Technology in a 21st century classroom design

[Niamh Barry]

Hi all,

 

I am currently working on a masters project with NCAD and I am wondering if there is any technological design I have left out in the classroom. We have accounted for:

 

1. portable IWB

2. Projectors

3. Sound proof suite recording

4. Digitial cameras

5. Document cameras

6. Audience Repsonse system

7. LCD screen

8. Laptops

 

I would like advice on what to add to the list and where and how to place sources of electricity.

 

Any advice would be greatly appreciated,

 

First time poster, regular reader! Design attached!

 

Niamh

[Joe Halpin]

Niamh,
A teachers lapel mic. with good sound system is very handy as is a tablet PC
or something similar.




Joe

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[Niamh Barry]

Great, thanks Joe!

[Joe Halpin]

Sorry I hit enter before I was finished.

Would the following come under your remit?

zoned lighting
Heating / ventilation
Printing and scanning
Access Control Security
Phone
Internet

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[Niamh Barry]

Yes we are considering them also!

On Monday, April 15, 2013, Joe Halpin wrote:

[David Kearney]

Hi Niamh,

 

Nice Image J

 

Even with so much tech, there’s probably still a need for a Printer (maybe a 3D one!).

 

Also, Laptops could read Laptops/Tablets

 

Response Systems (“clickers”) can now be virtual (running as Apps on either format)

 

Digital Cameras can now be part of the Tablets.

 

Classroom may also need a powered Wifi Base Station.

 

Laptops/Tablets can be powered via one ‘smart plug’ in a charging station/trolley

 

Kind regards,

David

 

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[Niamh Barry]

Thanks David, great points about obsolete and incorporated devices. I'm working on a CAD architect plan for the room so I will send that to you when I have it finished. The students in this school will have Netbooks which they will bring with them. Any advice in relation to these?

 

[Laurence Cuffe]

Dear Niamb

I guess the question is a little open ended, so here goes:

1)Blue skies or Building regs. What I man here is is this an ideal or a real classroom, or to put it another way, What time frame or budget are we looking at?

Devices. Tablets seem to be an obvious gap. However there are other possibilities, I head one of the founders of smart technology talking about the idea of a digital river. That is a smart board like surface on a table, but one with a current, so a student could work on a project/ drawing/ calculation for a bit and then let it drift off down river for the next student to interact with it. All the work possibly drifting up onto the teacher’s desk in the end.

The acoustic environment could also be up for grabs. If the space was highly sound absorbing, but we had the possibility of feeding back in reverberation, I could have the room boisterous and echoic for play time, but then signal that it was time to get serious by dialing down the reverb and thus signalling that it was time to concentrate.

I could go on here, a touch sensitive floor coupled to a synthesizer, so that walking around the classroom could variously result in the sound of leaves, gravel or thunderousfootfalls when the students are supposed to be at their desks.

Motion capture devices such as the connect, coupled with projectors to give shared virtual words, maybe even with other classrooms half the word away…

Robots…. No I’m serious. Have you seen the work on using robots with autistic spectrum kids? Robots like the Nao  as seen here:

http://www.aldebaran-robotics.com/en/Solutions/For-Education/introduction.html

Then there is output. 3D printers, programmable laser cutters etc all could have a place in a classroom.

I’d better stop or I’ll be here all night.

Sounds fun,

All the best

Laurence Cuffe

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[Niamh Barry]

Hi Laurence,

 

That's amazing, exactly what were looking for. It is a real room, budget aside for moment. Any other ideas?

 

Niamh

[Michael Purcell]

Have you a full time ICT specialist on standby for when that 'Murphy's Law' moment occurs, or is the teacher expected to be au fait with all these different operating systems?

Nothing worse than having something prepared & then the gremlins descend!?

