Today’s lecture took place in the form of a video conference to experience the benefits of having a lesson on an online environment, but also the downsides.
One of the main benefits is that we got to stay in our own home environment whilst still attending and participating in our lecture. For most of us this online lecture was successful, however a couple of us did experience technical difficulties. This is a disadvantage of relying on technology, it’s not always reliable. This would be a disadvantage for pupils as it would affect their lesson. We were able to participate in this online lecture in various ways. For example, sending a message, creating discussion points on a discussion page, selecting the hand raising tool if we had a point to make etc.
Below is a link to my presentation on wearable technology. The horizon report discusses wearable technology which I have summarised and discussed the use of wearable technology in classrooms.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1WNchgeOw-tKbGOFK74_XeS2-O8SGTxOwoe7Aq48cAoo/edit#slide=id.p
I think wearable technology in the classroom is definitely the future. For example, having images projected all over the classroom which can be controlled through a Bluetooth is something which would be effective. However, it would be very costly for schools.