Enrolled in a school district that had a Smart Board in every classroom, I would say that I had a decent exposure to the direction that technological advancement is taking the present and future education. However, it never ceases to amaze me when I learn about the latest creations, programs, and devices that are constantly coming out. Just today I watched some presentations on a new Multi-touch Smart Board, an interactive touchscreen table, and a program that can create 3D images using an Ipad Touch by just pointing the camera at a 2D piece of paper. It is so neat thinking about the potential of these technologies in the classroom.
I believe that any class and grade could greatly benefit from each of these new tools. Coming from a creative and interactive incentive, I could see using the Multi-touch Smart Board and touchscreen table to encourage collaboration of students on projects, research, review or skill practice. The great thing about collaboration is that students learn to work together to create fantastic results in efficient ways. Think about all of the expressive writing, graphic, and art projects students could work together on!
There is something about touch screens that connect you with what you are doing more so than a mouse. I think that graphic design classes would love working on the touchscreen table. To have everything visibly laid out in front of you makes projects more efficiently completed. Art History courses could have multiple resources, images, and projects open to refer to. It's like a desk with the resources of the internet literally at your fingertips. Its creative, interactive, advancing and really exciting. How cool!
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