[Peter Lydon]

If we are being all ‘new agey’...different ‘learning opportunities’ require different ‘learning spaces’ whatever installations (!) that are currently fixed, would need in a future classroom to be flexible to account for this or else you need several designs.
I really don’t like lemon-segment tables (I’m sure they have another name).
Stuff I’d like...
A fridge;
A sink;
A kettle;
Large wall space for posters (part of the wall could be multiple digital displays;
Drawers – lots of them.
Wall slots for a class set of (insert brand) tablets with wireless charging.
No halogen or fluorescent light – light sensitive glass or opacity control glass would be cool.
Windows above adult height – in a strip around the room
Forget portable IWB – make all the walls capable of acting like an IWB (eBeam, etc one possibility).
Power sockets in the floor – better if you can have wireless charging.
3D printer
Some greenery (easy to maintain, low growing thing)
Floor level vacuum and air purifier.

Peter


Peter

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[Joe Halpin]

I like the way you guys are thinking - real trekkies altogether :-)



Joe

 

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[Peter Lydon]

Actually - this is the best argument for going back to blackboard and chalk.
Actually, I'm speechless.
It's just...
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On 16/04/2013 12:27, "Henry Batten" <hba...@merunetworks.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Just thought that I'd mention this is predicated on a rock solid wireless
> solution capable of supporting all these devices securely and simultaneously.
> One site that might be of interest to have a look at is:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs-c2kpS-Xs
>
> This is plaza learning at New Line Learning Academy where they have tried to
> implement new tech... there can be around 120 children in a year group
> together.
>
> Best regards,
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> Henry

> Drawers - lots of them.

> Wall slots for a class set of (insert brand) tablets with wireless charging.

> No halogen or fluorescent light - light sensitive glass or opacity control
> glass would be cool.
> Windows above adult height - in a strip around the room
> Forget portable IWB - make all the walls capable of acting like an IWB (eBeam,
> etc one possibility).
> Power sockets in the floor - better if you can have wireless charging.

[Peter Lydon]

120:1 = New Learning Environment = Better?!
Wrong. Very Wrong.

Peter

[Niamh Barry]

Our classroom designed for  25:1 anyway!

[Henry Batten]

Interestingly, it's not 120:1, I don't believe, but all the teachers working together to deliver different things. Then groups can be broken out after that as well. Also, the flipped learning environment is implemented from what I've seen. It's had quite good results apparently. The idea is that all the furniture is modular so any configuration is possible depending upon the material being delivered.

Please accept my apologies if this appeared as a sales-pitch and the original post has been removed, it wasn't supposed to be. Merely a contribution to the debate to show that people have been implemented some of the things discussed.

[Peter Lydon]

Definitely NOT a sales pitch - the adults hardly break a smile and looked
vaguely shell-shocked.

I do believe that was a teacher with a microphone delivering instructions;
So is that 120 to 1 teacher plus some lower-paid classroom assistants or
what exactly is the instructional mode.

Either way, I wouldn't let my kid anywhere near an environment like that.
As for flipped classroom http://plpnetwork.com/2012/10/08/flip-love-affair/

I do like the technology though. Expensive I bet.

Peter

[Laurence cuffe]

On 15 Apr 2013, at 23:34, Niamh Barry wrote:

Hi Laurence,

 

That's amazing, exactly what were looking for. It is a real room, budget aside for moment. Any other ideas?

 

Niamh

Its not real, but it would be fun to make it so.  

The idea of the river application for a smart table came from a talk by Nancy Knowlton who is the wife of the founder of Smart Technologies and Current CEO. It was mentioned in a talk she gave at an innovations in eLearning Symposium at the Defense Acquisition University, in 2011. All the talks for that symposium are available via ItunesU.

Using the Kinect as input devices for serious games, is Stephen Howells work, more on this is here:

http://scratched.media.mit.edu/discussions/teaching-scratch/scratch-kinect

The Audio ideas are mine.

Other Ideas. 

One idea I like is the idea that when presenting a lesson, you might have a web pilot, and a recorder. This is a bit like the social interactions we have in a normal meeting, where the secretary and the chairman have different roles, but the aim is to produce a collaborative artefact at the end of the day which represents the sum of the effort of the participants.

