Tag Archive | "school"

Technology in Schools

May 12, 2009 No comments yet

Touch is the killer app for education. Computer mice and keyboards are unnatural, though the best of what is available today. It’s easy enough to learn the idiom of manipulating a plastic block on a desk to manipulate a pointer on a screen, but it certainly is an abstract skill. Touch removes the abstraction of [...]

All Your Child are Belong To Us

March 14, 2009 No comments yet

The Japanese are at it again with the world’s first robotic teacher. The Japanese government has a mandate to have a robot in every home by 2015. So, this is the first example of many to come. Saya, the robotic teacher is capable of various facial expressions, performing roll call, and setting out tasks. But [...]


I Can Garden Reviews

He liked “I Can Garden” so much he kept saying, “bee, bee, bee” so he could play more.
Tech Talk for Moms

A colorful app that will appeal to young toddlers.
The iPhone Mom