Conclusion

Before conducting my research into the topics of Interactive Whiteboards and Laptops my initial thoughts surrounding technology was that schools and education systems kept up to date with society and mainstream trends due to the belief that technology makes our everyday lives easier.  However, through further investigation I found that there are many reasons why the latest technologies are adapted to classrooms.  They have engaging and motivating qualities that enhance learning experiences which are particularly relevant to the mainstream exposure of technology to youth today. 
A practical application of this unit has been in Web2.0 technologies such as wikis and blogs, posting and using social media.  These are all things that I have used throughout the unit and I can see how these tools can be easily adapted for classroom work, assignments etc.  When I began this unit I was apprehensive about the use of technology as it is not something that I have had broad exposure to in the past.  I undertook secondary education over 16 years ago and unless a student actually took computer studies at school, you went through your schooling without even using computers.  Now after 11 weeks I feel more confident and have an understanding of web2.0 technologies I did not know existed. 
Probably the most important thing I have learnt from the unit and in my Research Analysis is that technology, content and pedagogy do not work in isolation but are integrated each into the other.