McLuhan’s+Tetrad

>> The I-pad obsoletes the use of paper/pencil activities in the classroom along with white board activities. >> The I-pad rekindles the fun and excitement back into the classroom. >> The I-pad has the potential of being replaced by newer tablets and 3-D tablets in the future.
 * New Technology:**
 * **I-Pad/Tablet:**
 * I-Pad enhances the learning in the classroom by bringing learning to life through touch.
 * Using tablets/I-pads can not only bring a new level of learning to the classroom, but the students can begin to move closer to a paperless classroom. The students can not only utilize apps and online resources, but they can become part of learning communities and work together on projects that were not an option before. Using technology can streamline the time it takes to complete other activities in the classroom, it is just a matter of finding the time to jump over the hump of bringing this tool into the classrom and acclimating the students to the new tool. (//submitted by Jamie Lukey)//


 * **Lab Probes**

I chose lab probes for this activity. Lab probes enhances the students ability to collect and analyze data instantly and more effectively. This technology replaces different chemicals and lab equipment that is outdated and inefficient.This technology reminds the students of the process of inquiry and the use of technology to analyze data. In the future this technology might be replaced by more advanced probes that have many more applications. Before using these probes, collecting data and data analysis was very time consuming and inefficient. Students were concentrating on watching the clock rather than looking at the data and looking for trends. Now with the lab probes, students can hook the probes right to the computer and sit back and watch was the data is being collected. The computer also graphs the data for the students while it is collecting. With this graphing application students are able to stop data collection and make predictions before continuing. It is a great and valuable tool. (//submitted by Kayla Shandra//)

**CLOUD** When I was thinking of technology that I felt were emerging and I thought were important to discuss I had many ideas, but one of these technologies can and has already made an impact in classroom. The Cloud is a virtual storage concept that allows users (students and teachers) to store and retrieve data from any point on the planet where there is an internet connection. In my district this year we have implemented a new website that includes a “web locker” which allows all users to store and retrieve data (Word, PowerPoint, pdf files, and any other files). The Cloud enhances an individual’s ability to store their data and to be able to retrieve information. Probably the biggest part of this tetrad is what the Cloud makes obsolete. The Cloud makes all portable storage devices (Flash drives, CD’s, DVD’s) not only useless but obsolete. There is no need to buy or hold a separate device for storing data. The work and idea behind the Cloud is that besides being a place for storage people can share data and information using social media through the Cloud. When I teach other teachers and students about our web lockers and the idea behind the Cloud I like to correlate that to the “Age of Enlightenment”. During this time in Human history scientists and other great thinkers were able to share their information and make advances in reasoning and science to great achievements never seen before. The Cloud is an emerging technology that is has powerful implications. It can be used for mobile learners and teachers. Many of these applications are web-based and are advancing due to the mobile nature of our society and our education. (//submitted by James Pier)//

====This technology is a completely portable computer that allows people of all ages access to user-friendly actions and processes. The ability to write with a pen on the screen and save that document is an enhanced feature to a laptop.==== || ====**Obsoletes:**====
 * ====**Enhances:**====

The iPad replaces laptops, translator devices, pencil and paper, computer labs, graphing calculators, flash drives, and SmartBaords.
|| ====Assistive technologies for autistic students that help them speak and communicate to others. Translator machines that allowed ELL students to write or type in their own language and then it would translate it into English for the teacher.==== || ====**Reverses:**==== ====I believe that iPads will replace textbooks and paper assignments for education. Students will not longer need to carry backpacks because they will have every textbook in their iPad. I also think that it will cause online education to become more common in the kindergarten to twelve grades.====
 * ====**Retrieves/Rekindles:**====

//(submitted by John Edmonds)//
|| John, I would love to use iPads in my classroom especially during labs and research. Students can benefit so much from this technology, but unfortunately it is very expensive. Hopefully in the near future, school districts around the world will start making the investment in this new technology. They need to understand that our students need to be prepared for their future careers where technology like this is used on a regular basis. Kayla Shandra

**Educational Networking**
(Submitted by Heather Sauer) ||
 * **Enhances:** This technology is a one-stop shop for students and teachers. It allows teachers to post assignments, documents, videos, links, comments/alerts/reminders, quizzes, surveys, and grades. Students can access everything from home or on their cell phone or tablet. Students can share their personal learning profile with their teacher and post items of interests on their class’s “wall”. Teachers can award students with “badges” and subscribe classes to feeds that they feel will contribute toward their learning. Students and teachers alike can subscribe to and participate in learning communities. ||  **Obsoletes:**  This technology condenses many existing technologies; using an educational networking site can replace a variety of tools that teachers have used recently to enrich student learning and promote communication and technology. Blogs, teacher websites/wikis, readers, social media pages, online gradebooks, and even emails can all be replaced with educational networking. ||
 * **Retrieves/Rekindles:** Educational networking rekindles collaboration. Not only do students have the opportunity to communicate with their peers and teacher, but there are other classes and organizations available for them to correspond with. Also, students like to receive feedback. Networking sites are available 24 hours a day, so if students and teachers monitor the sites frequently, one student’s question or comment will not go unanswered. ||  **Reverses:**  In the future, this technology will most likely be expanded rather than replaced. A live chat feature, video conferencing, parent access, and the ability for teachers to personalize or format their pages are all things I can see happening in the future. Someday, there may be add-ons that students can select to personalize their educational networking experience, such as SAT training or development of basic skills. The possibilities are endless.


 * Interactive Whiteboards**


 * Enhances:** Interactive whiteboards enhance traditional powerpoint or overhead presentations. Images, graphics, and animations can be created, stored, and retrieved for future use. Students are more engaged because they can use the touch screen function. Interactive whiteboards allow the students to be part of the presentation.


 * Obsoletes:** Interactive whiteboards condense multiple technologies into one. At a minimum they replace the traditional whiteboard/chalkboard and overhead projector. Depending on the make and model, interactive whiteboards can also replace LDC projectors and movie/DVD players.


 * Retrieves/Rekindles:** Interactive whiteboards can be loaded with programs. These programs contain information that can be viewed like encyclopedias. The user-friendly touch screen allows people to search/retrieve information just like they used to using a book or encyclopedia. In addition, this information can be projected on a screen just like an overhead projector.


 * Reverses:** In the future, this technology could morph into every student having an individual computer. These computers would be connected to the same network and loaded with the same programs. Teachers would have the ability to control the images viewed by the students during a lecture or demonstration but then students would be able to search and use these computers on their own during the independent practice portion of the lesson.

Submitted by Ben Hanson

It has transformed the way teaching and learning looks in my classroom. It is cost efficient. I no longer spend an excessive amount of money on transparencies, wet erase markers, or light bulbs because they blowout quickly. I can spend that money on computer software and/or games that will enhance learning in the classroom. I have become more efficient. I no longer have to spend time making transparencies at the copy machine. This means that I can now spend more time planning lessons. It there is a graph or page from a book that I want to display, I simply place it under the Elmo and it projects my document. Plus, I can use any kind of writing utensil. **Retrieves ** It rekindles slide show machines and old movie projectors. ||  **Reverses **  Unsure about its replacement. However, the idea of laptops/computers/Ipads having the ability to display documents and other objects without the use of secondary connection is not far fetch. ||
 * Elmo Projector by Trena Braswell**
 * **Enhance ** It displays documents and other objects without the use of transparencies. It uses a video camera and a lens. ||  **Obsolescence **  Eliminated the use of transparencies. ||