Thing 5

School 2.0 is coming and we as educators had better be ready. In my opinion, we will see a day where students will be issued laptops like they are issued books now. I believe that textbooks will become obsolete and that because we are a country trying to recycle and conserve this is going to be very important. I remember when a calculator cost over $100.00. In the late 70's that was a lot of money. The point that I am making is that the students that we are teaching now will think of a computer like our generation think of a calculator. All technology eventually be comes affordable.
After reviewing Minds on Fire: Open Education, the Long Tail and Learning 2.0, I began to realize that the students of tomorrow must also be ready to learn and work in a collaborative world. Gone are the days of there being only 1 way to solve a problem that only the "smartest" students could figure out. I believe that WEB 2.0 is going to change the face of all communications in education and allow for more students and individuals to showcase their intelligences.