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Google Glass

Google glass originally cost around $1500.00, but currently, it sells for around $1000 from third party sellers because it has been discontinued.  Google Glass is a headset that you wear like glasses, and it provides information that your cellphone can provide but in a hands-free format.  Google Glass keeps you connected to the world but through your eyes. Google Glass can capture photos or videos that you can share via Google Hangout so that the other person can see what you are looking at.  It can also be a search engine using voice dictation, and it can also identify an object or answer a question.  Another feature that Google Glass has is navigation right in front of your face.  It can show you maps and also give you step-by-step directions.  In my opinion, one of the coolest features is that is can translate how to say something in another language.  It also has features like your cell phone such as reminding you to do a task and syncing your calendar, the difference is Google Glass will associate a picture with your task.  Another thing that the glasses can do it give the user real time updates based on your location.  It will also alert you if there is a traffic delay or if your train is suspended.  Google's news app will show you previews of headlines and photos from the New York Times.  Lastly, Google Glass allows you to respond to e-mails via voice dictation.  After you have dictated your e-mail if will appear for you edit it before you send it.  

 I really like that Google Glass could translate something you are looking at because this could come in handy in education especially with all of our English Language Learners.  I think this piece of technology could help our  ELL students learn our language quicker because they could look at an unfamiliar item and it would instantly tell them what it is.  It could also assist them to translate words that they are unfamiliar with when they are trying to learn English and not have to wait for the teacher or a peer.  I believe that it could be beneficial to our students, but I can also see why some people are uncomfortable with it because of privacy concerns.  If it is used correctly, it would be a great tool. 


http://www.laptopmag.com/articles/top-10-features-of-google-glass

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