teachers used overhead projectors and VCR recorders – the latest technological innovations. Today, Promethean boards have replaced such outdated technology. Students work in their classrooms with laptop computers and tablets. Cell phones have become a gateway to the Internet. But what will the classroom of 2023 look like?
“Predictions about future use of computers are often made by projecting existing trends into the next decade,” (Cuban, 2012). If such a statement is true, we merely need to look at the technology of 2013 and use our imagination in order to picture what the integration of technology into instruction will look like ten years from now. It is extremely likely that we will witness the elimination of textbooks in the classroom setting. Digital copies, retrieved on computers, tablets, or even smart phones will readily replace textbooks. Student assignments will be submitted electronically. Computerized testing, which is now just beginning to find its way into public education, will be the norm for all standardized testing. In 2023, we can expect to see a dramatic increase in the number of elementary and high school students participating in some type of on-line learning experience.
The technology of 2023 will enable students to learn through simulation activities. Communication with students from other regions will be commonplace. Such communication will afford the opportunity for students from different areas to work collaboratively on projects and instructional units. The possibilities of instructional technology are boundless. What is certain is that the students will have opportunities available to them that will provide exceptional instructional possibilities.
References
Cuban, L. (2012). School reform and classroom practice. Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2013: Politics, Performance, Policy, and
Research Evidence. Retrieved from http://nepc.colorado.edu/author/larry-cuban
Each day we see advancements in technology. Almost simultaneously, we see the newer, more advanced technology being integrated into our classrooms. Twenty years ago, teachers used overhead projectors and VCR recorders – the latest technological innovations. Today, Promethean boards have replaced such outdated technology. Students work in their classrooms with laptop computers and tablets. Cell phones have become a gateway to the Internet. But what will the classroom of 2023 look like?
“Predictions about future use of computers are often made by projecting existing trends into the next decade,” (Cuban, 2012). If such a statement is true, we merely need to look at the technology of 2013 and use our imagination in order to picture what the integration of technology into instruction will look like ten years from now. It is extremely likely that we will witness the elimination of textbooks in the classroom setting. Digital copies, retrieved on computers, tablets, or even smart phones will readily replace textbooks. Student assignments will be submitted electronically. Computerized testing, which is now just beginning to find its way into public education, will be the norm for all standardized testing. In 2023, we can expect to see a dramatic increase in the number of elementary and high school students participating in some type of on-line learning experience.
The technology of 2023 will enable students to learn through simulation activities. Communication with students from other regions will be commonplace. Such communication will afford the opportunity for students from different areas to work collaboratively on projects and instructional units. The possibilities of instructional technology are boundless. What is certain is that the students will have opportunities available to them that will provide exceptional instructional possibilities.
References
Cuban, L. (2012). School reform and classroom practice. Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2013: Politics, Performance, Policy, and
Research Evidence. Retrieved from http://nepc.colorado.edu/author/larry-cuban