Looking Back at the Future School Journey

The proliferation of computers has transformed all aspects of life in thecontemporary world. Schools, which are traditionally positioned to preserve andtransmit the cultural achievements of the past for continuous future development,have been challenged to change its roles. Hence the notion of future schools is bornand selected schools are tasked to be the path finders to create the new knowledgeand practice of schooling and educating children. This book documented theimportant lessons learnt in one of the future primary schools in Singapore. As thebroad schemes of the book and the first chapter have aptly revealed, ICT offermany opportunities for elementary school children to be enculturated into thetechnology-mediated world. However, the opportunities have to be actualized inthe classrooms through teachers’ design efforts (Chai, Koh, Tsai, & Tan, 2011) tobear positive outcomes.