Gabriela: Relating Technology to Business in Society [01/13/09 class]

During the first meeting of the MAN4701 class we discussed the importance of technology and education for Business in Society. Without education and technology there will be no future. Here in this BBC January 15th news link we find out that an education technology trade show took place in London. Its good to know that plans are being made to provide children from "low income families a free computer and broadband access." It goes on to state that the purpose of the trade show was to "give those who work in education a taste of what the classroom of the future will look like." Some of the innovations that stood out where the: virtual school in second life, intel classmate laptop, microsoft surface, face recognition, rapman, and engaging places. I have provided the link to the article, inviting all of our readers to learn more about the subject. 

http://new.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7831827.stm