Thing #5

• What does "School 2.0" mean to you?

School 2.0 in my opinion refers to the growing availability of collaborative and informational technology that can be used in the educational setting.  Students can take advantage of online programs to work together on projects, and research information for papers.  They can also play educational games, or video chat with students from other countries.  The possibilities are limitless, and school will never be the same, but in my opinion, that's a good thing.

• What does it mean for schools of the future?

Instead of the traditional pencil, paper, textbook, classroom work of the past, more and more classes and classwork are being done on the computer.  In the future, I expect this trend will continue by moving more towards paperless classrooms, and towards equipping every student with a personal computer of some sort to do all of their work on.  By embracing all of the free programs and apps available, which are growing exponentially every day, things that we currently do daily in our classroom will become obsolete.