I'm very excited to see where augmented reality technologies like the 8th wall are going. The future of education is very exciting! Check it out here: https://apps.8thwall.com/8w/jini/?s=o6kI
Anne Frank House VR Experience in Oculus Go @oculus #edtech #VR
While our ELA students are reading the Diary of Anne Frank play which coincides with the World War 2 unit in Social Studies. Using our Oculus Go devices, my students visited the Secret Annex, from the Diary of Anne Frank. After training half of the students on how to use the Oculus Go headsets, the …
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PaperlessEDU: Using Kami more efficiently @usekamiapp
One of my SUBSTITUTION steps in going paperless (see SAMR Model) is to convert meaningful paper-based activities and use them as a digital resources with products like Kami. Kami is a PDF annotation tool. When I post a PDF in Google Classroom, my students open it in Kami and make a copy for themselves. The …
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Building VR experiences to view in the Oculus Go App @oculus @cospaces_edu
Both Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) are emergent technologies primed to make a real impact on learning and training. The excitement around them is great for quickly engaging an audience on a topic or theme, but the challenge for fields focused on learning and training is to leverage these technologies to achieve meaningful …
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Paradigm Shift
What is a paradigm shift? The simple dictionary definition is that a paradigm shift is an important change that happens when the usual way of thinking about or doing something is replaced by a new and different way. Emergent technology is not in and of itself a paradigm shift. We can, in fact, continue to …
Storytelling with Text Messaging
Teaching students to recognize both sides of an argument, and/or have structured conversations centered around class content, regularly finds its place in our classrooms. We teach argumentative essay writing, debate protocols, conversational cues (in all languages), etc… These lessons can be completed through traditional classroom strategies, through podcasting…. and perhaps through texting. There are a …
Podcasts are Lit
For whatever reason I've always thought of podcast is being relatively passe. The idea of audio-only didn't seem super appealing to my students who are driven by YouTube content. Lately, I have been listening to a podcast from places like Stuff You Should Know and I absolutely love it! So I've been trying to think …
Augmented Reality – The Art of BYOD in the Classroom
There are times in a school year when we are able to try things out with students with less risk (meaning failure is ok). For me, one of those times is often found at the end of the school year and final exams are finished for the content goals and objectives are complete, it's at …
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How to mirror your iOS device (iPhone & iPad) with a USB charging cable
During classes, workshops, and talks, I regularly find myself needing to mirror my iPad or iPhone (iOS devices) for demonstration purposes. Mirroring your device means everything you do on your device will be reflected somewhere else: your laptop, a projector, tv, etc... You can wirelessly connect via Airplay, Chromecast, Reflector, or Vysor. Sometimes we find …
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Game Design: World War 1 Student Design Team Game Building Project
Micah Shippee, PhD - Social Studies Teacher Ray Finney - Technology Teacher Kate Walsh - School Librarian The game design project described here was an interdisciplinary lesson between our eighth-grade social studies, technology, and library classes. With insight and support from Jon Spike, professor of Game Design and Learning at the University of Wisconsin - …
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