In the teaching version, I may be presenting a topic, the web pilot will be finding appropriate web content on the fly, and the recorder could be assembling the sites found or the topics mentioned into a mind map.  The students are actively populating the mind map.  The result might be like a very high speed real-time collaborative MOOC, and the students might not need to be physically present.

 

Virtual worlds   Even something as simple as photosynth 

http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=d8594ae2-f2da-464d-afe7-0e136861e6a1

could be wild if rather than using a mouse for input you used floor pads with a projection screen. Lean forward and you zoom into sections of a building lean to the side and you turn and go that way.  

OK. That is two further notions.

[Mark O'Hagan]

Niamh

From a classroom design point of view,you should also include the following.

Spare electrical sockets at the correct locations  to power extra devices. For example if you wanted to use an Apple TV to stream content wirelessly through your projector, my recommendation is that the Apple TV sits on the projector and the electoral power socket to power it should be at the screen end of the projector arm.

Spare network connections should you need to add a wireless access point at some stage

Projectors should have a HDMI input

Good quality speakers

Mark

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[Bije Barrett]

Hi Laurence

 

I don't know what is in your head or even if its a reality but it excites me none the less. Here is why.

 

'a digital river'

'smart board like surface on a table so a student could work on a project/ drawing/ calculation for a bit and then let it drift off down river for the next student '

'An acoustic environment'  'feeding back in reverberation'  'echoic for play time then signal that it was time to get serious' 'recorder could be assembling the sites found or the topics mentioned into a mind map' 'a collaborative artefact' 'students are actively populating the mind map ' 'the sum of the effort of the participants'

'a touch sensitive floor coupled to a synthesizer' 'Lean forward and you zoom into' etc

'Robots' 'STEM focuses on problem-solving and exploratory learning by encouraging students to work in teams to actively engage in challenges and discover solutions. What could be a more suitable tool for exploring the world of science than an advanced, interactive, speaking, and moving robot?'

'3D printers, programmable laser cutters etc'

 

Touches of the future that need better synthesis and elaboration for the techies of the future to develop for a cost effective and cost encouraged, learning environment in an Irish class room.

 

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[Eugene Eichelberger]

If were dreaming... Each school should have a working greenhouse with functioning aquaponics system. Each student can spend a year or two learning about agriculture, chemistry, biology, ecology, climate science, electronics (sensors), computerized information systems, data analysis,   statistics, and thermodynamics. Give them laptops, put them in teams, and let them manage. They'd see the fruits of their labor (literally).

 

My favorite Aquaponics video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IryIOyPfTE 

-Eugene

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[Bije Barrett]

Inspirational Eugene.

 

Your link lead me here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep9scUGOmoU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVfav6LNEWQ&NR=1&feature=endscreen

Best Regards,

Bije Barrett

[Bije Barrett]

Sorry, and here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26xpMCXP9bw

What a great course for the new junior cert short course programme.

[Bije Barrett]

Sorry and here

http://www.thezeitgeistmovement.ie/index.php/forum/8-active/3-sustainbility-project-aquaponics

Is this the 'a digital river' Laurence was talking about?

 

[Seaghan Moriarty]

Wow – this is one of the most exciting education concepts I’ve seen on CESI –

Thanks!

 

 

Kindest Regards,

Seaghan Moriarty

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26xpMCXP9bw

 

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[CJ Fanning]

Wonderful idea!!! 

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[Pat Seaver]

A small Irish company (www.aquaponics.ie) has set  up ready-to-go aquaponics systems for schools.  To help the teacher get started, they’ve produced SESE lesson plans and resources directly mapped on to Jun Infants, Senior Infants etc.

 

Blackrock Education has one set up in their lobby so if you’re in the vicinity drop in for a coffee and a look!

 

Pat Seaver

[Laurence cuffe]

On 21 Apr 2013, at 14:40, Bije Barrett wrote:

Sorry and here

http://www.thezeitgeistmovement.ie/index.php/forum/8-active/3-sustainbility-project-aquaponics

Is this the 'a digital river' Laurence was talking about?

