Saturday, July 21, 2012

Module 3: Rhymes of HIstory Technology

Dr. Thornburg (2012) describes a rhyme of history as " an affect of new development that rekindles something from the distant past". I have chosen as my example of this rhyme of history the technological tool SMART BOARD. SMART BOARDs are interactive whiteboards that allow teachers to use touch screen components to display information for classroom usage. This tool rekindles the ideas and tools of the blackboard and the traditional chalk board. SMART BOARDS bring the idea of the chalkboard and blackboard into a totally different spectrum by allowing for internet activity embedded in the system and the touch screen capabilities. A decade ago a classroom tool such as this would have been deemed impossible or too expensive for everyday educational use. Now, many classrooms use this tool everyday to bring excitement and interactivity into the classroom. To me, this brings about Kevin Kelly's point in his speech "The Next 5,000 Days of the Web" in which he states that "we have to get better in believing in the impossible". This notion is so true because those things that we once deemed impossible are being used by ourselves everyday. Looking at the tremendous technological gains that have occurred in the last decades I am immensely excited to see what will be introduced into our everyday world next.


 Link to Kevin Kelly's speech
http://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_kelly_on_the_next_5_000_days_of_the_web.html

Link to SMART BOARD website

 http://smarttech.com/



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