At the dawn of the computer age people had many different ideas about what role this new technology would play. But what was agreed upon is the fact that computers would revolutionize the future, in education particularly.
Some correctly believed computers would permeate the school/home boundary, making it possible to keep up with class, even when sick at home, by instantly sending information via the internet. There was the idea of widespread use of data bases for research. This is very true for most students when it comes to writing a research paper today. Also, it was predicted people could operate technology hands-free with voice commands with an artificial voice response.
Some other predictions weren't quite as accurate, such as directly linking absent students into a class with a video conference and chatting. And while we do have things such as Siri, I wouldn't take it as far as to say she is "artificial intelligence" like some believed would be used.
It is interesting to see what predictions were correct and which weren't. With the future holding so many variables, what predictions could we make these days about the use of technology in the classrooms of tomorrow?
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