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Vasiliki Kontogeorakou:

I agree with Arjana, we can not say no to technology and progress. I am a bit worried about the fact that we will always be "technology immigrants" compared to the next generation. Also what competence should we provide to our students to be able to deal with every new technology????

Niculina, Romania:

Maybe the future is not as far as we think it is. There are many rising technologies such as Speech Recognition, which is currently used by mobile devices. And various projects and designs for future androids (Human-Like robots) that imitate human behavior, facial expressions, gestures, emotions and personality.

Micheline Peacock:

New technologies are great. I want to learn. They offer unknown opportunities. I teach French. I can show videos, we c

an read French newspapers, listen to songs, make videos ourselves and communicate with French speaking people all over the world, we can ... . Great ! But ... there isn't a computer in every classroom, it doesn't allways work well. It makes me loose time. Time I need for ... French.  And it makes them lazy : I use PowerPoint or I make a mindmap and put it on the platform. OK, Then they don't need to pay attention anymore ... The blackboard can be very efficient too.

Nena Mandelj:

I think the future is about access, anywhere learning and collaboration, both locally and globally. It has to be social. Schools of the future could have a traditional groups of students, as well as online only students who live across the country or even the world. Things are already starting to move this way with the emergence of massive open online courses, like ours :)

Eric Kleipool:

Goodmorning to all, What will the future be alike: I think that we have to be realistic. All things developped in the society will be brought into the school. Tablets and chromebooks, because it gives the change for collaboration, personalized learning and communication. What will change is how we help the pupils with their education. More personalized learning, interaction, collaboration in and outside the school, blended learning. seach what you want to know. You don't have to wait for the teacher to learn...... learn from each other. Cross curriculum work, ownership and entrepeneurhip, will change our profession from only teaching to coaching. Classrooms will be open spaces with different functionality. Exploring and creative spaces,...... the future classroom?

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WE WANTED TO KNOW:

New technologies are rapidly changing our world. Scientists and researchers are working on previously unimaginable innovations. Do you think these new technologies will become our reality in the future? How good or bad do you think that is? What will the consequences be? Do you think this is what the future holds for us? How (un)likely do you think the way we communicate will change? What benefits and drawbacks will new technologies have? What impact will they have on education? What impact will they have on your own classroom? How will your teaching practices change? Or won't they?

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Cornelia MelcuGood morning, everyone! I have just watched again the video. It is a little bit controversial as the technology is running to the future but the humans need emotions and direct interaction too. It is great that we would be able soon to find out everything about everyone but I think we should be able to keep the balance, As a teacher, I am into technology but I am trying to pay attention to the real interaction between children tooFebruary 18 at 12:10am · Unlike · 13

Cristina Nicolaita Hello! I'm not sure I would like to be "googled" at every corner of the street, I think it's like an invasion of my privacy. Like everything on the Earth, technology has its strong and weak points, its yin and yang. No technology could ever replace a teacher in my opinion. But it can be a great asset for teachers who want and know how to give it the best use. February 18 at 1:27am · Edited · Unlike · 15

Suzana Delić Hi! I am strongly with technology. Maybe we need just few years and that will be enough. Maybe for few years world we be a perfect place....we will have good balance between nature and technology. February 18 at 1:25am · Unlike · 7

Sonja Lušić Radošević Goog morninig! I like and I work with technology every day.
But today our responsibility is becoming bigger and bigger. We have to balance very carefully between technology (sometimes means only profit) and the natural world. February 18 at 1:57am · Unlike · 8

Лилия Стойкова Good morning! I think that in near future we will have all the things presented in the film.I am sure that technology helps us for better way of living and in future it will our wau of living.I mean that technology will lead us. February 18 at 2:34am · Unlike · 3

Esra Sucaglar YıldızGood morning.I totally agree with Cristina.Technology couldn't replace teacher.However,teachers have to keep pace with technology.We have to make best use of it for our pupils but we have to protect our pupils from its so called drawbacks such as declining privacy and addiciton. I think ipads are really useful but what if pupils use it only for playing games for hours.What is the cure of lessening their addiction to games?Not only teachers but also families have to know and use technology on purpose.THis purpose is to improve our skills.February 18 at 2:47am · Unlike · 8

