Tag: haptics

ETEC 533 Final Reflection and Analysis

Post author By Michel
Post date April 15, 2009
Categories In Classroom Tools, ETEC 533, Online Tools, Teaching, Technology, Uncategorized
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Below you will find my final reflection post for ETEC 533.Â To see the article full screen please click here. Introduction When I started this ETEC 533 class I had a strong feeling that the activities and readings would help me to discover new interactions between learning and technology and further develop my understanding of […]

Virtual Reality and Haptics: Lessons for the Classroom

Post author By Michel
Post date April 1, 2009
Categories In Classroom Tools, ETEC 533, MET, Teaching, Technology
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In my ETEC 533 class we are discussing how embodied learning can be achieved by portable, hand-held and virtual reality (VR) technologies.Â As part of this module we were asked to research one or more of these topics and reflect on our findings.Â I chose to discuss and reflect upon the areas of virtual reality […]

Dell School-Oritented Touchscreen Notebooks

Post author By Michel
Post date March 28, 2009
Categories In Classroom Tools, ETEC 533, MET, Teaching, Technology
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It appears Dell will be releasing some school-oriented possibly touchscreen notebooks.Â With names like School Bus Orange, Blue Ribbon, Red Apple and Chalkboard Black and a small desk-friendly footprint (roughly 10″x8″) and size (under 3 lbs) I think it is pretty obvious these will be marketed towards the education sector.Â Hopefully this means they will […]