Thursday, May 9, 2013

Wow!  I just read an article on the ReadWrite blog and I am blown away!  Amazon is apparently creating a 3D smartphone where images seem to float over the screen without using 3D glasses.  This is almost scary!  
I have got to tell my students about this tomorrow.  At the beginning of the year, I introduce my sixth grade students to the 4 subjects of Geography, Government, Economics, and History.  During my unit on Economics I have a lesson where my students have to pretend to be entrepreneurs and come up with a business plan for a new cell phone.  I actually have my students create a (pretend) cell phone from scratch and create a video advertisement to market their phone.  Every year I get students coming up with a holographic or 3D phone.  I also get students to want to make phones that can spit out money or food whenever you need it.  I have to remind them to think realistically, and imagine what will be important in the future.  It is funny to see what they come with!  They are going to love reading this story on Amazon's new phone.  It will probably validate the thoughts of some of my students, and it is a great way to connect to something they did at the beginning of the year. 

1 comment:

  1. Wow a 3-d smartphone? I can hardly work my iphone some days. I love the creativity of your students...the best part of being a teacher is figuring out how to draw out their creativity. Great job!

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