After reviewing the Digital Youth Project and 2020 Forecast I have drawn many conclusions. As a child I watched futuristic shows and movies that may one day become a reality. I envision a learning environment that must be equipped with media centers, hardware, software, and gadgets in order to meet the needs of future learners. Textbooks will soon be obsolete! The students will use ebooks and ipods for learning.
As an educator, I need to utilize more technology to aid in learning. Create a blog for homework, set up a chat room for discussions, post video lectures for students to discuss, set up an online course room, and much, much more. I think to myself, I just got three new computers in my class. This is not good enough. The world is moving faster than urban school district dollars. All of my students need an Ipad! We need state of the art equipment in order to prepare for the technological take over.
The title of teachers in the future will be Facilitator. For we will no longer teach; instead, we will lead students to information and help them explore experiences to develop a stronger self. In addition to the other concerns of the world, we can add bio-stress to the list. therefore, we must engage students in exercises that will strengthen the brain and make them thinkers. We will have to join a plethora of professional communities to enhance our growth. 2020 made a great point about Twitter. It can be used to follow conversations about current events. All of this is very overwhelming! How do we prepare our urban districts?
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