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Horizon Project 5
The Stonefields Project
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Where is Stonefields?
Where is Stonefields?
Where is Stonefields?
What’s happening?
• Landco is developing the old Winstone quarry near Mt Wellington
• The Ministry of Education is building a new school on the site
• The school is being “fast tracked” as part of the government’s “economic stimulus”
What will you do?
• Teams competing to design a school for the future– 4 things to do …• Scale model• Computerised model (Sketchup and Google Earth)• Web site including how emerging technologies will
influence• Formal presentation to explain all of your work
– Parents and other invited people
Just what is the Horizon Report?
Technology Horizons 1
• Collaborative Environments– Virtual environments where students and teachers
can communicate, share information and work together.
– Can be simple tools like a wiki to a full 3D environment like Second Life.
• Examples:– Voicethread, Google Docs, Sharepoint, social
networking sites, and see the Horizon Report
Technology Horizons 1
• Online Communication Tools– Allow users to connect from anywhere, anytime– Synchronous or asynchronous
• Examples– Skype (desktop videoconferencing), microblogging
(Twitter), instant messaging, Edmodo
Technology Horizons 2
• Mobiles– Blackberry, iPhone etc– 1.2 billion per year– By 2020 will be primary means of connectivity
• Cloud Computing– Resources from large “server farms”
• Examples:– Flickr, Google Docs, Youtube
Technology Horizons 3
• Smart Objects– Nokia Concept Phone– Converging Technologies
• Personal Web– iGoogle, Netvibes– See if this makes sense