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nsquared Educational Apps Demo

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I've received input on the blog that readers would like to hear about Microsoft Surface and education. I just met with Dr. Neil Roodyn of nsquared to discuss his education focused applications. nsquared produced Letters, Numbers, Circuits and Chemistry. These are very simple proof-of-concept applications, but they have the potential to make technology in the classroom a very social experience.

For those of you in London, Dr. Neil will be there to talk about Microsoft Surface and Windows MultiPoint at the BETT educational technology show from January 14-17th in Olympia London. If you're there, stop by and say hello. He'd love to receive feedback from educators. Otherwise, please comment on our blog and let us know what you think about these applications.

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  • Anonymous
    January 16, 2009
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    January 17, 2009
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  • Anonymous
    January 20, 2009
    These are great comments. I’ve addressed a number of these in a follow-up post. I would like to address one of these here. Form factor and price will evolve over time. We are very committed to what Microsoft Surface represents in its current design. The size of the device is very intentional as to provide for a social platform allowing multiple users to interact together. To make the Microsoft Surface screen much larger separates the social space that has been created. We believe that social space is a very important development in the progression of technology.

  • Anonymous
    January 21, 2009
    Thank you for the great comments and I love the ideas of adding features to the letters application. One of the points being made here though is that simplicity can be really important. Creating an environment for free form creativity is an important aspect of learning. It is not always critical to have a directed goal or validation of correctness. Sometimes there is no correct answer. Engineers, geeks, techies tend to want to have more features in software. Sometimes less is more :)

  • Anonymous
    January 25, 2009
    There is a long history of research that supports cooperative learning in the classroom.  Many cooperative learning activities take place around a table, so "Surface" table built to accommodate about 5 or so students wouldn't a stretch.   The fact that the Surface is a computer is a plus, since it has the capacity to track and analyse data regarding student interaction and progress over time. Imagine what could be done with cooperative educational games on the Surface! It is good to see that Microsoft is now recognizing the importance of this type of technology in education.

  • Anonymous
    January 25, 2009
    I meant to type: "There is a long history of research that supports cooperative learning in the classroom.  Many cooperative learning activities take place around a table, so a "Surface" table built to accomodate 5 or so students wouldn't be too much of a stretch."

  • Anonymous
    September 02, 2010
    If possible could you move your videos to vimeo. Youtube is being blocked by the company policy. Thank you.

  • Anonymous
    September 02, 2010
    If possible could you move your videos to vimeo. Youtube is being blocked by the company policy. Thank you.