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Technologies to Watch

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Technologies to Watch

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The first two topics featured in this edition, collaborative environments and online communication tools, are similar to topics that have appeared in past Horizon Reports; both groups of technologies are now standard in the digital toolset of postsecondary students. In many grade schools, on the other hand, integrating these kinds of technologies into teaching and learning has proven difficult because of barriers such as policy constraints on using online tools, the fact that many students do not bring laptops to school (as opposed to many college students, who do), and policies that restrict Internet access in many schools. We are starting to see the erosion of some of these barriers as mobile devices become more capable and as the value of these tools for collaborative work becomes more evident. Over the next year, we anticipate that both groups of technologies will begin to move into the mainstream of teaching practice.

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2009 Horizon Report: The K12 Edition

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The first two topics featured in this edition, collaborative environments and online communication tools, are similar to topics that have appeared in past Horizon Reports; both groups of technologies are now standard in the digital toolset of postsecondary students. In many grade schools, on the other hand, integrating these kinds of technologies into teaching and learning has proven difficult because of barriers such as policy constraints on using online tools, the fact that many students do not bring laptops to school (as opposed to many college students, who do), and policies that restrict Internet access in many schools. We are starting to see the erosion of some of these barriers as mobile devices become more capable and as the value of these tools for collaborative work becomes more evident. Over the next year, we anticipate that both groups of technologies will begin to move into the mainstream of teaching practice.

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As the project got underway, there was considerable interest in seeing the how similarly K-12 and higher education were viewing emerging technology. As it turned out, there is a considerable overlap, but there are also clear distinctions.

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collaborative environments and online communication tools

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barriers such as policy constraints on using online tools, the fact that many students do not bring laptops to school (as opposed to many college students, who do), and policies that restrict Internet access in many schools.

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bring laptops to school

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We are starting to see the erosion of some of these barriers as mobile devices become more capable and as the value of these tools for collaborative work becomes more evident.

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Over the next year, we anticipate that both groups of technologies will begin to move into the mainstream of teaching practice.

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on 2009-04-28 by mmkrill

Collaborative Environments and online communication tools.

The Advisory Board’s estimate of two to three years as a likely timeframe for their adoption in the K-12 sector is a reflection of the fact that younger students are, at present, less likely than college-age students to carry mobile devices, especially Internet-capable ones — although there is a growing trend that suggests this will not always be the case — and that access to cloud-based applications is more difficult for younger students for the same reasons that collaborative environments and online communication tools are often out of reach.

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access to cloud-based applications is more difficult for younger students for the same reasons that collaborative environments and online communication tools

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Assessment continues to present a challenge to educators at all levels, particularly in the context of new media and collaborative work; evaluating student work that includes blogs, podcasts, and videos, or establishing how much an individual student contributed to or learned from a collaborative project, is difficult.

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The issue of assessment touches every topic in this report.

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At many schools today, the technologies named here cannot be used because they are blocked by content filters.

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recognized the need for new tools for filtering that do a better job of keeping objectionable content out of the way while allowing useful tools and content to be accessed.

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need for new tools for filtering that do a better job of keeping objectionable content out of the way while allowing useful tools and content to be accessed.

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on 2009-04-28 by benlouey

This is a HUGE need.

need for new tools for filtering that do a better job of keeping objectionable content out of the way while allowing useful tools and content to be accessed.

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The body of the report describes each profiled technology in detail, including its relevance to teaching, learning, and creative expression.

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Collaborative Environments,

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on 2009-04-28 by mmkrill

Online tools such as wikis, mindmapping sites, social networks would apply here.

importance of collaborative work

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Many teachers recognize the importance of collaborative work and are finding that online tools

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Communication tools are a part of most students’ daily lives outside of school.

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on 2009-04-28 by mmkrill

Blogs, skype, and many other tools apply here. Moodle has some of these built in, as do other services.

on 2009-09-18 by cacushman

This is so true so why not tap into these resources. I heard something like 1 out of 3 people are on facebook!

on 2009-10-03 by dlivingstone

Using Facebook has some privacy issues - some students/parents do choose not to use Facebook because of these. Forcing students to use Facebook as part of a class runs counter to that...

Instant messaging and online chats via desktop video conferencing are common means for social interaction with family and friends

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As technology provides ways for teachers to help shape the constructive use of communication tools in the classroom, a new world of experiences is opening up for students.

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remove geographic and time limitations from school environments more quickly than online communication tools.

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Multi-touch interfaces, GPS capability, and the ability to run third-party applications make today’s mobile device an increasingly flexible tool that is readily adapted to a wide range of tasks for social networking, learning, and productivity.

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devices like the iPhone have already begun to supplant portable computers

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In some places, mobile devices like the iPhone have already begun to supplant portable computers as the Internet-capable device of choice.

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Collaborative work, research, social networking, media sharing, virtual computers: all are enabled by applications that live in the cloud.

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on 2009-04-28 by mmkrill

Google Apps for Education is useful for cloud computing, as well as collaborative work.

on 2009-04-28 by benlouey

Using cloud computing is an easy way to promote collaboration.

The Personal Web. Finding and organizing online content related to personal interests and learning objectives can be a difficult task

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on 2009-04-28 by benlouey

Google Apps for Education could help with this.

on 2009-05-12 by kojacknh

A difficult task but well worth it in the long run.

There are a number of technologies that are used to configure and manage the ways in which we view and use the Internet;

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on 2009-04-28 by mmkrill

The start of this is already here with the use of RSS. Teachers and students can personalize their web experience, which in turn can personalize their learning experience.