The document discusses emerging technologies that will change education, including gesture recognition, electronic books, and semantic-aware applications. It describes how these technologies offer benefits like accommodating students with disabilities but also face challenges like high costs and issues with file formats and software compatibility. The document envisions a future where these interactive digital tools enhance learning by making it more natural, diverse, and accessible through 3D interfaces, virtual environments, and collaborative features, though care must be taken that interactive aspects are age-appropriate.

1. The Future of EDUCATION Technologies that will change the way we learn.

3. Semantic –aware Applications 1 2 3

8. Variation9 8 10

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