HORIZON REPORT

HORIZON REPORT

CLOUD  COMPUTING OVERVIEW

Cloud Computing refers to virtual room where to stock information. The names of Cloud computing providers are nowadays very well known since it is a technology that has impacted the internet and technology so much. It also enables the choice of more than one user to administrate the information, a thing that creates the possibility for people to work together in collaboration not matter where they are.

RELEVANCE FOR TEACHING, LEARNING OR CREATIVE INQUIRY

As I mentioned before Cloud computing promotes collaborative work between students, and teachers, and promotes the work at distance. Also, it solves the problem of stocking materials and documents.

Server maintenance is also another benefit of the Cloud service. Clouds like Dropbox, Google Drive, ICloud, are widely popular nowadays and we are used to working on them.   

MOBILE LEARNING OVERVIEW

Smartphones and tablets allow teachers and students to work differently, we can work without the need to be inside a classroom, or school at all. You can have students working outdoors sending information to the class inside the classroom, or you can keep them updated with information while you are connected. Statistics say that the users for internet are much greater for Mobile phones than from desk computers, this shows for how it is a technology taking over the control and interest of the population, and education is including it in its program.  

RELEVANCE FOR TEACHING, LEARNING OR CREATIVE INQUIRY

The relevance of their use in the classroom relies on their portability and flexibility, not mentioning their popularity, so students are very pro on using mobile devices to learn.

In many places of the world students come to class already familiar and comfortable with technology.

LEARNING ANALYTICS OVERVIEW

The science of analytics is focused on tracking used behavior online in order to decipher prevalent patterns and make predictions about consumer spending habits.

This is being used in technology to predict the future of education, as well as creating a more personalized learning for the student and his/her own learning style.

RELEVANCE FOR TEACHING, LEARNING OR CREATIVE INQUIRY

As analytics detect the patterns in a student way of learning and his/her preferences, teachers can personalize his learning.

The analytics can  help education solve problems coming in the future, find the effectiveness of the actual educational policies, and fix mistakes quicker.

OPEN CONTENT OVERVIEW

This environment has produced an expansive network of education collaborators who are creating, adapting and sharing media with rich content. Open content has achieved global recognition as an effective means of distributing high quality accessible educational materials

RELEVANCE FOR TEACHING, LEARNING OR CREATIVE INQUIRY

It promotes a set of skills like the ability to find, evaluate, and put new information to use.

Educators are taking advantage of open resources to expand their curricula with media rich tools

3D PRINTING OVERVIEW

3D   printing  is  a technology that means printing as building, it means, instead of printing a picture, a 3D printer prints the object in three dimensions, it builds it. This is changing the technology possibilities completely for the knowledge of  a  number  of  fields, including  architecture, industrial   design,  jewelry  design, and civil engineering. 3D printing  has helped the U.S Department of  Defense  to inexpensively create aerospace  parts, architects create  models of  buildings, medical professionals develop body parts for transplants, and much more.

RELEVANCE FOR TEACHING, LEARNING OR CREATIVE INQUIRY

The study of objects gains a completely different perspective since you are part of the process of its creation.