IDC Blog Entry Number Three

My idea is simple, use the netbooks for two purposes, doing things in old ways a.k.a. handing stuff in digitally and also use them for old things in new ways. This already answers the criteria of Dabbling, as we already have the netbooks, and sort of know what could be done with them. Handing material in or out digitally is going to speed up the classroom environment without taking a toll on the quality of the education. However, the key is using the netbooks for doing old things in new ways. Just as the author put it, there could be material that uses interactive simulation, extensive use of animation, visual guides, etc., all readily available to the student through the use of a netbook computer. From the extensive use of the netbooks new ideas for education are only bound to arise. Students will give feedback on the netbooks, educators will get to try new methods of teaching, all leading up to slowly but surely revolutionizing the education system and bringing it up to needs of the 21st century and beyond. Technology is constantly evolving, and education should follow along.