Classroom tech of the future
By Tim Ferguson, 19 January 2009 15:52
Also making an appearance at Olympia was Microsoft's Surface touchscreen technology which is being used by a number of businesses - including Barclays' high-tech bank branch in London's Piccadilly Circus. As RM demonstrated, however, it can also be used for educational purposes.
Here, Microsoft's Virtual Earth application is being used in geography lessons to show information about individual cities and countries.
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