SPECIAL SECTION : TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM
interventions are working , and who is benefiting from the changes in what ways .”
THE HOW
Mobile and Digital Learning Digital learning made a slow entrance into mainstream education , but with the use of tablets and mobile devices , the number of teachers using game-based learning in the classroom has doubled in the past six years . “ The explosion in teacher interest and usage of videos and game-based learning could be a harbinger of a new awakening for digital learning ,” Julie Evans , the CEO of Project
Tomorrow , says . In a 2015 survey conducted by Project Tomorrow , 48 percent of K-12 teachers and nearly two-thirds of K-5 teachers reported adopting the use of games in their weekly lessons . According to Education Week , 23 million devices were purchased in 2013 and 2014 alone . More recently , tablets are taking over as an affordable option for bringing technology to each individual student . One-to-one computing hopes to provide teachers with the time to give each student more personalized attention and time to work at his / her own pace .
New Learning Spaces
Gone are the days of sitting head-behindhead , avoiding eye contact with your teacher , hoping she won ’ t call on you for the answer to her question . Student-centered environments in colleges and schools breed creativity and innovation through small-group learning and instruction . “ In a personalized learning classroom , technology frees up time for teachers to do what they do best : teach students in small groups and customize instruction ,” Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg says . Zuckerberg along with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and many others are seeing the positive outcomes of personalized learning . Reinventing learning spaces is a subtle approach that will make
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