Ramona LarisaGood morning! I like to use new technology in class, but I think that this could have a bad influence on students because in this way they will refuse to use traditional methods of learning. (For example, they could refuse to write with a pencil for reason that they have computers - and so they could forget to write.) What I want to tell is that the technology is good, but it should be used with moderation...this is just my opinion. February 18 at 2:50am · Unlike · 3

Alessandra Cannelli Hello, Arjana!
I think we cannot avoid using technology in education as students use is in all parte of their life. Anyway, They don't exactly know the positive and negative aspetto and we must Let them know. It is very important we learn to use technology to reach the emotional side of students, As learning is emotion. February 18 at 3:04am · Unlike · 6

Arif Bozkurt I agree with you Cristina Nicolaita.Balance is very important while we are including technology in our lives. If we only give hardware such as pc,tablet,smartphone to our students without any software like correct applications or web2.0 tools, they will get lost in this world. The technology of future is a kind of sea and we have to teach our pupils how to swim in this deep sea. February 18 at 4:37am · Unlike · 5

Alcira Mulero-FernándezHello all! My opinion is that technology is a perfect tool for education, used as a support tool in on-site classes or used for distance learning. When it is well used, it always works (this learning event is a clear exemplification). Students are used to these technological items and we have to keep the pace with them. I think that it will not replace teachers, it just changes the way students communicate with them. Technology also broadens the way for education, as now you can even enroll in online university degrees and from my own experience, as I am doing this to be qualified in Spain also for primary education, it works without doubt. It is clear that the feeling you have is different because you cannot interact face to face with the teacher, but I feel I learn as much as when I experienced on-site university. February 18 at 4:41am · Edited · Unlike · 4

Alina Huma Hello! February 18 at 4:58am · Like · 1

Alina Huma Reading your opinions I have to agree that technology take a very important part in our lifes, However, like teachers we have to make an effort selecting the right tools that serve our educational purpose. February 18 at 5:05am · Unlike · 4

Özge Nalbantoğlu Hello everyone! I think technology use is particularly important in schools. However we should not try to use it each part of the lesson. We do not teach robots, we teach our future . Therefore, we should have balance .We should show our pupils when and how to use the technology. February 18 at 5:20am · Unlike · 5

Maja Labaš HorvatHello Arjana! My view is that technology is inevitable in every day life and as a consequence, should become a part of school life as well, but there is also a great need for the human dimension and the teacher-student relationship. I work in a rural area where our students come to school from different backgrounds and I still have students who do not have the access to internet at home, while on the other hand some of them are largely exposed to new technology so my job is to bridge this gap and at the same time to try and teach them something and prepare them for their future careers.February 18 at 5:33am · Unlike · 3

Cándida Calderón As technology is rapidly changing our world we, the teachers, have to know about them to help students to learn how to use them wisely. February 18 at 5:34am · Unlike · 5

Maja Labaš HorvatHello Arjana! My view is that technology is inevitable in every day life and as a consequence, should become a part of school life as well, but there is also a great need for the human dimension and the teacher-student relationship. I work in a rural area where our students come to school from different backgrounds and I still have students who do not have the access to internet at home, while on the other hand some of them are largely exposed to new technology so my job is to bridge this gap and at the same time to try and teach them something and prepare them for their future careers.February 18 at 5:35am · Like · 3

Milena Knezović As much as I am in love with technology and I think that our imagination is the limit...I have to agree with others that we have to take care of "human touch" in every part of our lives. Surely that technology is our tool in classroom and it will be needed more and more each day. February 18 at 6:31am · Unlike · 6

Sylvie VaslinI agree on the main aspects of things stated above. Technology is great, but we need to be careful. Bill Gates and Stephen Hawking themselves have stated we must keep control over the machines and apps. What is funny- as we are teachers- is that we will always have to reflect on these sci-fi-reality technological tools's benefits before using them in our Project-based learning scenarii: Indeed, we will always need to apply our creativity, critical thinking, cultural awareness, moral values, decision-making spirit....as a kind of mirrored reflexion of the key-competences, before we apply them to the pupils. It seems to me that otherwise there won't be really interesting added value beyond the user-friendly aspect that we use also to motivate our students . Sylvie Vaslin February 18 at 7:25am · Unlike · 7

Maria-Genoveva Agape My opinion is that we have an obligation to use and to teach our students to use new technologies in the educational process. It is important, as my colleagues say, to find and keep a balance. Emotions, feelings, practical skills can develop only under the careful guidance of people. February 18 at 7:26am · Unlike · 4

