Microsoft Display Dock – Introduction from Kyle Jones on Vimeo.

In this video, Kyle introduces this new video series about the Microsoft Display Dock.  While this video series is certainly about the Microsoft Display Dock, it’s more about this particular class of devices and what they mean for the future of education.

Hello. For those of you who don’t already know me, I’m Kyle Jones, and I’m a leader and expert in the field of education. Today, I’m introducing a series of videos about the Microsoft Display Dock, which I’m using as a vehicle to talk about mobile devices and how they’re changing what teachers can do in the classroom. This series is NOT a product recommendation per se — though the Display Dock performed impressively in my testing. Rather, this is more about viewing a device like the Display Dock as a harbinger of what’s to come in the classroom.

In brief, the Display Dock is a small device that allows you to connect a Windows phone to a traditional monitor, keyboard, and mouse and thereby transform that phone into a mini desktop computer. To help you wrap your head around this more fully, I’ve created a series of videos that introduce the device in greater detail. I’ll show you the device itself, demonstrate how to connect it, and show Word and Outlook in operation on the device. Then, in the final video of the series, I’ll wrap things up with some final thoughts about what devices like these are signaling for the future of education.

Again, the focus here is on that future, and less on this particular device, though I do think you’ll get a solid introduction to the device if this is something that you want to use in your classroom. In the end, the Display Dock is a powerful device, and I think you’ll instantly be able to see how this could benefit you. With those thoughts in mind, I’ll leave you to the second video in the series, where we introduce you to the actual components of the system.