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The Screen Time Debate: Displays Fight Back

by Len Scrogan

The screen time debate rages on in schools this fall. It’s nothing new, really. It’s world-wide, you know. Take for example Kerry, Ireland, where one school, Blenneville National School (Tralee), banned smartphones and social …

Google Partners with Science Education Firm on Daydream VR Labs

by Andrew Fenn

Google has partnered with science education company Labster to create more than 30 virtual labs on the Daydream platform, where students can do their lab work in VR without having to walk, drive or …

Oculus Launches Education Pilot Programme in Three Countries

by Andrew Fenn

Oculus has launched its Oculus Education pilot programme and is now distributing its Go and Rift VR headsets to schools, libraries and museums in Japan, Seattle and Taiwan. The motivation behind the pilot is …

“Inhancing” Virtual Reality

by Len Scrogan

Virtual reality manifested an extremely lean floor presence in the two main expo halls at InfoComm 2018, much to my surprise. One of the brightest VR stars shining, however, was the Inhance Digital booth, …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Education| Mixed Reality| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 32

Technology in New Schools: Why VR is Not Ready for Prime Time

by Len Scrogan

As a new school year rapidly approaches, there’s always a lot of excitement in the air. Part of that exhilaration resides in the fact that August and September are most often the months for …

A Nexus Story: Vision, Learning, and Displays

by Len Scrogan

This is a deeply human story, a true account of defeat, discovery, and, in the end, the defying of expectations. At the same time, it is a robust tale laced with three “display technology” …

Tags:display technology| Education| Vol 25 - Issue 30

De Montfort University Uses Solstice Pods to Create Collaborative Learning Spaces

by Andrew Fenn

Mersive Technologies, a provider of wireless content sharing and collaboration solutions, announced that De Montfort University in Leicester, UK has deployed its Solstice Pods in over 50 rooms and workspaces as part of an …

Tags:Back Panel| Collaboration| Education| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 28

LGfL and Avantis Education Announce VR/AR Strategic Partnership

by Andrew Fenn

LGfL and Avantis have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate VR/AR learning across nearly 3,000 schools in the UK. Image: Twitter (@ClassVR) The companies say that the initiative will save an estimated £500,000 (about …

Tags:AR/VR| Education| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 26

Solving Educational Challenges: The zDome Uni

by Len Scrogan

I’ve noticed at many tech conferences the steady and slow gait towards the ‘prosumer’ in education, the growing validity of and demand for student-created content. Take ISTE 2018, for example. At the largest ed-tech …

LDM Vol 25 Issue 25 Product Roundup

by Bob Raikes

Epson America has released a new Power Pilot 3 Projector Connection and Control Box which provides consolidated cable management and three HDMI buttons (one with MHL). The inputs can be displayed side-by-side on suitable …

Ed-Market Offerings at InfoComm 2018

by Len Scrogan

Having just returned from walking every aisle of InfoComm 2018, searching for promising developments and products that might offer value for the education market, what does an educator see? As an educational technology director …

Tags:Augmented Reality| display technology| Education| Vol 25 - Issue 27

Trends for Education at InfoComm 2018

by Len Scrogan

As an educational technology director for decades, with a significant track record in large educational technology and AV purchases, I like to keep my ear to the ground as far as new technologies that …