Back to the Future

In the three videos, there was a lot of technology usage; some of which we do have today, and some of which is not accurate.
Similarities: The boy video chats with his classmate to discuss their assignment. There are many different programs today that can be used to video chat just like that. Also, the teacher in the classroom was using what looked kind of like a Powerpoint presentation to teach the class, only on three different screens.

Differences: The boy used voice recognition to control his computer. It worked sort of like the computer on Star Trek where you simply voice a command and the computer carries it out. This technology probably does somewhat exist today, but not many people have it, and it's probably really expensive. Also, I noticed that he didn't use a mouse. For those operations that he couldn't use voice control, he typed a series of keys on the keyboard. The mouse is an integral part of operating a computer with ease.

The Future: I hope that someday we will all be able to pretend we're on star trek and say "Computer, what is the nature of this universe?" and get an answer. Also, it would be very helpful if children who have to stay home from school could easily have access to all classroom discussions and such from their home computer. Of course, this would also eliminate the fun of staying home sick, but it's for the sake of education.