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Integrating new technology will not change our practice, Adopting a positive approach to innovation will lead to a paradigm shift. #edtech #innovation
Innovativeness is the Pedagogy for the Future #WanderlustEDU
Technology is always changing, being Innovative is our only constant. Innovativeness is the pedagogy for the future.
Using 360º videos on Youtube? Check out Youtube’s Heatmap Analytics! #VR
I have uploaded a few VR videos on my Youtube channel... pretty modest stuff really, but I wonder where people are looking when they engage in my VR content. Youtube's Heatmap Analytics show me exactly where people are looking as they engage in my VR videos. This can be used to inform how I shoot …
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Next Steps for AR and VR in Education: Harnessing The Power of Shared-Experience #edtech
“During our World History lesson that morning, Mr. Avenovich loaded up a standalone simulation so that our class could witness the discovery of King Tut’s tomb by archaeologists in Egypt in AD 1922. (The day before, we’d visited the same spot in 1334 BC and had seen Tutankhamen’s empire in all its glory.) In my …
Game-based Learning Yields Empathetic Understanding #edtech #edgaming @sid_meier
I have been teaching Social Studies for 18 years and have found a natural place for me in my classroom is the “sage on the stage” when really for my students I think it is best for me to be more often a “guide on the side.” With this in mind, I have been trying …
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Create your own “My School App” in Google Slides for mobile devices #edtech
Many schools and classrooms would love to have their own app but the skills and/or cost of developing an app is often beyond our immediate reach. Google Slides offers a clean solution to your app dilemma. Try out this example on a mobile device to see where I am going with this: bit.ly/slidesapp The content …
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Using Geo Skills and Experiences in Exploring Empathy #edtech
Empathy is defined as the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another. Teaching empathy is rapidly being recognized as paramount in preparing students for the world that awaits them. Thom Markham blogged “As social-emotional learning becomes more necessary to help students navigate life …
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