Horizon Report Blog

The Horizon Report 2014 for kindergarten - twelfth grade talks about bringing your own device into the classrooms, cloud technology, gaming, connecting internet objets to real world objects, wearable technology, how technology effects the roles of teachers, being open to new technologies that could change learning as we know it, and the challenges it may also create.  After reading the Horizon report, it was brought to my attention how much technology can influence the students, yet it still shows that it should not completely replace the traditional way of learning.  The report explains all of the great options that are given to teachers through electronic devices that they could be implementing within the classroom.  Utilizing technology to it's greatest potential is by using it for reinforcement and allowing students to bring their lessons home with them after it has already been taught within the classroom.  As a math major, while reading the Horizon Report, Flipped classroom sounds like it could be extremely useful in my future.  Allowing your students to take the time they need in order to grasp a concept, rather than pushing them through to the next topic will give them the chance to actually understand the material they are being taught rather than learning the material just to pass the test and forget the information previously learned.  It definitely has me wondering more about it and what other great technology can be utilized in a high school math classroom.