António João Lopes With the emergence and development of these new technologies (augmented reality and virtual reality) increasingly there will be less separation between the boundaries of the virtual world and the real world. And in my opinion, education will be one area of great impact of these technologies because it will contribute to enrich and motivate students learning. February 18 at 7:53am · Unlike · 2

Arjana Blazic Great thoughts everyone! February 18 at 8:27am · Like · 3

Funda Posat Gülenser"Technology won't replace teachers, but teachers who use technology will probably replace teachers who don't"
I like this quotation and it simply explains what we are discussing.
I agree that the “balance” is the vital point and we should pay attention on it .The other important thing is "What makes lessons more exciting , interesting and engaging"…teacher or technology ? I strongly believe that the "teacher" does it.February 18 at 8:30am · Edited · Unlike · 4

Georgia SkalochoritouIn my opinion, technology must support the teaching procedure and offer to the teacher effective ways to reach different types of learners. Using technology in the classroom, can also help combat the "lecture style" system of education, which does cater to a variety of learning processes. Students are excited about being able to use technology and if they use it correctly, it is helpfull for their future careers .February 18 at 8:51am · Unlike · 3

Maxime DrouetI really loved this video: it shows how important the technology is becoming, but it also raises some almost philosophical questions about real/virtual world. I do love technology. I love using it, and to teach my pupils how and why to use it is something important to me. However, I'm not sure that I'm ready to technology such as the one depicted in this video. I know that it's sometime hard to make the difference between real and virtual world, and that it will get worst (or better?). But I still want to be able to make the difference. I like writing emails, doing videoconference. But I'm sure we all agree that it's much better when we actually physically meet! However, seeing how technology has taken such a great place in our daily lives in less that 15 years, I can really imagine our future like the one with see sometimes in Sci-Fi movies.February 18 at 8:53am · Unlike · 3

Višnja Mušnjak Živičnjak I love to use itc technology and apply new methods in my work. But I must admit that every day I encounter a variety of different tools and supplies that I've somewhat lost in all this. February 18 at 9:12am · Unlike · 2

Robert ConingsI always have been fascinated by technology and the use of it in the classroom. I remember the time when trying to have internet on all computers for the first time, using a normal telephoneline and a a network-software package so everyone could share the internet-connection. And what is happening now ? Teachers are asking for highspeed wireless internet and technology so they can work with tablets and move around in the classroom while explaining. But how complicater the technology is becoming, how more difficult schools will keep up with the latest possibilities....February 18 at 9:25am · Unlike · 4

Alexandra DuarteAs much as I am for technology and its use for educational means, the truth is that there is still a long way to go. New apps, new uses are always coming forward at an astonishing pace, but, the truth is that I still teach in a one-computer classroom, sometimes with, other times without band-width. Some of my sts don't even have a computer at home, and therefore, it will take a while before real changes are felt. I do challenge them to use apps in educational contexts and have introduced flipped activities but have to give sts a week so that they have no excuses not to fulfill them.February 18 at 9:28am · Unlike · 2

Eleftheria Pachiadaki I enjoy using technology in my class because I think it is a tool that helps me find information I need, attracts my students interest and in general enrich my lesson. For me a problem is that it evolves very quickly and I have to be always informed if I want to catch up. February 18 at 9:29am · Unlike · 5

Alexandra Duarte If I think about the time I started teaching, OMG, what a difference!!! But top schools and labs are a world apart. Reality - at least here in Portugal, namely in Soure - is quite difference and as much as it may (and it will) change, it will take awhile! February 18 at 9:31am · Unlike · 4

Helena Valečić I strongly support using technology in the classroom and we as teachers must learn how to use it! I think developing technology is normal part of human evolution and we should not be afraid to use it! February 18 at 10:08am · Unlike · 4

Efi KaragianniIn the future our usual lessons will be more boring for the students than they are today and we will seem useless to them if we will not change practices of teaching.I mean we should try even from now on to ask students open ended questions, non googleable ones, to embed technology in our lessons and especially to share the knowledge with the people outside the classroom.School used to be a closed society far from parents etc but now technology gives all of us the opportunity to become learners.February 18 at 10:52am · Like · 2

