In her article entitled The Top 6 Emerging Technologies in K-12 Education, author Tanya Roscorla describes the technologies recently identified by the New Media Consortium that will most likely have an impact on K-12 education.

In my experience in education (i.e., urban and rural high school teacher, adjunct professor, industry trainer, professional development provider), I have learned one thing about education. And that is, it MUST change.

Most higher education programs teach a hybrid of students, some who know and use technology and some who do not, and are taught by professors who aren’t quite sure how to truly take advantage of the tools. The students who are fluent in technology are bored and the students who aren’t are lost. These students are then thrown into schools that have varying degrees of technology integration. They are often faced with the constraints of meeting the standards, having students pass standardized tests, and trying to be relative without funding to support their efforts. However, the time has come for a dramatic change and we should embrace what is happening now.

With the emergence of new technology and its implementation in the classroom, the move from the traditional model of teaching to a more innovative experience is catching on across the country. A recent article by Colleen O’Dea of NJ Spotlight explores this current trend of leveraging the uses of technology as a way to actively engage students in the learning process, and simultaneously prepare them to thrive in the digital age.