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Do you remember being so bored in class? Wishing that anything would be more entertaining than just sitting here, listening to a teacher drone on? Well now that may actually be able to happen. A new technology called the Facial Action Coding System (FACS), has come up and has the ability to detect emotion through subtle expressions of your face. Something like this could be a huge asset for a classroom, and getting students to engage with their own learning.

The FACS system can help a classroom in a variety of ways. A quote from the article states "By weighting the different units, the software can even identify mixed emotions" (D'Alto). This shows how the software can recognize different emotions at the same time. By weighing which emotion is effecting you the most, the software can then modify your lesson.

Another way for FACS to assist a classroom environment is the ability to modify a lesson based on your facial gestures. The article states "A classroom computer could recognize when as student is becoming confused or bored... then it could modify the lesson, like an effective human instructor" (D'alto). This quote explains how the software can recognize when a student is confused or bored, and best determine how to modify the lesson in order to more benfit the student.

Another reason, specifically for an Anatomy type class, is the software's ability to make facial gestures, based on surgery. A quote states "The same technology can make computer-animated faces more expressive-for video games or video surgery" (D'alto). This quote shows how students who are performing surgery, or are observing, can perfect their strategy to allow for the least amount of pain from their patient.

These are but a few of the many benefits that can come along with FACS. Not to mention the improvements that could be made to it, should it go worldwide. However the first step should be implemented into the classrooms.

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