So we have 21st Century hardware in our students' pockets, but what would it look like if we bought every capability of our students' technology separately?
Each classroom of 30 students would have (typically) 15-20 of the following very best educational resources for learning and demonstrating that learning:
Flat screen mini video viewing stations
Audio recorders
Audio players
Music players
Video cameras
Still cameras
Dictionaries
Sets of encyclopedias
Sets of textbooks for every subject imaginable
Clickers
Timers
Automatic assignment notebooks
Reminder tools
Photo/slide libraries
Film
Barcode scanners
Flashlights
Headphones
Speakers
Translators
GPS/GIS
Mapping systems
All public domain documents
A library full of novels
Word processors
Spreadsheets
Presentation software
Polling software
Survey software
Star maps
Telephones
Drawing kits
Video editors
Sound editors
Flip books
Projection screens
PER CLASSROOM. In 1983, this would have been impossible.
In 1993 this would have been an amazing school.
In 2003 this would have been really expensive.
In 2013 it's reality.
Wouldn't you want to learn in this school?
What other capabilities do we have today?
