To some degree I think this video Classroom of the future from You Tube is not realistic. But I think it has a great idea behind it. It focuses on the quality of facilities and how they contribute directly to student performance. I like how it links technology into the discussion in the same way or as a norm, just like clean air, good light, the environment and colour. It shows how easily technology can be incorporated into our daily lives in the classroom.

Some of the ideas about the future or new classroom I found a little weird. For example, have a green space inside, so literally having trees and plants just growing in the middle of your classroom?! Apart from that I found it really refreshing that the rooms naturally had round tables set up for group work, televisions with DVD players and projectors, and laptops as normal parts of the classroom. The attitude shows that the students will have a technology rich environment to grow and be nurtured in, for the future. Start thinking how you can change your classroom to incorporate it.

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