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November 15, 2002

Top 10 Smart Technologies for Schools

What's a "smart" technology? While one might argue that all technology-from a toaster to a moon rover-is smart, those we present in the following Top 10 list meet their own set of criteria. In contrast to the breakthroughs we profiled last year, which included such broad topics and trends as wireless and virtual learning, the technologies we've chosen to examine here perform more specific, identifiable functions. Fingerprint recognition and artificial intelligence can free educators and school staff of time-consuming tasks. Telementoring and virtual reality enable collaborations and instant expert guidance from any spot on earth. And voice-to-text technology and hybrid devices support young and challenged learners in formerly unheard of ways. In the hands of well-trained educators, these technologies can offer powerful new solutions for teaching children.

1. Voice to Text

2. Next Wave

3. Hybrid Computing

4. Virtual Reality

5. Artificial Intelligence

6. Telementoring

7. Assessment on the Fly

8. Digital Video Production

9. Fingerprint Recognition

10. The Brain

Contributors

Doug Fodeman, technology director of the Brookwood School in Manchester, Mass.

Carol S. Holzberg, anthropologist, educational technology specialist, and computer journalist

Kristen Kennedy, senior editor of T&L

Todd McIntire, director of achievement for Edison Schools

Susan McLester, editor in chief of T&L

Jason Ohler, director of the University of Alaska's Educational Technology Program and author of Then What?

Charles Parham, curriculum coordinator at Smith College Campus School in Northampton, Mass.

Amy Poftak, executive editor of T&L

Kathy Schrock, administrator for technology at Nauset Public Schools in Orleans, Mass., and the creator of Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators

David Warlick, director of The Landmark Project and the author of Raw Materials for the Mind


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