21 st Century Classroom Elijah J. Bell IV Sumter County Board of Education Technology Department Agenda 20 th Century Sumter County Examples of Music 45 record, 8 track, cassette tape, cd, mp3, smart device State of the systems technology Past Present Future Informational Technology Learners Classrooms of the Past Where Are We Now Where are we going????? Cost -Handheld devices range from $ $ Per device -Infrastructure is in the process of being updated (Will be completely wireless at all sites) -Evaluate the effectiveness of BYOD Research Reveals: Lemke says that the first way that technology can benefit students is that it can accelerate, enrich and deepen basic skills. Under the right conditions, students learn faster with more depth of understanding using technology (Salpeter, 1999)