Hayley’s Blog

Marc Prensky’s article “But the screen is too small..” discusses the future of educational technology as an n-Gage mobile phone/gaming platform. The device can can connect to over one billion others, it acts like a mini version of the computer. It allows students to connect to the internet, play videos and has a new thumb keyboard but most importantly it has upgradeable external microprocessors and hardrives.

This will allow students to receive and submit homework electronically, therefore being more environmentally friendly that the traditional pen and paper worksheets. The only downfall of this device is its cost. Prensky predicts that it will cost around $100 per device, but he also predicts that these devices will already have a home in our students pockets soon enough whether they are used in the classroom or not.

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