Today was an interesting day as we had the privilege of a guest speaker by the name of Darren Savage who works as head of planning for Publicis London.
Darren gave an interactive lecture about the internet and the world wide web, discussing where it has all come from, where it is going and its effects on us an others. What was interesting for me was my subject knowledge was in tune with much of what Darren was saying. The internet of everything and the structure of jobs and the work place in the future and how technology is changing the way we think and do thinks.
Take the iWatch for instance, it allows wearable connectivity. How will this change the way we do things in the future, work and play become interlinked through technology. 
Of interest in our discussion was the use of technology available now which could be used in the classroom. Take for instance NEST, instructed for the home market but place this in schools and we have an interactive learning tool where children can use maths skills to think about temperature, light and power usage and cross curriculum links with understanding the world and energy and the plant.
Bluetooth, WiFi are all part of out lives but how can we harness technology in the classroom?
Where is the internet and the web taking us, and what impact will this have on children’s lives for the future and how can we develop them into people that can learn from connectivity and be productive with it and from it.
A clever and interesting guy and a great conversation followed.
Based upon what Darren Savage talked about would you use these technologies in your classroom?
It’s hard to actually see what can be used in school, even the IWB was temperamental and could not be used by the children due to angle of the projector. One piece of technology often needs another to be used successfully. For certain the TV screen whiteboard would be my first investment.
do you think that this could potentially lead to isses in the classroom? do you think there is a limit on the amount of technology we have avaliable?
Yes there would definitely be issues in the classroom, I think there is no limit on the technology we could use, but we are limited to the classroom design, its facilities and the lack of understanding by the senior management on potential impact technology could have in helping the classroom function better.
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