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 * **Name** || **Things I know about Emerging Technology** || **Things I want to know about Emerging Technology** ||
 * Crystal ||  ||   ||
 * Randa || "Emerging" to me is different than for others, since I'm low on the geek ladder.

My students use their ipods in class sometimes and I was able to let a couple of them know about Dragon Dictation || More ways kids can access and practice their lessons, notetaking devices like the nifty recording pen Tools kids and families (and I) can afford Virtual travel Ways to make my teaching life easier- organizing gadgets? How to use what the kids have in their pockets and how to equalize that for the kids who have empty pockets Voice capture technologies- places for kids to practice speaking French What roadblocks might we expect to face in terms of integration of certain technologies? For example, we currently have conflicts about the use of cell phones in school, some potentially useful web pages are blocked. (See Susie's comments) ||
 * Tina || It is changing and improving faster than I can keep up! || iPod touches, apple tablet, smart response, new online advances and applications of all of them. ||
 * Susie || ET is not what is trendy right now. It is what will be in the classrooms in the future. I know that the technology being shown at CES 2010 is a glimpse of the huge amount of innovation that is happening every single day. || I want to learn how to better incorporate the technology that the students already have on their own (like cell phones and iPod touches) and how I can go about convincing my fellow teachers that they aren't bad. I'd also like to be able to benefit from ET by incorporating it in a way that won't break the bank (such as the TED talk on WiiMotes) while still being on the cutting edge. ||
 * Jen || ET is cutting edge and advantageous technology. || How can I incorporate cell phones/ipods etc into the classroom? What new technologies are out there (list somewhere)? Are they free/affordable? ||
 * Kate || It's new, and/or improving all the time. Now a days it is a product of many minds... people identifying a problem and coming up with a solution that involves technology and "emerging" means it's new or the concept is still forming... I know I'm not always in the "know" about what is emerging and would like to be! || the Apple tablet...!!! Google Wave, more ways to use iPod Touches in the classroom, *free emerging tech tools* What is out there... what to be looking for... Sites that will keep me in the "Know" ||
 * Barbara || I know that I cannot predict what technology will be available for us next year, let alone five or ten years from now. What is emerging technology today may become obsolete in a few years. || I want to know what new technologies are being developed that can support teaching and learning. I want to know how I can help teachers and students understand how the new technologies that they are acquiring for personal use can support their learning in and out of school. Specifically, I'm interested in exploring uses for smart phones and ipod touches, and new web tools like Google Wave. I'd also like to learn about cutting edge technologies that may be available to us in the future. ||
 * Lisa || I know technology is continuing emerging. What is new and emerging today is old within weeks. || I want to know what emerging tools are on the horizon for classroom use? Where do we go to get reliable and valid information about upcoming emerging technologies? Are the new emerging devices multi-faceted? Do emerging technologies include web-based tools like Google Wave? What about eReaders? I want to look at them, see the benefits and drawbacks. Are they possible solutions to lugging heavy textbooks that are often out of date within a year of publication. ||
 * ** Nicole ** || I know it changes daily. || What is the newest and latest gadget that can be used in an elementary classroom? I would like to find new ways to use my class iPod Touches besides using Apps, syncing podcasts, and digital books. My students use them daily during reading centers, but I would like to be more inventive with them. ||
 * Jeff ||  ||   ||
 * Randy || I've read a lot but know very little. || How can I incorporate such things as Itouch technology into the classroom? I'd like to find a good, inexpensive online conferencing piece of software for working with students (Dim-Dim, Twiddla, ...) Just ordered an ITouch. ||
 * Diana || I know technology is constantly changing what's new today will be old before the year ends. || How I can incorporate online conferencing in a more productive way. I would also like to check out the latest tools for use in my classroom. ||