Classroom for the Future

Some of the similarities between these videos made in 1987 and now are that we have the ability to video chat with people regardless of where they are at the time. So if a classmate is at home with a broken leg or sick they still have the ability to access the classroom if the teacher requires it and has the technology available to use. However, not everyone has the technology at home, such as internet or a computer capable of video chatting (or Skype), in order to do this whenever. Another similarity is we have the ability to access information from any server or database we need the information from. We also have a main database, Wikipedia, that is basically an online encyclopedia that has information on just about everything. Another part the video predicted was cordless keyboards so someone can sit on the couch or in bed and still be able to type and navigate without the restrictions of the cord.
My favorite part about this video is that they predicted SIRI. The ability to ask your phone a question and have it search the web to find you an answer and then also being able to send information by telling the device to send it to an email address or specific contact. I thought that was the best prediction of the video.
One of the differences however is that not everyone has the technology available at home which can cause problems if the teacher wants to video chat or email the student to let them know what happened in class that day.
One of my predictions for the future is that we are going to figure out a way to make the internet and video chatting available for everyone for free. Like Canada with their free health care and the U.S. with the attempt at free health care, the world will find a way to get a laptop or computer or some device for every person so they can access information at any time in any place. Other than that my imagination isn't working on what else the future may hold for classroom's.