The predictions made in the videos made in 1987 about the classrooms of the future have both accurate and inaccurate aspects. The first similarity I noticed was their depiction of a conference call. In the video, the teacher is able to update a student that is missing school on the assignment and project expected of him. Later, that same student stays in video contact with his classmate while working on their project together. This type of predicted technology came true with the development of our modern day "Skype" and "FaceTime" applications. I have yet to see practical use, such as the ones displayed in the video, in the classrooms of today, but am confident we are not far from it.
The voice recognition, voice synthesis, and artificial intelligence presented in the videoes are not unlike what we have manufactured today either. The electronic devices the student uses to research the topic at hand look a little different from what we've got, but the concept is close. The technology recognizes and obeys the commands given by the student the way that our modern day "Siri" does. The predictions made in the videos are not far off, and our technology only continues to advance.
In the future, I predict that there will be entire classrooms of holographic students and teachers, and mobile device technology will be permanently attached to each individual person. The benefits will come from instantaneous information available even faster than it already is now.
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