 

That is really really cool.  I spotted arduno's, and calculated that the pump will cost less than a euro a year to run. 

I also like the idea of floating gardening and might play around with it too.

However the Idea I was referring to was mentioned in this talk:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/2011-innovations-in-elearning/id454518658

by Nancy Knowlton. This talk was given at a seminar at the Defense Acquisition University. Its an interesting talk and gives some interesting insights into the evolution of the smart board.

This referred to students working on work collaboratively on an interactive surface, like a smart board, which would drift the work slowly past them.

She talks about it as a possible inovation which they had under development in their research Labs. Given that she has now left the company, its not clear whether or not its going to come out of the back office.

All the best

Laurence Cuffe

[Mags Amond]

what a timely conversation, loving it. did anyone else see the aquaponics on bbc countrywide this evening?

[Angela Higgins]

A number of years ago, Wicklow Youthreach delivered a FETAC Minor award in Aquaculture at Level 3. It was highly rewarding, given that we bread fish and were able to sell the resulting offspring back to the local pet shop at holiday time! It was also an excellent introduction to biology for students who had not had a lot of previous experience of the sciences.  Students also developed data recording skills associated with the project, enhancing their understanding of real-life use of mathematics. The fish also had a wonderfully calming effect on the centre, as well as adding beauty! 

Angela

[Bije Barrett]

I am really inspired by Eugene’s dream of functioning aquaponics system .

Every aspect of it offers so many educational outcomes. (most of which were mentioned by Eugene)

But with any organic biological continuous project through term breaks, holidays (feeding of live organisms, monitoring of live conditions, lack of supervision, lack of access to the plant, electricity cut offs at end of day and on days off, winter months, summer months, dealing with produce produced and sometimes lack of collective accountability that can happen in a second level environment) proper safe guards for the living organism needs to be addressed.

 I know his link suggested , through sensors with feeds in twitter will overcome some of these and not being on the grid is another but I fear the costs of such a self sustaining system  with remote monitoring probably  would be a longer term outcome meanwhile your very expensive organism die.

Here is a suggestion to possibly overcome of some these issues.

Why not get the retired members of our community, who are keen gardeners, to become closely involved. A team of our senior members whose knowledge and commitment would:

-add to the students learning outcomes

-give the retired members a sense of having still a lot to offer to their community, with all that has to offer for their psyche.

After all it is about sustainability.

The extent to which any aquaponics system develops and achieves valuable cross curricular learning out comes that are continuous and developing needs to address these systemic issues outside of the mammoth task of set up and costs.

Pat thanks for that link and Angela a contact name and e-mail address for that project director would be most helpful.

Has any one got the coding experience to suggest how temp sensors, oxygen sensors, water flow sensors, etc could feed to twitter for student monitoring of their production of produce.

 

[Eugene Eichelberger]

On Monday, 22 April 2013 18:48:11 UTC+1, Interactive busy bee wrote:

Has any one got the coding experience to suggest how temp sensors, oxygen sensors, water flow sensors, etc could feed to twitter for student monitoring of their production of produce.

Of the challenges in getting a program like this together. Coding sensors to alert over e-mail or twitter would be fairly trivial. Sensors wired to PCs, Raspberry Pi, or Arduino would be able to send messages. 

-Eugene

[Bije Barrett]

Ok but what about security for the PC, say in an external Polytunnel?

-Eugene

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[Eugene Eichelberger]

Any PC controller would not have to be in close proximity to the sensors attached. The type of PC which would be used in an outdoor environment would be quite small and fit easily into a small lockable weather-proof PVC box. The Linux suite of operating systems are fully remote administration capable and would very infrequent physical inspection.
For example check out how small and inexpensive low end headless PC have gotten: http://dx.com/s/linux+media

-Eugene

[G P Ashe]

Look at mPort and mFi sensors by Ubiquiti (www.ubnt.com)

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