ai -powered devices are becoming more prominent in recent years, with smartphones, tablets, and watches circulating for personal and professional use. Education is no different, as school districts are figuring out how to address the issue of using ai in the classroom. One of the pieces of technology that hasn't been discussed as easily is smart glasses.
While not as widely used, smart glasses are quickly gaining popularity for common applications. Ray-Ban has teamed up with Meta to create the Ray-Ban Meta Advanced smart glasses.
Here's what you need to know about Meta Glasses.
Key takeaways
Meta Glasses have the ability to provide answers, translate languages, play music, and capture and transmit images.
Without power, Meta Glasses can function as normal glasses (prescription lenses can even be added)
It is easy to identify Meta Glasses by the distinctive features that differentiate them from traditional glasses.
Meta Glasses use Meta ai to interact with the outside world through a front-facing camera. For example, you can scan signs in different languages and have Meta ai translate them. You can use Meta ai to get historical background on surrounding landmarks in your area. It can respond to you in real time depending on the request you make, similar to telephone assistants like Siri or Alexa. You can also receive spoken instructions as well as listen to music through hidden speakers on either side of the frames.
Meta Glasses have the ability to take photos with the front camera with the push of a button. When you're connected to the Internet, you also have the ability to stream live video of what you're watching. If you decide to activate your Meta Glasses to stream video, an indicator light will show others who may be captured in the stream. This acts as an extra layer of protection in case you don't want to be identified in someone else's stream.
A pair of Meta Glasses can act as a regular pair of glasses, even for those who need prescription lenses. In order to operate the Meta Glasses it is necessary to have a smartphone with an updated operating system, a WiFi connection and wireless Internet access. If these things are available, your Meta Glasses can still act as normal glasses.
Your Meta Glasses also require power to operate, which can be provided through a protective charging case. A charge inside the glasses can last up to four hours, with the possibility of charging longer through the case.
Another deal breaker is the use of the accompanying Meta View app, which allows you to change certain settings and functions associated with the Meta Glasses. Without access to this app, Meta Glasses would simply function like normal glasses.
How would a pair of Meta Glasses interact with a classroom environment? While a student may need to wear the glasses the same way they would wear traditional frames, the added functionality of Meta Glasses could be more difficult to use in a classroom. In addition to the obvious privacy issues, using Meta Glasses may require verbal interaction, which would distract the student from what is happening during a lesson while also creating a distraction. It would also be quite obvious for an educator to notice that a student is using some smart function.
As an educator, you can tell Meta Glasses from regular glasses by looking at some telltale signs. Meta Glasses have frames that are a little thicker than regular glasses due to the technology they contain. Additionally, thanks to the camera on the front of the frame, a teacher could easily see the lens or indicator light to show that the user is transmitting.
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