Emerging+Technologies+Exploration

Explore the following examples of innovative emerging technologies in education. Every one of these examples are completely possible for us to get funding for and employ in our classroom, either through a grant or school funds.


 * **Link** || **Description** ||
 * Livescribe Pen || The Livescribe smartpens provide all students with unlimited access to teacher instruction any time, anywhere and provides specific student populations and educational programs with a more customized learning experience. Click Here to go to LiveScribe's website. ||
 * Recommended iPod Apps || As an outcome of the Escondido iRead project, the Escondido Union School District compiled a list of recommended apps for the iPod Touch and iPad. The list includes detailed descriptions of each app along with appropriate grade levels. ||
 * IPad Ning || A ning (like a facebook page) devoted to IPad uses in education. ||
 * Promethean ActivExpressions || ActivExpressions are an advance student response system made by Promethean (also called clickers). We currently have two sets of Promethean ActivExpressions in the building. This is a unique opportunity for you to try the technology before we request funding for it. ||
 * Promethean Boards || This site has a video demo, and some specific facts about promethean boards and their capabilities. I've been told that the district will soon have some DPS specific grants coming out specifically to fund more Promethean Boards, so the funding world for this option is slightly bigger than most. ||

Other Potential Emerging Technologies to Explore:
 * **Cell Phones in the classroom** - Some schools have actually partnered with cell phone providers to get a collection of "loaner" cell phones for students who don't have a phone, or don't have picture capabilities.
 * **Mobile Laptop Carts** - Although the technology of "Laptops" aren't emerging, acquiring funding for a class set of laptops would open up a world of instructional options for your students.
 * **Class Sets of MP3 Players** - Using podcasts and audio recordings can be a powerful way of diversifying work students do at home, in order to free up class time for powerful experiential learning exercises. They can also create opportunities for students to recieve lectures on specific topics that they need help on, tailoring their learning to their own needs.