Technology Trends Teachers Need to Know

Dave BlackLutheran High School, Parker, CO

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Process for this Session

Introduction of tool or trend

Description of features or characteristics

Discussion of ministry and education implications

Trend #1: Social Learning

Trend #1: Social Learning

Social LearningForces the re-thinking of the question, “What is a friend?”

Anytime/Anyplace/Anywhere

Forces the re-thinking of the question, “Who is an expert?”

Tension of openness vs. control

Social Learning Questions

What social learning activities are embraced in your school?

What are the social learning challenges for your setting?

Trend #2: Proliferation of Student Data

Learning Analytics

How and Why Data is Collected

Tracking time spent on resource, frequency of postings, number of logins, etc.

Tracking student work for intervention and acceleration

Data for improving school efficiency and effectiveness

Adaptive computer-based testing becoming more advanced

Student Data Questions

How is student data collected and used at your school?

What data resides with third party companies or organizations, and how is this data shared and stored?

What would be helpful for you to know about your students?

Trend #3: The Changing Nature of

Textbooks

Textbooks Must Change

Cost is excessive

Open source and digital alternatives increasingly available

Must move away from the text as the curriculum

Content essentially controlled by two states

Questions About Textbooks

Is the textbook the curriculum in your school or classroom?

What digital resources may be pulled together for your students in a different way?

Trend #4: 3D Printing

3D Printing

Increasingly used for a variety of design and creative productions

Incredible possibilities for student productivity and creativity

Cost is prohibitive at the moment

What lessons or activities might you dream about with a 3D printer?

Other Trends: Biometrics

Other Trends: Proliferation of Smart

Devices

Other Trends: MOOCs

Other Trends

4:1 Computing -- Four devices for every student

Mobile School -- School as less of a place and more of a series of experiences

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david.black@lhsparker.org

Twitter = @dawblack

Facebook = https://www.facebook.com/dawblack

Skype = lutherantech

Blog = http://lutherantech.blogspot.com

http://dawblack.wikispaces.com