Cyn D Alberti I think that the greatest impact new technologies had on teachers was to allow them to stay up-to-date with rapidly changing trends in education, basically in a very democratic way (you just need an Internet connection). I have rediscovered the pleasure of learning and looking for new tools to engage pupils in learning languages. February 18 at 11:22am · Unlike · 3

Milena Paskova New technologies are the future through them will unleash the potential of children, while they will be prepared to grow and be personalities to work together, to think, to be active and be able to decide for themselves. February 18 at 11:26am · Like · 1

Conchy Gavilán ÁlvarezI think that technology is changing the word and your way of doing things. Its use in education is quite important because, on one hand it allows to tech important tools to our children for their daily life and on the other it bring us new methods, ways to be in touch with the reality. This makes necessary to be continuously learning the advances and taking them to school. Children must learn to use this tools, and learn to learn nowadays is more important than never before for the speed in which changes happen in our life.February 18 at 12:43pm · Unlike · 4

Bruno Sekereš"Cristina Nicolaita Hello! I'm not sure I would like to be "googled" at every corner of the street, I think it's like an invasion of my privacy. Like everything on the Earth, technology has its strong and weak points, its yin and yang. No technology could ever replace a teacher in my opinion. But it can be a great asset for teachers who want and know how to give it the best use."...........i TOTALLY agree with everything Christina said especially with last 2 sentences. Students in the middle and teachers guide them through learning process giving them right directions and tools.February 18 at 12:51pm · Unlike · 4

Elisabete Pires I must confess that the privacy and security factors scares me a little... there are many different ways to use a good tool. And we need o learn it, to use properly and prevent bad usages. February 18 at 12:55pm · Unlike · 2

Sofia Karamitrou keep up with new technologies, but it's very difficult. Some days we don't even have internet connection !!! I fear that we stuck on previus century  but we will move on February 18 at 12:57pm · Edited · Unlike · 3

Arzu-Mustafa ÇakirThe more technology the more quality life ,On the other hand the more technology the less social life and real friends.What I mean techology creates miracles in education and medicine,but people will not have real friendship or relationship because of it,too.I think it depends on how we use it.If we use technology according to our needs,we can prevent ourselves from the bad effects.In spite of everything,I cannot live without it  It is one of our partsFebruary 18 at 2:01pm · Unlike · 2

Arzu-Mustafa Çakir privacy and security factors also scares me Elisabete Pires February 18 at 2:03pm · Unlike · 1

Maria Rosaria Rogato Technology could have a great impact on education but I think that this will happen very later because not all the schools are well equipped. I also think, as other collegues told, that human relationship can't be replaced by a machine. It remains the most important part in the process of teaching- learning February 18 at 2:19pm · Unlike · 3

Francisco Prendes VeigaMy mother, a wise 67 woman, always says that real future is in current sciene fiction films. She always reminds mobile devices, video conferences and so on on 70' films as something incredible, unreachable, and now they are part of our everyday lives. That's the reason why, as a 43 not so wise man, it was so funny to me to watch the video and see Leia's hologram become real. What will my nephews experience in 40 years time? Teletransportation?February 18 at 2:35pm · Unlike · 5

Francisco Prendes Veiga In my school mobile devices are not allowed for students. They are nos supposed to use their smart phones during 7 hours a day (the time they spend inside the school) I always compare this situation with the idea of making high walls to stop the sea. We can't stop the tide, we'll have to learn to cope with it. February 18 at 2:43pm · Unlike · 3

Agnieszka KubiakIn my opinion we should focus on teachers, their skills and give them opportunity to teach better with the use of ICT. Technology surrounds us but it cannot replace people. I'm trying to ignite teachers in my school to implement ICT in their lessons. But.... When they see me, writing notes on tablet, they ask: don't you have a piece of paper? Teachers have to be concious of working with digital natives and improve their skills.February 18 at 2:59pm · Unlike · 5

Olga Dasoura It is true that new technologies change our world rapidly and what is innovative today won't be tommorow. In my country mobile devices are not allowed in schools. Also parents are very reserved when they are asked to consend to the use of computers and technology in general. In my opinion we should first train teachers on the potential of ICT in education and then spread the word to parents. February 18 at 3:10pm · Unlike · 2

Mariella Fasanelli I reckon that's crucial to get to know about new technologies and study their realistic use for teaching/learning purposes, I'm not afraid of that. February 18 at 3:39pm · Unlike · 3

