I am looking through a half dozen recent textbooks for information on newer technologies. The oldest text in my pile is two years old.
Here are some interesting technologies that I’m having a hard time finding. Half the books do not have “blogs” listed. The other three texts have single paragraph listings that define blogs as a “personal journal.” Only one book mentions that blogs can be used as a two-way communication tool.
Only one book has “wiki” listed. That particular text gives an excellent definition and examples of how wikis can be used in an educational environment. Unfortunately, five of the books do not even mention the term.
Comparing these books with texts I have from the nineties is almost comical. One of the books goes on and on about “gopher” and “archie” and how each can be used in education. There is no mention of Google.
What will our textbooks be talking about in five more years?