As cool as this is, it will probably be years before we see it hung from the classroom walls of a high school, or in my office -if I ever get an office-. Still this new technology is very impressive and was brought to my attention via Wired News. The touch-sensitive computer board is being used in classrooms at Columbia University's elementary school and has shown to be a great tool.

"It really helps with motivation," said Eliza Bang, the class teacher. "As a platform for encouraging group work, it's amazing."

Bang uses the board to display a wide range of learning materials on her computer, from web pages to video clips. It is also used as a lunch-time reward for students: The children watched Black Beauty on the same screen that was used earlier for geography.

"It helps kids build the big picture and learn the meaning of almost anything," Bang said. "If a kid wants to research boats they can do a PowerPoint presentation, a Word document or they can do a movie or slide show to show to the whole class."

-Wired News

My sister is a Math teacher -I have no clue why- and she would agree that this rocks for the learning of little kiddies.