Advances in Technology

1. Advances in Technology Robbie K. Melton, Ph.D.Associate Vice ChancellorTennessee Board of Regents Educational TechnologiesRegents Online Degree Programs“Bringing College to You Any time ~ Any Place”

2. Technology Changes Every 90 days there is a new innovation in technology that will directly impact you.

3. Technology Impact At Least 25% of the jobs today will be replaced by technology within the next two - three (2 – 3) years

4. Think Back Five Years Ago: • Postal Service (E-Mails / Text Messaging) • Communication Companies (Internet Phones) • Road Service Agencies (AAA / Map Quest) • Photo Companies (Digital Cameras) • Editing Companies (Paint Shop) • Music Industry (MP3 Downloading Music) • Entertainment Movies (On Demand & animations) • Travel Industry (Orbitz) • Real Estate (Buying & Selling Property)

5. June 2009 Major Event……

6. So You Think You Know AboutTechnology? • What Time is it? • What is Personal Computing? • Cell Phone Technology

7. TAKE OUT YOUR CELL PHONE Technology Assessment Are You Obsolete?

8. Assessment of Technology • 1973 - Cell phone created by Martin Cooper of Motorola • 1993- First SMS (text) message sent by Nokia engineering student • 1996- Ringtones created, true ringtones were launched in 2002

9. Assessment of Technology • 2002- Camera phones made available to the US market • 2004- Bluetooth technology made available • 2005- Internet browsing begins

10. Assessment of Technology • 2007- Cell phone can be used as wireless modem, video streaming for music/movies • 2008- 3G technology pushes mobile computing; user-driven applications

11. So What Is Next?

12. Cell Phone as a Teaching Tool • Cell phone technology has leaped forward with staggering speed. Applications exist merging cellphones with PowerPoint, media display, interactive voting, instantaneous web postings, instructional broadcasting, and more.

13. Cell Phones as a Teaching Tool • ·jott.com - voice to text (call from cell phone and it posts to Twitter, blog, or to an e-mail account) - sends a text message to confirm - instant transcription serviceo imagine voice to text - text translation

14. Engage Your Audience: Text the Mob • http://textthemob.com/ The easiest and most entertaining way to collect feedback from your audience:
Project polls or message boards on a large screen, have everyone send their input via their cell phones and see results instantly!

15. Cell Phone Technology • Telephone, text messenger, still camera, video camera, video player, GPS device, podcaster, music player, etc. = these are all the apps that most modern cell phones have as standard tools.

16. How do the Generations Differ?

17. Important Trends in Technology • Internet Spending Trends • 2000 to 2005 ($45B to $270B) • 500% growth rate • Penetration of Broadband • 1999 to 2008 (2.8M to 52M installations) • 1,757% growth rate • Online Education • 2001 to 2004 (1,796 to 10,410 enrollments) • 480% growth rate

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19. FLVS Mission Statement: The mission of Florida Virtual School is to provide students with high quality, technology-based educational opportunities to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in the 21st century.

20. Virtual Shopping

21. On-Demand Book Publishing*Ingram Publishing in TN Publishing a book is easy, quick, and free. • Make your book available in paperback or ebook format through the Lulu.com marketplace for free. • State-of-the-art print-on-demand technology allows each book to be manufactured as it is purchased. • Publishing a book requires no set-up fee, no minimum order, and no exclusivity. • Set your own royalty. You earn the full amount of your royalty for every book sold.

22. Computer Smell : Digital Scents Well, how about e-smelling? A new computer device is about to bring a digital experience to your nose.A computerized fragrance device is being developed by a company called Digi-Scents, with help from Stuart Firestein, an expert on the sense of smell at Columbia University.

23. Impact on TV & Movie Industries? • HULU.com • FANCAST.com

24. Smart Kitchen The "smart kitchen" of the future has the potential to revolutionize the industry by making production more efficient, streamlining labor-and-training demands, enhancing food safety and simplifying equipment repair.

25. Order Your Pizza…and your History

26. Had an upper GI lately? • Capsule takes 2 flash pictures a second for up to 8 hours. • ~ 50,000 digitalized color images are sent from a transmitter to a belt-mounted receiver. • Disposable pill passes harmlessly out of the intestine.*Pam Taylor

27. Virtual World Wide Live Educational Cams

28. Virtual Church Virtual worship:Created as part of a scheme to reach people who would not normally step inside an actual church. The preacher, congregation and prayers will be real enough. Only the building will be virtual - but this 3D church could be a taste of things to come

29. Tie the KnotCeremony - Exchange of Vows • Dearly beloved, we are gathered together here to join together this woman and this man in virtual matrimony which is an honorable estate. If anyone should show just cause, why they may not virtually be joined together in virtual matrimony, speak now, or forever hold your peace. http://www.mycgiserver.com/~livewed/wedding1.jsp

30. Funerals on the Web • Want to pay your respects but the funeral is just too far away? An emerging Web site promises to help those who just can't make the trip. • "People who can't make it to the service for whatever reason can just log online and check out their loved one's service," explains Justin Curtis, founder and president of Chapelview Online, of Rapid City, S.D.

31. To send a FREE virtual bouquet, simply choose a floral arrangement, fill in all fields and click the "send bouquet" button.

32. Virtual Medicine • WebMD • Virtual Surgery • Virtual Check-Ups

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35. Old Innovations Cyber cash.Electronic money will be used for everything from buying soda in a vending machine to making an international transaction over your computer…Credit card-sized smart cards begin to replace cash, as well as house and car keys.

36. Future Innovations • Anti-aging and Beauty Products. Though technology the Fountain of Youth is on the horizon, technology will make aging a little less traumatic. • New Face • New Body Parts • Enhancements • Re-creation

37. Future Innovations • Smart maps and tracking devices. Getting "there" will be decidedly easier with the widespread use of Global Positioning Systems-"smart" maps that will show travelers, boaters, and hikers their exact position and direction. Global positioning systems also will be used to help prevent crime by tracking the exact location of cars and other valuables. People also will be able to track the exact location of their children and even their pets

38. Future Innovations Affordable, Digital, High-Definition Television.Digital HDTV is here now, but the breakthrough will come in making it affordable to a mass market. Battelle researchers predict that future digital HDTV sets will incorporate home videoconferencing, computing, and networking. To hold down costs. Currently at WalMart $999.

39. Predictions • Schools will require the use of a lap top computer (P – 16) • Wireless Technology (Wi-Fi) all public buildings • Mobile Devices (iPods, MP3, cell phones) • Paperless Society • Virtual Schools (Preschool - Phd) • Global Curriculums RIGHT NOW!

40. Life is Good