Emerging+Trends+in+Technology

= Emerging Trends in Technology =

[] =Description= For this assignment we were asked to research an emerging trend in technology and look at how it could be used for education and business. Each student was asked to select from a list of acceptable topics or submit a topic of their choice. The list was an editable Wiki that all could use. I decided on Edline because we use it at Padua but I wanted to explore its other functions.Once our topic was approved we were asked to research the history, uses and relationships to Web2.0 technologies. We were then asked to create a VoiceThread presentation for our classmates so that they could understand more about the specific technology. We shared the VoiceThreads with one another for review at a later date.

=Reflection= When we were first assigned the VoiceThread project I was unsure how to go about creating the technology. I had never used VoiceThread and I didn't know how complicated it would be. As I started to use the program and became more familiar with it I started to see how it could be used in my classroom. While it is easy to upload pictures and videos to the VoiceThread program, I found the audio portion to be more difficult. Even reading off my script I made several mistakes (I talk too fast). Also, there is no way to edit the audio portion. If you record two separate audio portions for a slide, you cannot rearrange them. I found this very frustrating. I found sharing that sharing the finished project was easy and I'm sure it is something that my students could do as well. I'm thinking of using VoiceThread next year in my Introduction to Communication Arts class as a different way of communicating information to a vast audience.