Discovering with Technology for Learning Course- Impact of Emerging Technology

  There is so much up and coming technology that I would love to explore.  I think that a lot of the up and coming tech could be used more in the general education classroom as opposed the the resource room.  I had to think very creatively on how these tools could be applied to a resource room and in other special education classroom.
    I think drones and Oculous Rift glasses could be very useful in the general education classroom.  These would be be great tools to experience things that from different views.  The drones would be great for hands on math activities using measurement, weight, speed, and even talking about how far the drone could go or how long it could operate before the it losses energy.  I think the Oculous glasses would be great when studying social studies or history topics.  I think the Oculous and Drones could be a great tool for students to be creative with their writing responses.  Students could write about what they want to do with it, an experience they had with the tools, or create a story and show it to others on the Drones and even virtually on the Oculous.
    If I had these tools in my classroom, I would definitely use the Oculous and the Drone for encouraging creative writing.  I think I would also have my student write stories that they would then create a virtual world on the Oculous.   I would also have the student write stories about a super hero or the life of an ant by using the view of the drone.  I think one tool that I would use is the Makey Makey in my classroom.  It looks like there is so much you can do with those using any types material for the Makey Makey to connect to.  I would have the students do some phonics lessons and building words using the Makey Makey.  I also could see all three of these tools being used with students with physical impairments to help them better interact with their environment and experience things they couldn't experience in person(i.e., some people with physical impairments can't ride on roller coasters, the Oculous makes it possible for them to experience it, to a certain point).
    A type of technology that is emerging that I think would be useful in the classroom is a screenless display.  I think this would be a great tool, especially for teachers that are always traveling from room to room.  There are many different types of screenless displays, such as contact form of screenless displays.  I am worried about the health benefits of them though.