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Will VR Really Impact Student Outcomes?

by Len Scrogan

As virtual reality grows increasingly bullish in today’s education market, the key question for educators now becomes “Is it really worth it?” In a well-attended SXSWedu conference session entitled “Will VR really impact student …

Tags:Education| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 21

New Windows 10 is for Schools

by Bob Raikes

Microsoft has revealed a new version of Windows 10 that is intended for schools and to compete with Google’s Chromebook (although this was not said at the launch event in New York). Although Microsoft …

Tags:Education| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 24 - Issue 17| Windows

Why Educators Need to Take VR Seriously

by Len Scrogan

I am often questioned about the instructional benefits, based on available research, that can emerge from employing 3D, VR, and HD visualization technologies in schools and colleges. “What is the difference some of these …

Tags:Education| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 19

Building a Powerhouse Ed-Tech Sales Team

by Len Scrogan

Selling in the education market isn’t easy. In the education market, companies have to deal with multiple decision makers and customers that know what they want at the same time they don’t know what …

Tags:Education| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 16

VR @ SXSWedu: Reality or Hype?

by Len Scrogan

With the AR/MR/VR market expected to hit $150 billion by 2020, schools, colleges and universities are now getting the hard sell on making an investment in the “next big thing.” In a well-attended SXSWedu …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Education| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 17

VR for the Crayon Crowd

by Len Scrogan

When I first saw this technology on display in the Playgrounds Hall at SXSWedu, I knew I had to write about it. I knew our readers needed to know about it, not just because …

Tags:3D Content Creation| Education| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 13

AR/MR/VR @ SXSWedu: Competing Perspectives

by Len Scrogan

With the AR/MR/VR market expected to hit $150 billion by 2020, schools, colleges and universities are now getting the hard sell on making an investment in the “next big thing.” In a well-attended SXSWedu …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Education| Large Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 13

Learning VR at the School of the New York Times

by Len Scrogan

While recently perusing my LinkedIn feed, I encountered the following softly repining graphic: Of course there’s more than a smidgen of truth in the notion being alluded to here. I completely get it. Lots …

Tags:3D Content Creation| Education| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 15

LANG ACADEMY Exhibits at Prolight + Sound For the Fourth Time

by Isaac Oburu

To meet the rising demand for further education for visual presentation technology for events of every kind, LANG ACADEMY develops and organises trainings for technicians of the professional AV industry. They concentrate on the …

Tags:Education| Pro AV

VR has a New Critical Friend

by Len Scrogan

The annual SXSWedu phenomenon remains one of the most innovative, fresh, and prognostic venues in the U.S. for envisioning the future of the education and technology marketplace. This year, the SXSWedu Conference & Festival …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Education| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 11

Norwegian Municipality Installs 224 Sony Bravia Displays

by Alan Spencer

The Norwegian municipality of Bærum has installed 224 Sony Bravia displays across 14 schools in the district in order to establish a modernised digital learning environment for its students. According to a spokesman from …

Tags:Back Panel| Education| Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| sony| Vol 24 - Issue 09