Most charter schools rely on standard technology like laptops, tablets and whiteboards. But many overlook emerging education technologies with huge potential to engage students, enhance instruction, and improve administration.
By prioritizing adoption of innovative tools, charter schools can better prepare students with 21st century skills and set themselves apart.
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Virtual reality (VR) immerses students in digital worlds that inspire creativity and deeper understanding. With VR headsets and apps, learners can:
More affordable smartphone-based VR solutions are making this technology accessible for schools. VR’s inspirational immersion enhances science, history, career exploration, design thinking and more.
3D printing allows rapid prototyping of designs into real tangible objects. For project-based learning, students can:
Lower cost 3D printers work well for classroom use. 3D printing develops creative problem solving, design thinking, and collaboration skills.
Coding and robotics teach the computational thinking, programming and design skills that prepare students for the future. With these tools, students can:
Intuitive visual programming enables coding by students as early as elementary school. Robots make coding engaging and tangible.
Augmented reality (AR) overlays digital information onto the real environment. AR lets students:
AR makes lessons highly interactive and brings abstract concepts to life. It boosts student engagement across many subjects.
Artificial intelligence (AI) helps customize instruction to each student’s needs and strengths. Possible applications include:
AI enables more personalized, timely education while saving teachers time. It’s a powerful enhancement for human teachers, not a replacement.
Many charter schools overlook emerging education technologies that could have huge benefits:
Prioritizing strategic adoption of promising innovations sets schools apart while preparing students for a tech-powered world.
How can charter schools secure funding for potentially expensive technology purchases? Avenues include:
With some creativity, most schools can find ways to fund pilots of promising new technologies. The benefits for student learning make the investment well worth it.
VR provides immersive experiences impossible in the real world. This boosts creativity and deeper understanding across topics. Students can visit realistic simulations of historical or scientific locations. It drives engagement.
Beyond computer science, robotics and coding integrate into math, science, engineering and design curricula. Coding teaches computational thinking that is broadly applicable across disciplines.
AR overlays digital information onto the real environment. This interactivity engages students in lessons. AR enables interactive exhibits, immersive guided tours, and new ways for students to create and demonstrate learning.
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