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5 ed-tech highlights from CES 2015
From robot teachers to “smart” backpacks, CES 2015 had plenty to excite educators
The annual International Consumer Electronics Show, better known as CES, is the showcase for newer technologies already in the marketplace and those soon to debut.
“What is popular in the consumer market is becoming more of the backbone of education, because that’s what students bring in,” said Kerry Goldstein, producer of TransformingEDU, the show’s education track. “There’s no place better than CES to look at what is going on with technology.”
The top five trends at CES this year that educators should know about were:
Sony’s Morpheus. Copyright: Barone Firenze / Shutterstock.com
Augmented technology/virtual reality: The University of Chihuahua (Mexico) is using the technology in the arts and the sciences. Art students are virtually traveling to different renowned art museums to see different artists work in a much more immersive way than books or simple video will allow. Similarly, chemistry and biology students are using virtual reality to conduct experiments, study how the heart works, and more.
Since schools rearely have access to these cutting-edge experiences, Goldstein explained, the virtual reality technology enables them to teach these subjects without these facilities.
Watch: Oculus Rift Car Flip demo at CES:
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