Τρίτη 6 Απριλίου 2010

INTERACTIVEFLOOR



An interactive floor that encourages children to learn using their bodies rather than sitting at a desk or a PC through the school day has been launched by programmers in Denmark.

Called "Wisdom Wells," the floors were created by designers Kasper Neilson and Ole Iverson for children "who do not fit into the school environment" and "cannot just sit and listen to a teacher for six hours."

"The pupils are placed at a table and sit down when they learn - but we thought, 'is there a way we can move the classroom out of the classroom setting and engage the children in learning in a different way?'," Mr Neilson told BBC World Service's Digital Planet programme.

"We were looking at interactive floors in a different project and got inspired...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6764925.stm