Nida TürkelayI like using technology in my lessons. Pupils find them interesting, lessons become more attractive and enjoyable but our pupils are illetrate in terms of technology internet and smartphones or computers only mean using socialmedia suchas instagram facebook or playing online games. May be in the future many of pupils wont want to learn writing or reading because they can google via microphones. Today many of them dont want to search any subject in libraries from books. They dont like reading so they cant think analyticaly. Its amazing to control things with mental power by using machines or googling even while walking on the street but for education there must be limits. Pupils need our leading as people are not machines they have emotions but If they could invent a chip that can be loaded into peoples brain and store every knowledge forever, It would be great February 18 at 4:35pm · Unlike · 2

Maria JoseI'm sure many of us feel amazed when comparing our fisrt mobile devices with the ones we can all use nowadays...everything is so quick!!! Undeniable that we have changed our way of communicating, of getting Information, of learning, ... I'm sure that new technologies will become our reality in the future, but what I find left in that light speed process is " culture" of technology. What do I mean by culture, the way we /our students use such devices... At least where I teach and despite being a 2.0 high school we stil have a lot of problems because neither students nor families haven't adopted the role od technology as a learning tool but as an amusing one.February 18 at 4:43pm · Unlike · 2

Maria Jose hopefully new technologies will have a great and positive impact on education...have a look at us !!!!! Teachers from all aroung gather, discuss, learn, help, discuss with the help of a new communicating technology. so the same can happen to our students if we use such technology to learn. February 18 at 4:46pm · Unlike · 3

Maria Jose Changes in implementing new methodologies that make students learn at their own pace, learn to learn and communicate will certainly help them to be competent citizens February 18 at 4:47pm · Unlike · 2

Nada Stojičević It's great that we can use technology to see the world that was unknown to us (space, molecules, animation, simulation ...), but also there is exaggeration ..
I think that any technology that is at the service of people has to evolve, but very often it is in the service of profit ...
I like to use the technology, but the refrigerators with the Internet are not on that list. February 18 at 4:49pm · Unlike · 4

Tatjana Kristek According to my opinion we cannot stop evolution, but everything seems to develop just too fast, especially technology. That seems nice and interesting, but we have become very distant from each other, and our children too. We just need to say stop sometimes and remember that we are humans, with feelings
And technology is here to make our lives better, but there's no machine that can deal with our hearts and souls! February 18 at 4:49pm · Unlike · 2

Κατερίνα Ντίμου It was like watching a sciencefiction film.Very impressive .February 18 at 5:03pm · Unlike · 1

Ditza GracaTechnology is advancing at such a pace that most of the time it's really hard to keep up with it. Every day we are confronted with new tools, new apps, new social media, the works. Schools here are equipped with IWB, computers, projectors; teachers have training to use them (if they want to, no one can force them of course) but what I see at my school is teachers using technology to make presentations using power point. And that's all. It's a shame!February 18 at 5:17pm · Unlike · 2

Aneliya Nikolova I like and I work with technology every day. But we have to balance very carefully between technology and the natural world. February 18 at 5:24pm · Unlike · 3

Yasin Erdoğan New technologies have already become essential in our lives. But it is again up to us if we use it in the right way or wrong way. No one can say, we don't need new tech. Everybody loves because new tech helps us live in better conditions. Of course it has "other" side such as spending too much time in the virtual world but as I said earlier, it depends on us again, using it effectively and truly. February 18 at 5:38pm · Unlike · 3

Marianna Morgigno Truth is in the middle...
Knowledge supports technology, knowledge is technology pillar...February 18 at 6:23pm · Unlike · 4

Nicoleta Pop I m agree with my colleagues say, to find and keep a balance between new and old tehnologies. For example, I use IT tehnologies with my students( 9 years old), but not every day...I still use the traditional metodes, too. February 18 at 6:36pm · Unlike · 3

Arjana BlazicThank you for your 50+ comments! it was interesting to read your thoughts, questions, doubts, even fears. We don't know what the future holds for us, but we all agree that we can't stop the world that is changing so rapidly. We have to adapt to it and find a balance as many of you said. Also, think of Socrates who refused to write down his thoughts because he believed that the written word can't effectively teach anything worth knowing. Replace written with digital - isn't this exactly what technology opponents are saying today? Think of electricity, cars, TV... the Internet ... and other innovations in the future.February 18 at 8:06pm · Edited · Like · 1

