Over the last two decades classroom technology has moved on considerably. Many 90’s students will be familiar with chalkboards, whiteboards, textbooks, film projectors, and bulky computers.
Following this, there was the era of slimmer desktop computers and laptops, and we’re now heading down the tablet route. Teachers now use tablets to stay organised, carry out registers and store important files, but students are using them too. They can be used to complete work, carry out research, create graphs, compete homework and take exams among other tasks, and you’ll struggle to find a shool in the UK that doesn’t have a single tablet device.
Classroom technology is constantly evolving, and while former students may remember writing with a pencil, future graduates will remember using portable touchscreen devices in classes. That said, it’s not necessarily a good or bad thing, it’s just part of a natural change, and who knows what devices students and teachers will be using in another 20 years?