The New Google Earth will radically inspire students in their exploration of increasingly accessible content. @GoogleEarth #GoogleEarth
Using Google Geo Tools?… KMLs are your friend
Google Geo Tools refer the Google apps which leverage geographic content. These include My Maps, Tour Builder, Streetview, and Earth. Many of these tools use KML files to communicate geolocations. Keyhole Markup Language (KML) is a file format used to display geographic data in an Earth browser such as Google Earth. You can create …
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Gaming in the Classroom – A Classroom Guide to Civilization IV: Colonization #edchat #gaming #edtech
Games and simulations are an important way to create meaningful, experiential knowledge for students. Additionally, games are supported by Keller’s ARCS model of motivational design (Keller, 1987) in that games can capture the Attention of our students, are Relevant to their world, appeal as an appropriate challenge that students feel Confident they can approach and offer …
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Future Ready: VR, AR, and MR in the classroom beyond the novelty
Future Ready: VR, AR, and MR in the classroom beyond the novelty. Classroom level application of VR, AR, and MR content is a form of job readiness. These emergent technologies are fun and exciting, they can be used to captivate students but what’s the learning value beyond that? As educators we regularly asking ourselves what …
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AugmentEDU goes Higher Ed #edchat #AR #edtech @kgg521
At the EdTechTeam Buffalo Summit held at Canisius College (August 4-5, 2016) I had the pleasure to meet many educators in both K-12 and Higher Education. While presenting, I actually ran into a young woman who I had in class as a 7th grader, she was about to start teaching... I'm getting old. My presentations …
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Technology is the answer! But what is the problem? #edtech #edchat
There are many articles exploring the issue of technology integration in K-12 education. Don Ely’s work with technological innovations is among the most notable. Ely points out that “Implementation” of technology requires special knowledge to do the job efficiently and thoroughly (Ely, 1990, p.298). Ely’s research directs researchers to variables that can be used as …
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5 groups of technology adopters. #edtech
