GPS Tracking May Be As Normal As Books And Pencils

What A School May Look Like In 50 Years

Every part of our society is modernizing and advancing for the common good of efficiency and safety. Streets are becoming smarter, cities are becoming faster and the world is more connected now than ever before. Surveillance cameras now monitor almost every retail shopping center inside and out, red-light cameras capture activity at high-risk intersections and GPS tracking technology is assisting businesses, law enforcement and everyday consumers everywhere. With so much surveillance and monitoring technology surrounding us with the goal to improve safety and efficiency it only makes sense that the devices will eventually help schools improve their own security needs as we move into the future. With the future right around the corner, many people are asking what a might typical school be and look like in the next 50 years in regards to security?

Most schools today already have some form of video surveillance operating on campus grounds to either provide school administrators with accurate and concrete information that may not be accessible through eye-witness testimony, or to deter crime. Studies show that when people see surveillance cameras they are less likely to commit a crime, making surveillance systems highly advantageous for schools. This already present form of surveillance monitoring technology in schools is only the tip of the iceberg as we can expect security measures to only grow in the future.

So we know that this type of technology already exists in schools, but how much technology will infiltrate our schools in the future?