Μαριάννα Μαρτίνη Balance is, in my opinion, the correct way to approach new technology and careful thinking before using and applying, will probably protect us from dangers and difficult situations. Augmented reality is fascinating for learners and can keep them motivated to learn from all over the world. February 19 at 4:36am · Unlike · 5

Ionela Camelia Lazea Integrating new technologies in our lives comes naturally as civilisation evolves. Children find it easier to adapt to new technologies than adults because it comes natural to them. As a kindergarten teacher I think we have to be very careful to have a balance between technology and human relations, which at this age is very important. February 20 at 3:18am · Unlike · 5

Sophia KouzouliWe cannot ignore or avoid the use of technology. It is the means to solve problems and facilitate our life. Unfortunately, it is used for other purposes too.We MUST process all the information we receive and make good use of it. The technology itself can offer solutions to the problems it may cause but people are responsible to use these solutions or follow the restrictions involved. I try to use technology as often as I can in my classes and inform my ss about the dangers it has and the advantages it offers.February 20 at 9:59am · Edited · Unlike · 2

Pilar CuelloYes, technologies are changing our world and our life so fast that we can't even blink our eyes before another change takes place. A few days ago, I had a debate with one of my groups of students about this issue. Many interesting ideas came out of it. For example, one boy said that technology would make our life easier, but also unfair for many people and countries. He explained that in many cases governents could invest a lot of money to develop this technology but in some other countries that would be impossible. So the "gap" between rich and poor countries would be bigger and bigger. That's interesting. don't you think?February 20 at 10:49am · Unlike · 3

Aurora MarianiFirst of all technology must be a target to reach the objectives prefixed in my lesson. It can help me to give reality and develop creativity and partecipation among the students. In this global world they have to learn to work in groups, collaborate to solve problems in creative way and using entrepreneurial skills and technologies are an useful means.But our role as teachers is to put in evidence a responsible use of them.February 20 at 10:54am · Unlike · 2

Clapou CrinaMy opinion is that IT technologies are part of the future that we must consider in preparing children for life and their integration in future society. However, we must prepare them, primarily for real-life interpersonal communication and beauty of nature and people! Honestly, I wouldn’t like to talk to a hologram, even if they represent a dear friend somewhere far!!! With all the benefits that ICT brings us, I think it's recommended to use them sparingly and always measure the benefits / damage to the development of children!February 20 at 12:20pm · Unlike · 3

Maria Pia CasconeI think that it is what the future holds for us and more. The way to communicate changes faster and faster, hence we are expected to run with them. Nowadays technology lets us do things that few years ago were unimaginable. It makes our life easier but sometimes it gets it more difficult. In my opinion we should avoid an excessive use of technology if we want to enjoy its benefits. I agree with Pilar when she says that the "digital divide" is a problem but what can we do to solve it? It's not an open-and-shut case!February 20 at 12:57pm · Unlike · 1

Raluca KincsesIn the modern world, technology is a part of our every day life and it develops very fast. Young people are very open for all that is new, so we, as their teachers, have to adapt to the requirements of the society and to use what is of interest for our students in order to make our lessons more interesting and more attractive. Although these innovations might have their downsides, we can take advantage of their benefits to make our lessons more modern.February 20 at 2:59pm · Unlike · 1

Emanuela Leto Interesting challenge.to what extent digitalization can arrive?when it is too extreme and at which point to stop? February 20 at 3:53pm · Unlike · 1

Vasiliki Kontogeorgakou I think that new technologies will help us communicate with our students (for example through blogs etc). Our lesson can not be completely based on them though. We should teach our students to have a critical approach towards them. Anyway this generation will always be able to cope with new technologies better than us. February 20 at 11:55pm · Like · 1

Lola Macias Sometimes my sts. complain about using so much techology (classroom moodle, pinterest, google docs, online presentations), so they beg me to go back to our 'online sts. book'  which, by the way, is an online Oxford book where they work on their laptops using a platform. Kind of funny! February 21 at 4:02am · Like

Marina Molla New tecnologies are part of our everyday Life and in many ways they are making it easier. I' m trying to adapt and it is not always easy but I am surely fascinated many times. As a teacher I think that we schould help our students how to use them with safety and how to find the right informations. February 21 at 4:47am · Like

Γιώργος Όλγα I agree with Marina Molla especially to help our students how to use them with safety and how to find the right informations. February 21 at 5:02am · Like

