Future of Technology

I recently discovered where I will likely be student teaching, so I took the time to research the school.  I discovered many important characteristics: almost 80% of students are on free/reduced lunch, only 20% of students are white (it's VERY diverse), and the WASL passing results were a low 50%.  I also discovered that every week, every Social Studies classroom in the school participates in "SMART Wednesday".

This is a time when students share current events in the world on PowerPoints via the SMART Boards.  There are specific requirements that must be met of course, such as that students cannot simply talk about sports or music, but relevant and significant historical events.  A very large focus of the school in their hopes for the future is a shift from teacher-led curriculums to student-led.  In other words, they are trying to involve students more in order to get them to think critically.  That's what SMART Wednesdays are about.

So this pertains to the future of technology because it demonstrates how technologies that are becoming available change curriculum styles.  The more opportunities technologies open up, the more students will probably take initiative in their own education.