OUTLINE
To prepare for your Artifact 3: Emerging Technologies Project, fill in the template below
with information you find through research. (Remember to keep track of where you are
getting your information and use Citation Machine to cite sources using APA style).
I. Emerging Technology 1: VR and AR
A. How does the emerging
technology work?
B. How does it impact your teaching
decisions?
C. How does it impact your student's
learning?
D. How is it being used in an:
a. elementary classroom
b. middle school classroom
c. high school classroom
The technology creates an
environment made up of computer
generated objects that viewer can
interact with and with AR can
manipulate.
It allows teachers to create an
immersive and more effective learning
environment. Instead of showing
pictures and books or having students
do experiments they are able to
actually be in the environment and
interact and manipulate objects or
aspects to discover information and
yield different results.
It is a more immersive way to learn and
experience places, activities, and
models. This increases the
effectiveness of lessons for students,
and keeps them more engaged.
a. Students can be put in different
environments to experience the
places and events being learned
about.
b. Students can safely do
experiments and labs for
science classes and are able to
interact and manipulate the
different aspects.
c. Students can go through
simulations for lessons and
have it feel like they are really
there interacting with the
subject and activities.

E. What are the benefits for use in the
classroom?
It allows for students to experience
places outside of the classroom
without leaving it. It can also be used
for classes like history or science to
see things like historical events, the
solar system, or conduct experiments
in a safer way and be able to interact
with the environment. It creates a
hands on and immersive experience
for students that heightens the
learning process.

II. Emerging Technology 2: 3D Printing

Makes a physical object from a three

A. How does the emerging dimensional model by laying down
technology work? many thin layers of a material on top of
each other.

Rather than having students draw

B. How does it impact your teaching
decisions?
something or write about an idea
teachers can have them create a
physical object. This enhances the
learning experience for students and
allows teachers to keep them more
engaged and to benefit different types
of learners.

It allows students to create real

C. How does it impact your student's objects from their thoughts to be able
learning? to see and touch. Students will be
more engaged and have better
understanding because they get to see

D. How is it being used in an:
d. elementary classroom
e. middle school classroom
f. high school classroom
E. What are the benefits for use in the
classroom?
III. Emerging Technology 3: AI, Artificial Intelligence
A. How does the emerging
technology work?
B. How does it impact your teaching
decisions?
C. How does it impact your student's
learning?
their ideas as real life creations.
a. Students can bring drawings
and ideas into the real world as
physical objects which is very
useful for art classes or portions
of lessons that involve art.
b. Students can create and view
physical 3D models for science
and math classes.
c. Students can learn about
engineering and be able to see
real, physical results of what
they create.
It allows for students to bring
creations, thoughts and models into
the real world. It has great use for
engineering students and for stem
classes.
AI refers to machines and programs
that have intelligence, that learn and
are modeled after human intelligence.
It gives teachers more time to focus on
the actual teaching instead of the
admin duties. AI can be used to collect
specific data, complete admin tasks,
and give corrective feedback as well
as many other operations. This allows
teachers to have more free time to
focus on their students and the
teaching process.
Students are able to receive immediate
and customized feedback to better
their learning and focus on what they
need to work on. AI also provides a
wide variety of learning tools,
programs, and websites for students
to work with in class and at home. It
 creates an engaging and unique
experience for all students.

a. AI is being used for

D. How is it being used in an:
g. elementary classroom
h. middle school classroom
i. high school classroom
differentiated and individualized
learning with programs, online
tools, websites, games, etc.
b. AI is creating better testing
options with immediate and
customized feedback for
students and teachers.
c. Students have the ability to do
much of their schooling online,
at home and still have great
support and feedback from
educators.

AI is a huge time saver for teachers,

E. What are the benefits for use in the
classroom?
which means students are able to have
more time with the teachers full focus.
It also collects specific data for
teachers and gives immediate and
customized feedback for students. AI
creates a learning environment that is
engaging for students through unique
programs, websites, and online tools.

APA Resources:

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immersive-learning-technology-is-bringing-education-and-training-into-the-future/
Schachter, B. (2018, May 22). How AR and VR Will Revolutionize the Classroom. Retrieved
March 8, 2019, from https://readwrite.com/2018/05/10/how-ar-and-vr-will-revolutionize-the-
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