Elisabete Pires did you know that i...February 21 at 10:19am · Like

Úlfhildur Helga Guðbjartsdóttir I think its good thing to teach the students to use the new technology but also to be careful using it. Its sad to see people around, sitting together but not talking together or maybe through the internet (Facebook or other devices). We also have to remind the pupils to think of not publishing personal things live on the internet. February 21 at 1:07pm · Edited · Like

Γιώργος Όλγα i love technologies and try new things in classes but i can t manage it as well as i want to. February 21 at 10:38am · Like · 1

Maria Teresa Lauletta The future is now! a mom blind can see his newborn baby. I like it February 21 at 10:46am · Like

Popa Camelia Sanda I love new technologies but I find a little hard for me! Anyway I will try! February 21 at 11:15am · Like

Vasiliki Kontogeorgakou Our students are likely to be our teachers... What kind of knowledge or qualifications should we, the teachers, have to face this new reality????February 21 at 1:05pm · Like · 1

Mariella Fasanelli Technologies will help our life, what matters is not to let rapid change overwhelm us. The impact on education may be crucial. The brain of our species is changing and we, as educators, cannot but take that into account and proactively work on that. February 22 at 3:16am · Edited · Like · 1

Ioanna Fotopoulou This video is impressing. Undoubtedly all these technologies have made our life easier, faster and not only this but in my opinion the most important of all is that they have give us the potential to have access in sources of of knowledge which would inevitable to approach a few years earlier. Certainly, the way we will utilize technology it depends on us. February 22 at 11:41am · Like

Dominique Amschler BrownHi, I am catching up on what you did earlier this week. I am currently on the subject of "what the future might be". In some ways (since I am 50 this year) I find it very scary but I believe modern technology is the future, there will be more extraordinary technological research done in the near future.Luckily and hopefully we will still be useful as human beings. Our extinction is not for the near future, we will have to adapt. I am very tactile as most Latin people and I can just regret not being able to touch people as I speak to them, hug a sad person, pat a lucky one etc... there will definitely be less physical interactions with modern technologies.
On the other hand this will enable children from all over the world to access education as long as they have access to internet. Home schooling could become a lot more popular. We as teacher could work from home, prepare our lessons and send them live.
My school all be it huge and in appearance very modern has not yet even got a simple beamer in each classroom, not only people need to adapt but also the schools!
As for me, I try to keep up with new technology as to not fall behind and be ready to adapt when necessary.
I see a great future for our kids and future generations.February 23 at 9:20am · Like · 1

Samson Iulia Technology can’t replace the teacher, but can help him a lot. It is a huge responsibility to know and to choose what technology to use and how to use it for the students ‘benefice.
I’m trying to work with technology every day, at home and in the classroom. I think the technology is perfect for the 21st century education. February 23 at 10:08am · Edited · Like

Iciar Herrero i'm working with one of my groups of students about nanotechnology and its benefits.I think we can watch this video and see what they think. Thanks!! It's so important to be out in the world of the future world. Yesterday at 1:11pm · Like

Cornelia Magdalena RascanuNew technology .... ? First you have to get used to it in November frames . Sometimes I think that our students know more than us. It 's good as new technology is introduced in schools ? I say yes! I remember about 20 years ago in Romania there were no computers and no internet in schools ( even today there are in all schools in the country) . Back then my learning process was slow compared to today. You can imagine how it will be over for another 20 years?22 hrs · Like

Eric Kleipool:

Goodmorning to all, What will the future be alike: I think that we have to be realistic. All things developped in the society will be brought into the school. Tablets and chromebooks, because it gives the change for collaboration, personalized learning and communication. What will change is how we help the pupils with their education. More personalized learning, interaction, collaboration in and outside the school, blended learning. seach what you want to know. You don't have to wait for the teacher to learn...... learn from each other. Cross curriculum work, ownership and entrepeneurhip, will change our profession from only teaching to coaching. Classrooms will be open spaces with different functionality. Exploring and creative spaces,...... the future classroom?

Vasiliki Kontogeorakou:I agree with Arjana, we can not say no to technology and progress. I am a bit worried about the fact that we will always be "technology immigrants" compared to the next generation. Also what competence should we provide to our students to be able to deal with every new technology???

