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Ed Market Trends: The 2017 K-12 Horizon Report

by Len Scrogan

What are the cloud-gathering trends in educational tech? What is expected to surge and scale in schools? Which innovations are trending down in the near term? Are there any surprises? Any ho-hums? The 2017 …

Tags:display technology| Education| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 45

The Merge Cube

by Len Scrogan

In education, as in business, the shiny-object syndrome is alive and well. This type of procurement illness occurs when a customer habitually seems inclined to get excited about “the next new thing”. That’s why …

Tags:Education| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 01

All Moscow Schools to be Cloud Connected Within Two Years

by Andrew Fenn

By the end of 2018, every school in Moscow will be connected via a cloud-based platform which is claimed will “revolutionise the entire concept of education”. The Moscow Online School pilot project began in …

Tags:Education| Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| Russia| Vol 24 - Issue 42

All I Want for Christmas… (VR Version)

by Len Scrogan

As the holiday season speedily approaches, my thoughts are already drifting towards the festive and nostalgic sentiments that accompany this time of year. Two songs immediately come to mind. First, I think of Mariah …

Tags:Education| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 45

Following the VR Plot Line in Education

by Len Scrogan

This is a simple story accompanied by a gaggle of subplots. At a balcony level, the storyline takes us to a VR project underway at a laboratory school, a respected charter school that is …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| 360 Degree Video| Education| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 43

Avast Ye Mateys! A Pirate’s Guide to Virtual Reality

by Len Scrogan

Imagine for a moment the weatherworn seafaring pirate of old. What distinguishing characteristic comes to mind? It’s the eyepatch, of course. But have you ever wondered why these fearless buccaneers wore eyepatches? While co-presenting …

Tags:Education| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 41

What’s Bubbling Up in the Ed Market?

by Len Scrogan

What are the late-breaking developments in educational tech? Which innovations are trending in the near term? What is expected to surge and scale in schools? And which innovations promise to swell over the long …

Tags:Education| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 42

Epson Adds Nine New Projectors for K-12 Classrooms

by Damir Lokas

Epson in the US launched nine new PowerLite long-throw 3LCD projectors for K-12 classrooms. The new Epson PowerLite S39, X39, W39, 107, 108, 109W, 970, 980W, and 990U offer up to 4,000 lumens of …

Tags:Education| Epson| Large Display Monitor| LCD Projectors (3LCD)| Vol 24 - Issue 39

Vision, VR and Discomfort: An Educational Audit

by Len Scrogan

Although the problem has not at all evaporated, one wonders why the press has recently gone silent on the “VR makes me sick” concern these days. The VR vision issue is still playing out …

Tags:Education| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 39

Educational VR: The Irony of it All

by Len Scrogan

I recall the hall of fame release by the Byrds in 1965, a song that rhythmically and hauntingly chanted: To everything (turn, turn, turn) There is a season (turn, turn, turn) And a time …

Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| Education| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 37

VR @ ISTE 2017: In the Sessions

by Len Scrogan

The virtual reality meme at the ISTE 2017 conference this year reached a high mark, both in the quantity and quality of educational sessions offered. (The ISTE 2017 educational technology conference held in late …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Education| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 35

VR @ ISTE 2017: In the Exhibit Hall

by Len Scrogan

In many ways, the virtual reality exhibitors at the ISTE 2017 expo hall reminded me of the sights, sounds and drama of a major multi-match boxing event. (The ISTE 2017 educational technology conference held …

Tags:Education| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 32