The infrastructure of schools is constantly being updated, and modern educational technologies are being introduced. For example, a few years ago, students used to solve equations on a chalkboard, but today many schools have interactive whiteboards. Teachers can display any videos, images, presentation slides. Many interactive whiteboards can be written on with the help of a finger – firstly, it’s no longer necessary to get dirty with chalk, and secondly, it’s fun for children regardless of their age.
In addition to interactive whiteboards, schools are equipped with digital badging systems. They have also been introduced as part of the use of modern technology. Parents can keep track of what time a child entered the school building and when they left. Now all a student needs to do is put a pass to the turnstile, but in a decade it could be biometrics – fingerprints, like Touch ID on Apple devices, and retinal scans.
Paper diaries are almost a thing of the past – electronic diaries are ubiquitous. In the future, 3D gadgets will replace common printers and students will be able to print any 3D model they want for a variety of tasks. One school in Minneapolis, USA, has already got a Dimension BST printer that students can use to create design prototypes. Every year the use of modern technology in school is becoming more and more active.
Probably, the usual paper will not be used anymore – scientists are already developing OLED-displays. They are flexible, light and thin “sheets” that can be rolled or stacked just like paper. This solution is more practical, environmentally friendly and durable than ordinary paper, such displays do not tear and are interactive – like a flexible tablet.
Previously, children from the regions sought to go to study in major cities. Now quality education is no longer tied to the place and education is real – you can study with a teacher of any rank and nationality, even if he lives in a different time zone and speaks a foreign language.
Online education is developing at an incredible rate. Soon, not only remote lessons with live people will be used, but also learning guided by artificial intelligence. For example, Microsoft has already released a tutorial app for learning Chinese. In it, the student responds to short print and audio messages of the teacher-bot in the chat room. The artificial intelligence analyzes the answers and selects the right load.