While cleaning out my desk I came across a Community High School District 155 Technology plan from the year 1999. Within the plan hidden among budget information, vision statements, and executive summaries, I found a fictional piece titled “A Day in the Life of a Student Five Years in the Future.” Read the story here. The story explains how a student in 2004 would have a laptop to use at school and would actively collaborate with other students in and outside of class. They would no longer have the need for lockers since all textbooks would be digital and assignments would be distributed and turned in electronically. Although some of the terminology used dates the vision, the overall concepts are the same as the initiatives we are still trying to put into place today.
Each week I plan on posting different ideas to this blog about how we can work toward integrating new technologies into the classroom to help streamline the delivery of content and engage students. By implementing new ideas and using technology to enhance, not replace, proven teaching strategies we can ensure our students have the 21st Century skills needed to be successful adults and responsible digital citizens.
For additional reading, see why Education Week’s Rick Hess compares technology to hamburger helper.
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