Monday, March 7, 2011
Reflection: Microsoft Surface and SMART Table
I was in the Microsoft store the other day and had a chance to use the Microsoft surface. This is a really cool piece of tech and has a lot of similarities to the SMART Table. The Surface is exactly what it sounds like, it is an interactive table and as far as I can tell meant only for business use and not particularly education based as the SMART Table is. The idea though of an interactive table where the kids learn by doing so to speak is a great idea and the technology is certainly there as most of the Microsoft Surface videos I could find on you tube were at least five years old. As for the SMART Table, this is a relatively newer technology and is definitely geared towards learning. The two as I have seen them are virtually the same in tech, but very different in target audience.
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WOW! That is really cool. I wonder if SMART tables could replace regular tables in the classroom. That would definitely cause more interaction between students and the material. There are so many possibilies with that!
ReplyDeleteI think that is really amazing as well. I can see these SMART tables replacing regular tables very soon in education. I think this would be interesting because it would help with studetn involvement.
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Jordan,
ReplyDeleteI also saw these in the Micrsoft store recently, I did not get the chance to play with it at all because there was a few kids at each table playing games. These are definitely very cool tools that could be incorporated in the classroom, especially the SMART tables that are geared towards learning.
Kirstie