I suppose that it was inevitable that the good folks at Google would take wearable technology to the next level and beyond. The exciting looking and sounding Google Glass looks set to become part of human life as Google comes up with more and more wonderful things that it can do. I've not yet seen one, nor have I spoken to anyone who has tried it out - I would just love to have one!
Vala Afshar is Chief Marketing Officer with the Extreme Networks company, and today I picked up a Slideshare presentation he made on 14 Google Glass Innovative uses in education - it makes for interesting thought (I'd like to see the actual presentation). Some of the ideas are simple, eg (from transcript):
- PROFESSOR CAN WEAR GLASS DURING LECTURE AND OPEN UP A HANGOUT SO STUDENTS CAN PARTICIPATE REMOTELY
while others definitely could catch on:
- DEVELOP A GOOGLE GLASS APP TO TAKE ATTENDANCE AND PULL RECENT GRADES FOR STUDENTS TO ASSIST FACULTY IN THE CLASSROOM
When I got an iPad a few years ago I genuinely thought that I would make use of it in class, but now I don't even bother to bring it to College - too awkward. A Google Glass device could make interaction more seamless and easy. Check out Afshar's ideas in the slideshow below - I look forward to seeing more and more innovation in this space!
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