[Year 12 Its] Emerging Technologies

[Tony Forster]

Message on behalf of Al Upton SA
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Hi Everyone

Integrating Emerging (or Emergent) Technologies into a learning context
neccesitates educated guesswork. No pun intended.

http://tinyurl.com/aaco9 will open the final report (pdf) from
education.au limited (ACT Education and Training) which comprehensively
summarises Emerging Technologies.

I have begun my own summary/introduction and would appreciate any
comments, opinions and examples of good practice (including software use
that you know of and are happy to share.

The report above emphasises the following general trends;
interoperability; convergence; divergence; integration; richness of
content; security; creativity, interactivity plus collaboration; and
utilisation of open source software as a potential alternative.
Consideration needs to be given to the importance of the environmental
context - political and legal; social and cultural; educational; and
technology environments.

Examples of Emerging Technologies (ET?s):
Sometimes it helps to see a list - no special order. Starting with a few
personal interests and those I've been involved with ...
examples include

Virtual Classroom Software Systems
Online Collaborative Workspaces
Blogs
Wikis
Content Syndication
Really Simple Syndication - RSS, ATOM, iCalendar
Podcasts
Vodcasts (Video on Demand, vlogging, vogging)
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
Moblogs (blog + mobile) and Photoblogs
Swarming (also called meetups) MUDS and MOOS
Peer-to-peer Networking and Technologies
Gaming Devices
Computer Game Design, Making and Playing
Mobile Phones
Short Message Service (SMS)
Multimedia Message Service (MMS)
MSN
Mobile Devices
Personal Digital Entertainment Devices (PDEs)
I-Pods etc
e-Portfolios
Learning Objects
Learning management systems
Student management systems
Digital Student Report Card Systems
Plagiarism Detection Systems
Interactive Whiteboards
Online Tutors
Personal Communications
Personal Conferencing
Personalised Education
Customisation 'MySpace'
Storage Devices
Universal Serial Bus (USB) Drives
Portable Hard Drives
Personal Servers
Laptops
TabletPCs
Assistive and Adaptive Technologies
Digital TV
Digital Cameras
Scanners
Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6 - almost all devices will be able to map
onto the internet)
Chipification, RFID, Smart Cards
Radio Frequency Identification Technology (RFID)
Solar Powered Computer Networks and Schools


At the end of the report are a number of questions designed to help our
considerations eg

Teaching and Learning outcomes
. Is the technology likely to support and improve teaching and learning
outcomes?
. Does it provide students with the digital literacies required to live
and work in contemporary society?
. Does the technology enable existing pedagogical models to be utilised? 
. Does it require new thinking about teaching and learning in order to
fully utilise its potential?

Other headings include; Acceptance (Teacher, Student, Parental),
Leadership in Use and Take-up, Relevance, Sustainability, Interoperability
and Integration, Applicability.

I recommend this report to help you consider the place of Emerging
Technologies in your own practice.

Cheers, Al

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Al Upton

Teacher Year 3
Glenelg School
ph: 82953943  fax: 82952390
al.upton at glenelgsr7.sa.edu.au

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