what will schools be like in 50 years.how will students learn?what will they learn
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Did anyone from the 60s even imagine the technology used by today’s students? The answer is a big NO. Why talk about the 60s, as a student from the 90s, I used to spend hours in the school library to complete my school project. Those memories are still fresh in my mind. When I was in class VII, our Social Science teacher made us form groups, and each group was assigned a country each, we had to collect all relevant information about that country like the population, Topography, Climate, Languages, Literacy rate, etc. The country given to us was “China.” We had to submit the project within a week. My friends and I rushed to our school library and pounced on whatever written material we could find on China. Computer and Internet were not common at that time; Most of the houses with kids in school carried a set of Encyclopedia – which was considered a prized possession. But Now in 2017, children do not refer to various books like us, all they have to do is to type the topic on GOOGLE and lo, a series of websites are right in front of them with a click of the mouse. Doing projects and learning has become much easier than the past. Another technology that has quietly entered into our schools is the CCTV camera, Sitting in her office, the Principal can view what is going around the school through her PC.Ignoring the use of mobile phones would be unwise. Even though most of the schools do not allow kids to carry phones to school, they cannot stop them from using mobiles at home. Right from Group Discussions to sharing of homework happens through cell phones. For example, if a student is unwell and has to skip school for few days, he gets access to the chapters taught in school and notes through WhatsApp on the same day, while a few years ago, a student had to write down pages and pages of notes on the day he returns to school. Students of today are introduced to Flipped and 3D immersive technology in Classrooms, which were theoretical concepts in the past. In flipped classrooms, the students can learn from live or recorded lectures by their teachers and discuss with their peers through web discussions and get clarification of their concepts through online chatting – all at their convenient time and place. Once the concepts are learned, the classroom sessions are organized by their teacher in such a manner that further learning happens through activities. In 3D immersive technology imbibed classrooms, the pupils are taught not through chalk and board but through virtual reality. Where complex concepts are easily explained by adopting the 3D technology.Let’s peep into the future and see how our schools are going to be: Get ready to take a journey through