Microsoft Surface
I have seen this on several blogs but the information here comes from Vicki Davis, Cool Cat Teacher Blog.
Computers are coming to your tables, walls, filing cabinets, doors, and oh my goodness, perhaps even that flat surface on the student desk.
“[Surface is] the first in the company’s new category of surface-computing products that it has touted as “breaking down traditional barriers between people and technology.”
Surface has a30-inch display in a table-like format that can recognize physical objects. It allows, according to Microsoft, “hands-on, direct control of content such as photos, music and maps. … through natural gestures, touch and physical objects.”Surface can also recognize objects embedded with identification tags similar to bar codes….Surface, asMicrosoft sums it up, brings an “opportunity to create technology thatwould bridge the physical and virtual worlds.”
Devices will roll out the end of this year!
The applications here for education are incredible! How about a word wall that changes depending on the class that is in your room. Think about the manipulatives potentials — use them but NO clean up — just a little Windex and wipe off the fingerprints!
This is only the beginning. The revolution is here.
Then I found this video about it,
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid271552687/bctid933742930
What does this mean for future education? Please leave your comments.
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