In The Road Ahead, Bill Gates gave us a vivid description of the future classroom. Ten years ago, this description might be very foreseeing. In today's classroom, most of his visions have already come true. In my university, network, including Internet and Intranet, serves teaching well. Students and the staff can share all the teaching information and materials at every corner around the campus.

The classroom is undergoing a significant change. In the computer-equipped classroom, student-centered activities are encouraged. Students can access a wealth of information, proceed at their own pace under the guide of teahcers. Teachers remain important but will spend more time giving students guidence, enriching information and teaching materials online, leading discussion and giving feedback to students through network.

Both teachers and students are trained to use certain IT softwares. Multimedia content becomes more and more prevailing in class designs, presentations, and students' assignments. At the same time, this also challenges some aged teachers who feel uneasy to follow the development of IT, as well as some freshmen from rural area.

As for the Digital White Board, mentioned in the book, is a new idea for us. But who knows what will happen in the next ten years?