Top 25 Ed Tech Trends & Can gadgets in the classroom enhance learning?

24. September 2010

Top 25 Ed Tech Trends  (http://blogs.scholastic.com/royaltreatment/)

1. Touch Screens
2. 3D Technology
3. Cloud Environments
4. Cell Phones/Smartphones
5. Apps
6. WiFi and Broadband
7. GUI/UI
8. Slates/Tablets/Convertibles
9. Netbooks
10. Response Systems
11. Interactive Presentation Solutions
12. Paperless Solutions
13. Education Communities
14. Resource Portals Educators
15. Professional Development
16. Alert/Notification Solutions
17. Online Courses/Virtual Schools
18. Video Conferencing Solutions
19. Social Media
20. Battery Life
21. Video
22. Security, Network Guarding and Management
23. Assessment and RTI
24. District Websites, Blogs, Branding and Media
25. eReaders

And Unesco sought the opinions of young people in the Asia-Pacific region on how information and communication tools can be used to promote literacy in a more fun and active learning environment.

http://www.unescobkk.org/information/news-display/article/technology-to-the-rescue-can-gadgets-in-the-classroom-enhance-learning-1/