Project description
As a technology leader, being able to identify and keep up with emerging technologies and technology trends is important. One of the challenges when selecting emerging technologies is predicting which emerging technologies will be worth the investment of time and money for adoption. When making decisions about technology, it is helpful to start by reflecting on your current technologies along with your goals. You can also consider options such as alternative, or disruptive, technologies that may not have been specifically designed for student, consumer or colleague use but can change the way things are accomplished in your environment.
In this assignment, you will examine the potential of disruptive technologies. You will also construct a tetrad to help you develop the ability to anticipate emerging technologies more effectively.
The world of technology is a world that is continually evolving. One technology is replaced by another on a regular basis, creating challenges for those who make decisions about which technologies to purchase. As a technology leader in your school and classroom, it is helpful to be able to anticipate the emergence of technologies that may cause a current technology to become obsolete. McLuhans Laws of Media features a four-quadrant tetrad that you can use to make predictions about future developments in technology.
For this assignment, select an emerging technology and create a tetrad with four progressions. For the technology you have selected, complete the following tetrad sections:
Enhances: What does this technology do that is new?
Obsoletes: What does this technology replace?
Retrieves/Rekindles: What does this technology bring to mind (or retrieve) from the past?
Reverses: What might replace this technology in the future, or what might it cause to occur?
Describe the potential impact of the technology on teaching and learning and explain why a school might want to adopt this particular technology
Length: 5-7 pages not including title and reference pages.
References: minimum of 3 scholarly resources.
Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University’s Academic Integrity Policy. Review NCU’s Academic Integrity Tutorial to refresh your knowledge of how to achieve academic integrity.
West, A. (2012) The modern ceo: Technology tools, innovation & guidebook for today’s tech savvy leader.
Read Chapters 2 and 3
Articles
Reference
Instruction
Christensen, C., & Horn, M. (2008). How do we transform our schools?
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Read Article
Websites
Reference
Instruction
McLuhan’s Laws of Media. Horton High School.
http://www.horton.ednet.ns.ca/staff/scottbennett/media/index.html
View Website
McLuhan/Laws of Media. The Deoxyribonucleic Hyperdimension.
http://deoxy.org/media/McLuhan/LawsOfMedia
View Website
Tetrad of media effects.Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrad_of_media_effects
Book
West, A. (2012). The modern ceo: Technology tools, innovation & guidebook for today’s tech savvy leader. Bloomington, IN: The Author House.
ISBN 9781468547436
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
These resources must be used to complete the assignments
Article/Journal
Christensen, C., & Horn, M. (2008). How do we transform our schools? Education Next, 8(3), 12-19.
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Fullan, M. (2002). The change leader. Educational Leadership, 59(8),1620.
http://site.ebrary.com.proxy1.ncu.edu/lib/ncent/docDetail.action?docID=10419175
Fullan, M., Cuttress, C., & Kilcher, A. (2005). Eight forces for leaders of change. ProQuest Education Journals, 26(4), 5464.
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Jarrett, K., Levine, C., et al. (2008). Making the MUVE to virtual education. New Jersey Association for Educational Technology Paper 8.
http://jdc.jefferson.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=otfp
Johnson, L., Levine, A., Smith, R., & Smythe, T. (2009). The 2012 Horizon Report: K-12 Edition. Austin, Texas.
http://www.nmc.org/publications/2012-horizon-report-k12
Lemke, C., & Coughlin, E. (2009). The change agents. Educational Leadership, 67(1), 5459.
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Reeves, D. (2009). Model teachers. Educational Leadership, 66(5), 8586.
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Rooke, D., & Torbert, W. (2005). Seven transformations of leadership. Harvard Business Review. 83(4), 66-76.
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Website Link
Activeworlds.
http://www.activeworlds.com/
Carnegie Corporation of New York.
http://carnegie.org/grants/
CITEd Research Center Multi-User Virtual Environments for Education.
http://www.cited.org/index.aspx?page_id=159
Crow, T. 2010 Grant-Writing Tools from the Web.
http://my.goenc.com/classroom/documents/?doc_type=doc&doc_id=767&file_name=index.asp
Edusim.
http://edusim3d.com/
Five Things to Know about Writing Better Grant Proposals. Hotwinds.
http://www.hotwinds.com/Grant_Tips.html
Funding Center. eSchool News.
http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/funding/
Fundsnet services.com.
http://www.fundsnetservices.com/
Grant Information: Resources to Get You Started. Edutopia.
http://www.edutopia.org/grantinfo
Grants Center. Education World.
http://www.education-world.com/grants/
GrantStar.org.
http://www.grantstar.org/
Habbo.
http://www.habbo.com/
McLuhan’s Laws of Media. Horton High School.
http://www.horton.ednet.ns.ca/staff/scottbennett/media/index.html
McLuhan/Laws of Media. The Deoxyribonucleic Hyperdimension.
http://deoxy.org/media/McLuhan/LawsOfMedia
Office of Digital Learning. (2013). Technology self-assessment tool (TSAT). Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
http://www.doe.mass.edu/odl/standards/sa_tool.html
OpenSimulator.
http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Main_Page
SecondLife.
http://secondlife.com/?v=1.1
techLEARNING.
http://techlearning.com/resources/grants.jhtml
Tetrad of media effects. Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrad_of_media_effects
The AT&T Foundation.
http://www.att.com/foundation/
The Body, Heart and Soul of Grant Writing. Library Education.
http://www.friendcalib.org/newsstand/f3grant.htm
The Foundation Center.
http://foundationcenter.org/findfunders/
The NEA Foundation for Grants.
http://www.nfie.org/grants.htm
The Toshiba America Foundation.
http://www.toshiba.com/taf/
There.
http://www.there.com/info/homepage
Toyota TAPESTRY Grant Program.
http://www.nsta.org/pd/tapestry/
Whyville.
http://www.whyville.net/smmk/nice
Zeecraft: Funding Sources, Grant Writing Tips and Federally Funded Educational Programs.
http://www.zeecraft.com/funding.html
Document/Other
415debbie. (2011, February 1). Obsolete and Emerging TechnologyVideo File.
CBS. (2011, September 18). LA high school gets creative to raise funds Video File.
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