Article: Classroom of the Future

Article 2: “Education, Technology, and Society”

YouTube: Classroom of the Future: What’s New in Educational Tech http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcXEznPXj8k

The classroom of the future reminds me a lot of the the classroom we use for our coursework or most other college classrooms.  It would be great to have those resources to use in our high, middle, and elementary school rooms.

I really like the projection screens and Smart boards in the room. I also like the nice wall-mounted flat-screen tvs. (Side note: I would like one of these at home, too!)

I fully support the idea of having a flexible classroom layout and furniture that can easily be rearranged would be well-suited for group work tables, full class instruction sections, and independent work spaces.  I also like the notion of large classrooms with good acoustics and HVAC (controlled from each individual room).

The IP connected computer work stations of the future would really work well for monitoring students progress and Internet searches. I also like the videoconferencing capability and the I-Pod-type plugins.

I hope that we are quickly moving toward this type of classroom – it seems very conducive to teaching and learning.