In a recent BBC video, the latest innovative technology made specifically to advance education in classrooms. BETT, British Educational Training and Technology, hosted an international fair in the UK. Teachers and students from all around the world came to see the many new technological advances offered in education. Companies such as Google, Lego Education, ITS learning, Panasonic, and other technology companies were present and displayed all that was to offer in the technology world.
Promethean, an education technology company displayed their newest tablets and interactive boards to students and teachers. Promethean’s tablets provide students with hands on learning and a mobile learning system.
Elmo, a company that produces sophisticated and high-tech document cameras, revealed their latest product. The newest Elmo camera displays documents to an entire class and has an option to mark the document from the computer.
These are just some of the amazing technology innovations trending world-wide. Stephen Heppel, a professor at Bournemouth University, stated, “technology has opened the door to a world of learning…we’ve gone from a world where we chose the technology and gave it to the students to a world where they bring the technology to the door.”
Incorporating technology into the world of education provides students with opportunities we’ve never thought possible. Opportunities such as taking learning wherever they go, obtaining information at the tips of their fingers, and instantly communicating teachers and students. Is the world of technology headed for even more innovative and advanced distance learning? We believe so.
Check out the BETT show here.