Cellphones in School?

Cellphones would be benifical for classroom use simply because of the way technology is rolling these days. Many cellular devices like Blackberry©, iPhone©, and other smartphones have the abilities to have "apps". An "app" is a downloadable application that can be added your
phone system. There could be multiple "apps" created in favor of education use such as a homework generator and assignment reminders. Some assignments could be done on your cellular device, which would save the people who did not attend school that day or even week.

Cellphones would also help ensure safety for the cellphone owner. The child could contact there parents in case of an emergancy and vice versa. Cellphones could cut the costs of the laptops that may have to be purchased for schooling.

Pleo: The Interactive Dinosaur

Caleb Chung, creator of the interactive toy Furby, has done it again by developing the interactive dinosaur, Pleo. Pleo is a life like dinosaur, who is just like having a pet in your house. He can be used for cuddling, playing, reacting and also learning with young children.

Chung has created such things as the interactive Mcdonalds resturant, the walking Barbie, and fighting robots. Then 5 years later, his newest and greats invention came along and pretty soon, Pleo will be over taking the technology world. Pleo walks, sleeps, cuddles, eats, listens and speaks. But he also looks just like a real baby dinosaur. Each one begins life as a newly-hatched baby Camarasaurus then it begins to develop the attributes of a growing dinosaur.



This may change the future of technology but developing a larger appreciation to interaction and learning. Children will begin to love the way they learn just by owning the fun, interactive dinosaur, Pleo !

It's Christmas Pleo!

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Siftables

Siftables. Cookie sized handheld computers that motion sense, detect their surroundings, and have a small display screen that creates their digital communication abilities. These new technolgical enhancements that David Merrill and Jeevan Kalanithi have created open up new doors for education. Mr. Germann Rocks!

The way the Siftables work is that they can group, sort, and pile information in a interactive manner. The technogical building blocks allow people to develop a more hands on feel for computing. You can make up your own interactive stories, play a Scrabble like game, and create your own music on these small devices.

Siftables, the new technology that creates an interactive world. Cool!

Please click the Siftables link for more information :)

The Sixth Sense

The video we watch in class was about the new idea of a product called The Sixth Sense. I like the idea of this product because it opens up a whole new world for us now. It creates new technology oppurtunities for the world such a being able to reach computer without sitting at one. The necklace shaped product holds a camera, projector and also includes 4 fingers rings that are different colors!

Its A Social Revolution #2

Is social media just a fad or is it total revolution?
Are we just following what people say or is life turning into technology based?
I believe that social media is exploding into something big! People are using social networking sites to access their lives and other people lives for information. Adding a person on facebook and following people on twitter gives you a freedom to do what you want and to interact with whoever you want!

Explore The World Through Your Computer Screen

Snap Snap Snap.
When multiple pictures are taken, you develop a whole library of your recent vacation or simply just a day of hanging around. but have you ever thought of multiple pictures creating just one picture?
Thats why Microsoft has developed new software. Photosynth is software that uses different pictures, gathers them up, and collages them together to make one big picture. For example, you could go to the mountains with your whole family and each memeber would have to take multiple pictures of just one area. Then you could put the pictures in to Photosyth and a big, 3D picture would be created.
Could this be a new way of photo editing?

One Laptop per Child

The XO Laptop is very cool laptop. The purpose of this laptop is to educate children in thrid World countries using something that most of us children in Canada have access to.
It is a durable, technological advanced laptop. The screen can be viewed in both sunlight and indoors! There is a crank to charge the laptop and also other ways to keep its power up. Wireless internet is accessible because of the network system. One laptop is a booster to another, and so on.
The advance technology of this laptop seems to be a new interesting idea for the future and the succession of todays children all over the world!