Educational Technology for the Future

Smart phones are going to be the technology of the future.  Kids these days are getting phones in the 3rd grade and upgrade to smart phones in a blast!  The smart phone will be set up in a way that a “Smartboard” type of interface will be accessible by the students from there desks.  This can eliminate the shyness factor that prevents students from participating in class.  With children growing up in front of a computer screen, putting them in a similar environment in the class will allow them to be comfortable and will encourage interaction.  It will be the most conventional form of interaction too, because most people within the next couple decades will be upgraded to smartphones.

http://www.apple.com/iphone/

Why Do People [Teacher’s] Blog?

Nicholas Provenzano has a Master’s Degree in educational technology from Central Michigan University.  He has been blogging since the beginning of 2010 and does so in order to help the teachers in, around and beyond his district.  He states specifically he knows everyone won’t read his blogs, but only the ones who care to learn and use his help in the classroom.  This alone satisfies his blogging hunger.

http://www.thenerdyteacher.com/2010/11/why-i-blog.html

This teacher, name not found, blogs for similar reasons.  They find it important to show the outside world what is and is not working in the classroom.  The blog also helps that teacher too, says it is a good stress reliever after long days and is a great archive to go back on.

http://www.teachersdiary.com/teachers-diary/2010/02/why-i-blog.html

Professor Trusty blogs as well.  I found his blog, linking me to another.  Then I found his comment to this man John C Schinker, about the importance of blogging.  I am going to redirect to Alvin’s first post.

http://staff.bbhcsd.org/schinkerj/archives/2010/09/27/still-the-one/

This is probably the most useful thing i found, the set-up was kind of weird so this is what i grabbed.

http://www.trustyetc.com/trustyblog/about/

I’ll blog again someday, sorry this was late, had some difficulties.

Brock Lloyd

Pure Math and AYA Education

http://www.delicious.com/lloydbt