What's+Next?

What's Next?

Technology in your hands.
 * Laptop/Netbook -- Ready to Roll
 * Flip Camera
 * Twenty Ways to Use the Flip Camera in the Classroom
 * Flipping Out Over the //Flip Camera//
 * Flip Camera -- Uses in the Classroom
 * IPAD
 * [|10 Ways to use the IPAD in the Classroom]
 * IPAD-Classroom Innovation
 * Top 50 Apps for the IPAD
 * Apple's Educational Apps
 * Top 20 IPAD Apps (free)

 What's Next in Instructional Technology?
 * Mobility -- Devices are smaller.
 * Wireless Everywhere
 * Easier

The Future -- Transformative Technology


 * Craig Mundie says that the greatest change will be in the interface between humans and computers. Computers will become more like humans, and using a computer will be more like interacting with another person. He also mentions the trend toward cell phones replacing traditional computers.
 * Paul Jacobs’ focus is on wireless monitoring and its implications for healthcare. Much of the expense of current healthcare is on monitoring patients in expensive hospital environments. What happens when a tiny device is placed under a patient’s skin to monitor his/her condition 24-7 from anywhere?
 * Peter Chou focuses on the increasingly mobile nature of the internet. What began as a smart phone is gradually evolving into mobile video devices. The implications for this change are enormous.
 * Danny Hillis predicts that the infrastructure in the next five to ten years will radically change to the point where the primary interactions will be between machines. When this happens, the internet will be so complex that few will understand exactly how it all works. The concern then becomes, What is the internet going to do to me? What happens if the infrastructure breaks?
 * Paul Hermelin predicts greater personalization as a result of the new technologies. For example, young people will ask for //my// education — opposed to //an// education. He also touches on the growing personalized economy and the fact that privacy may be a thing of the past.
 * Michel de Rosen envisions the rise of 3D in TV and movies as well as PCs. When this happens, we’ll be able, for example, to do much of our traveling and sightseeing from our homes. He also talks about connected TV, which allows the consumer to decide what to watch. He also addresses the issue of bandwidth and the digital divide.

You are the Catalyst. Be Ready!