Module 1 Assignment: Blog Post on Identifying an Emerged Technology

As educators we need to be visionary. We are speeding toward the future at a rapid pace, we must continually ask ourselves, what do students need to learn to succeed in the world to come? A world we can't even imagine. We can no longer focus on content alone, we need to focus on what it means to be a learner and how to guide students to learn effectively and deeply. Students need to understand how to synthesize and analyze and operate in Bloom's realm of higher-order skills.


One area that is in its infancy stages is Augmented Reality (AR) through Google Glass, gaming and awesome apps for astronomy. Expectations are high for AR capabilities, which allows users to see additional information layered over what they see through the lens. Currently, access to AR technology for educational use is mostly limited to smartphone and tablet apps.


Virtual Field Trips are possible with AR technology. Using Google Glass, a teacher can stream from a remote location to their classroom thousands of miles away or if students are participating in an online classroom they can access the field trip at any hour of the day. This is one example of how educators are moving away from the traditional classroom




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