Week+Eight

** Introduction **
During week 8 you will spend some time investigating where education and educational technology may be going in the future. You will complete your final reflection, giving some thought to the demonstration videos produced by your class mates and synthesizing concepts from those videos as well as your entire experience in this course. You will also complete the End-of-Course Survey.

** Lesson Activities **

 * 1) Looking To the Future -- study the assigned materials listed in the Assigned Resources section below. Consider how these futuristic concepts may impact education in the future.
 * 2) Review the Final Project Demonstration Videos posted by your class mates. You will refer to these as you prepare you final reflection. Check out the Week 8 Final Reflection on Cohort Member's Individual Projects assignment description on the Assignment Overview Page or in the Syllabus for guidance on what you may need to be looking for.
 * 3)  Prepare and submit your final reflection. See the Week 8 Final Reflection on Cohort Member's Individual Projects assignment description on the Assignment Overview Page or in the Syllabus for guidance and requirements for completing the final reflection.
 * 4) Complete and submit your course evaluation to your Class Rep.

** Assigned Resources **

 * View the Following Videos **

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 * Microsoft Sustainability (5:49) -- Pay special attention to the first 45 seconds and think about how is that related to the 21st Century Schools concept. Uploaded in 2009. Visionary then and still visionary today although you can begin to see some of these concepts in pilot projects or product designs. **

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 * Intel Bridging Our Future (3:17) -- Technology that is available, but not yet in widespread use in the classroom**

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Future Learning - Sal Kahn -- (2:16) - Sal Kahn on some of the practical consequences of what will be happening to our classrooms in the future. Pay particular attention to his discussion of the role of the teacher and the flexibility of schooling.

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Future Learning -- David Merrill -- (2:56) -- Intelligent Play -- Think about the potential impact on schooling


 * Read the Following Article**

Read pages the NMC Horizon Project Short List - 2013 K-12 Edition (or the most recent report). This is the condensed version of the complete 2013 Horizon report and outlines technology innovations that are projected to impact education over the next 1-2 years, may be impacting education in one year or less, 2 to 3 years, and 4 to 5 years. (Reports are generally published in the June/July time frame each year) -- If after May of 2014, check the NMC Publications Page to see if there is a more recent report.

** Supplemental Resources **
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 * The Future of Learning, Networked Society (20:17) -- An insightful video that covers the spectrum of where we have been to where we are probably going with learning. The video differentiates between education and learning. Well worth watching.**

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 * Physical Blocks for Digital Play/Learning (14:30) -- David Merrill TEDxMonterey -- Some good insight for education.**