Angela - Five smart ways to use wearable technology in the classroom


I love the technological opportunities that are being supported for use in education. Things have changed dramatically since I was in high school. Wearable technology of the day MAY have been an analog watch at the most. My classmates and I would be considered privileged to even have a watch to use to keep track of time. "When is the bell gonna ring????"   Headphones??  First of all, they were gigantic and needed to be plugged in to the stereo/turntable to be able to listen to the music coming through the radio or turntable (again, if you were a privileged home). In school we would have been sent right to the principals' office and told to stop "listening to that garbage"…i.e. Rock-n-roll. Most likely a student would be lucky if they got their device back at the end of the school day, and parents were not called. And to think that listening to music may calm someone down to be able to focus more on their work was just ridiculous! It is great to be in the midst of the rise of technology because I am experiencing these advances from their infancy. In the classroom, the biggest technology during the seventies was the use of overhead projectors and typewriters. Typing class was a requirement, not an elective. The electric typewriter was quite an advancement in technology.

     Since focusing my career in the medical field, I have been amazed at technological advances in medicine. This article focuses on five different wearable technologies that can be available for use in the classroom. My idea of introducing wearable technology into the Allied Health program would definitely enhance instruction. Just within the last decade basic methods for "vital signs"; taking blood pressure, heartrates, and even monitoring an EKG utilized basic equipment that was invented in the late 19th century to the early 20th century. There have been minor tweaks and changes but visiting your practitioner was essential in diagnosis and treatment of any altercation of vital signs. Today, a patient can stay home and place "wearable technology" on the wrist or arm to measure these vital signs. The results can be sent remotely and directly to the practitioner for review and treatment, if needed. Of course, currently in the program, the students must learn the basics of vital signs and their significance to health and illness. After learning the basics, having medical technology would be beneficial as a comparative tool so the students can identify for themselves regarding their accuracy of measuring vital signs.




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  1. Jeannine RhaticanApril 21, 2020 at 5:03 PM

    I love how you shared your historical experience with technology. It's so crazy how much it has changed. I was just talking to my own children about tapes and how we would have to rewind and fast forward a tape to find the song we wanted to hear. How we would use a pencil to fix the tape! I also told them how I would set the record button on a radio station when I went to work hoping that my favorite song would be played.
    As for the medical field, when I searched "wearable technology" in TED talks, there were some really cool medical wearable technology. When you have more time on your hands after this pandemic, you should check some them out.

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  2. Dom SApril 25, 2020 at 8:40 AM

    Do you find in the medical field that new technology is presented to you by your superiors or that you have to find and learn about new technologies on your own? I only ask because I feel like in education we get the tutorials on new technology long after they have already made in impact.

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  3. Pete cMay 7, 2020 at 2:58 PM

    I agree Dom, I wish education would be ahead of the curve and learn about technological advances when they occur so we can implement them in a timely manner

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