I’ve written about the RM Future Learning Spaces Exhibition before and over the past few years I have been lucky to visit it twice at the BETT Show in London and also pay a visit to the RM Real Centre in Abingdon.
What I liked about the things on display is that there was a good mix between expensive and non-expensive items. There is also a good mix between items to improve the aesthetics of a learning space, items to improve the flexibility of a learning space, hardware and software.
I’ve listed some of the hardware and software products that were on display in the future learning space exhibition below:
1) Multi-touch LCD Screens - this one showing Microsoft Surface Globe (yes, you don't have to have surface to run this great free package - remember Windows 7 supports multi touch).
2) Lego Mind-storm - some very cool robots that children can make do wonderful things!
3) Great range of outdoor instruments
4) Plasma Floor - project on to the floor and the change the image / play a game with your foot prints.
5) 3D Projection - massive potential in schools and getting lower in price all of the time.
6) Green Screen / Chroma Key - coming to a Scottish School near you soon....
7) A wall that you can write on....
8) ... and the more expensive version!
9) Table top computing - has this really made the impact we thought it would?
10) Talking Products - I just love them - minimum spend and maximum impact (more information here).
Do you happen to know the product name of the wall you can write on?
Posted by: John McLear | May 08, 2010 at 12:04 AM
The cheap one or the expensive one John?
More details about the digital wall here: http://www.rm.com/shops/rmshop/Product.aspx?cref=PD1610323
Not sure about the other one? Can anyone from RM help with that?
Posted by: Ollie Bray | May 08, 2010 at 02:01 PM
Excellent interactive tools for education. Nice to see that these new tools really grab the children's attention.
Posted by: Levinson Axelrod | May 11, 2010 at 04:16 PM