Today we had a guest lecturer Darren Savage who discussed how technology is going to progress in the future. He introduced us to some new technological advantages such as Estimote Stickers.
Estimote Stickers hasn’t specifically been design for a school environment, but I feel this could be adapted to engage students and benefit learning. Estimote Stickers is currently used to display information once a phone or application is held in front of the sticker, this provides the extra snippets of information.
This video gives an introduction to Estimote Stickers:
I feel that this could be used in the classroom as the Esitmote Sticker can be re-codded therefore re-used, these stickers could be placed around the classroom or school. The children could then have activates that link to specific sticker, these stickers could ask questions or provided facts and information on certain topics.
In the video, it makes it apparent that these stickers have built-in GPS; would you agree that this raises a safety concern as it collects the location data of your school?
I think this would be an issue but as the teacher I would ensure that only I can access the GPS or turn this function off.
How would you adapt the Esitmote Sticker concept so that it is appropriate to use in schools?
I think these are ready to use in the classroom, its just about how I intend on using them around the classroom to be educational.
My initial start would be for children with EAL, the software can be adapted by having a translation system into the stickers.
Would you use these stickers in your classroom?
I would use these in the classroom, I feel they would be a really good interactive way of sharing information. They would allow me to provide aids throughout lessons and the children would be able to find out for themselves.