Nena Mandelj:

I think the future is about access, anywhere learning and collaboration, both locally and globally. It has to be social. Schools of the future could have a traditional groups of students, as well as online only students who live across the country or even the world. Things are already starting to move this way with the emergence of massive open online courses, like ours :)

Niculina, Romania: Maybe the future is not as far as we think it is. There are many rising technologies such as Speech Recognition, which is currently used by mobile devices. And various projects and designs for future androids (Human-Like robots) that imitate human behavior, facial expressions, gestures, emotions and personality.

Micheline Peacock: New technologies are great. I want to learn. They offer unknown opportunities. I teach French. I can show videos, we c an read French newspapers, listen to songs, make videos ourselves and communicate with French speaking people all over the world, we can ... . Great ! But ... there isn't a computer in every classroom, it doesn't allways work well. It makes me loose time. Time I need for ... French.  And it makes them lazy : I use PowerPoint or I make a mindmap and put it on the platform. OK, Then they don't need to pay attention anymore ... The blackboard can be very efficient too.

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Ditza GracaNever used Skype in class nor know anyone who did. Only used oovoo for videoconferencing with my comenius partners. But this Mystery Skype sure does look like a very interesting activity. Pretty sure my students would love it so I might give it a try.February 18 at 5:31pm · Like

Arjana BlazicThere are teachers in this group who want to try it out immediately. So why not pair up with someone here?February 18 at 7:46pm · Like · 1

Eleftheria PachiadakiGood morning. I have not used it either. It looks very interesting tool and I am thinking of using it with my erasmus+ partners. The problem is that Internet connection and computer lab in my school are rather old and I am afraid that we might have a problem. But I am willing to try and I am sure that my students will love it.February 19 at 1:39am · Like

Arzu-Mustafa ÇakirI have never used Sykpe in my class,either but I am sure it is the greatest way to come together with the other students from anywhere of the world.I will try thisFebruary 19 at 2:07am · Like

Ramona LarisaWow...it's so great...but... I don't think that I can make it in my school because we don't have the necessary equipment and...I don't think that our director would agree with this...And our curriculum is very "bushy" so we don't have the time required for such activities... but it sounds interesting for...future. February 19 at 3:49am · Like

Maja Labaš HorvatI have done the Mystery Skype when I did Jobs with my grammar school students.I asked a couple of my secondary school friends who are not successful in their field of work to talk to my students and they loved it.We talked to a cartoon character drawer who now lives in Africa,with an EU official from Brussels and a businessman and a flight attendant from Dubai.February 19 at 3:53am · Like · 2

Özge NalbantoğluHello Arjana Blazic . I really want to try it. However we have a snow holiday until Monday 😐 Can we try this activity until 14 march?February 19 at 4:09am · Unlike · 1

Arjana BlazicOf course, anytime Özge February 19 at 8:56am · Edited · Like · 1

Büşra YeşilWe have played Mystery Skype game between Ireland and Turkey with my 4th grade students. It was very simple. I just taught them basic questions. First they asked about the continent, then about borders, then about directions. After a couple of questions, students can easily find out where that country is. We can organise again if anyone is volunteer..February 19 at 9:24am · Unlike · 3

Bruno SekerešIm gonna try tomorow or next week first with someone from my school and then if it works we can try with some school from abroad February 19 at 10:27am · Unlike · 2

Ionela Camelia LazeaI have never tried it, but I just signed up for skype in the classroom. I think it's a great idea to use it to communicate to other teachers and children from different cities or countries.February 20 at 3:46am · Like · 3

Sophia KouzouliI had not heard about it before! It sounds very interesting! I will surely try it with my students!!February 20 at 10:49am · Like

Sophia Kouzoulijust signed in...looking forward to using it!February 20 at 11:02am · Like

Clapou CrinaIt is a great tool to connect schools and kindergartens from all over the world.February 20 at 11:03am · Like

Niculina ChiperWe had skype meetings with various school for our etwinning projects. February 21 at 12:14pm · Edited · Like · 1

Vasiliki KontogeorgakouI am going to check it...February 21 at 1:10pm · Like

Mariella FasanelliIn a Mystery Skype session you may also have kids showing food from their own region so the guessing game might be based on food and typical dishesFebruary 22 at 3:27am · Like

Johanna ChardaloupaI read about it in the past. I have used skype on my last eTwinning-Project to communicate with the partner school in esthonia! AND we managed to play kahoot through skype! It was amazing!!!February 22 at 4:00am · Like