Thing #5: "School 2.0"

After reading several of the perspectives listed for this subject, my reaction was one of admiration for the amazing ways and the amazing variety of ways that people from all walks of life have figured out to make currently existing technology work for them. My mind was swirling from thinking about the limitless possibilities that exist.
"School 2.0" means to me that teachers will use technology-just as people in other occupations have used it to enhance their lives-in new and innovative ways to help our students learn. Teachers will still be facilitators in conveying information; that will not change. However, we will not be the only facilitators in conveying information: the people of the world will be our assistants. Additionally, the tools in our arsenal of supplies-the technology-will definitely change.
What "School 2.0" means for the future is that schools and teachers simply must stay current with all of the the existing types of technology and bring the technology into the classroom for use. This will demand that teachers be not only extremely knowledgeable about the different types of technology but be competent in its use as well. As students interact with the world around them through the use of technology, the way they acquire knowledge will be changed. This will offer great opportunities for learning, but it will present some difficult challenges. Keeping students safe while still affording the opportunity for interaction will be one of the greatest challenges, I think.