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Edupaper: The Classroom of the Future is Now

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Edupaper

The Bonnefanten College in Maastricht, The Netherlands, will start in February a novel way of doing things in the classroom.

Instead of toting around bulky books like overworked beasts of burden, the students will be sporting a lightweight (390g) device called Edupaper, which will contain all their books and other reading materials and a few more convenience.

The Edupaper, with a display size of half an A4 (122 x 163mm), uses an electronic ink that makes it as easy to read as paper, without any distracting reflections. Even in bright daylight, the text appears very readable.

It has a touchscreen on which students can jot down their notes separately or on top of the book pages. Handwritten notes can be stored and automatically converted to MS Word documents.

They can use the Edupaper to take tests too. Multiple-choice tests can be made and automatically checked by connecting the device to a central computer. The school also plans to upload a daily newspaper into the device for classroom discussions of current events.

The Edupaper is a project based on innovations by E.INK Corporation and Royal Philips and is produced by the iRex company, a spin-off from Philips, located in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

[Via: DCViews.com]

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