More and more colleges and universities have begun to embrace technology and incorporate it into the classroom. From class scheduling to homework assignment submission, new technology is changing the way that schools handle most traditional aspects of the educational experience. At the most basic level, more teachers are embracing new tools, whether it’s an e-book or a podcast lecture for their courses. Even more so, students are using these tools to thrive in their educational environment.

According to CampusTechnology.com, 2010 means more changes like these are coming. Keep your eyes open for a wider acceptance of new technologies, like the ones listed below, and what they will mean for your education.

1. More Interactive Classrooms

Any technology that increases or encourages classroom interaction will definitely impact the classroom. Traditional lectures may be a thing of the past, with professors embracing multimedia, like videos, podcasts, or streaming news, to help support their classroom objectives.

2. More Information at Your Fingertips

From cell phones with Internet access to electronic books, information is being distributed and diffused at a much faster rate, changing the way that students react and interact with that information. Easy accessibility lets both teachers and students have all the necessary information they need, right at their fingertips.

3. Mashed Up Technology

Technology is becoming more integrated, allowing students and teachers to use different ways to communicate and interact. It also means that a single technology can do multiple things (like using your cell phone as a GPS in addition to making calls and checking your email), allowing for easier use. Schools will increasingly integrate these newer technologies in 2010.

4. Breaking out of Technology Isolation

The use of technologies in new ways will be widely visible next year. These new ways will break traditional uses and expectations of technology while increasing collaboration and social interaction simultaneously. In other words, new technologies will be developed to give teachers hands-on tools that are both technologically advanced (like a touch enabled Smart board), and socially interactive (like an online dashboard built for class structures), which will allow students to be hands on or engage in new ways.

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