{"id":6576,"date":"2021-12-06T16:00:42","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T16:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/?p=6576"},"modified":"2021-12-06T16:00:44","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T16:00:44","slug":"amazon-glow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/2021\/12\/06\/amazon-glow\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Glow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/in.pcmag.com\/toys\/145765\/amazon-glow\">Amazon Glow<\/a> is a little known product I thought might be useful for reaching remote students, but I have since decided the device is more appropriate as a present for grandchildren. It consists of a display and projector system that displays images on a touch sensitive mat. The idea would be for the learner to have the Glow and the adult to interact with the learner using an app. The content could be a book to be read together or various games. The system works reasonably well (we found it was important to keep the mat clean), but all participants must have an Amazon account,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/glow1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"6577\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/2021\/12\/06\/amazon-glow\/glow1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/glow1.png\" data-orig-size=\"1740,2002\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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