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NASA's Spacecraft 3D augmented reality app puts users inside robotic spacecraft -- Gove... - 0 views

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  • NASA is exploring new frontiers in the app universe, with the release of an augmented reality app for Apple iPhone and iPads.
  • Spacecraft 3D created a high-definition, three-dimensional model and uses animation to let users see how some of the agency’s robotic spacecraft work, NASA said.
  • Augmented reality apps, a fairly new breed of applications, combine real-world images with additional digital effects
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  • NASA’s Spacecraft 3D, currently available from iTunes, features two current missions, the Curiosity rover expected to reach Mars in August and the two GRAIL spacecraft, Ebb and Flow, orbiting the moon, NASA said.
  • “It is a great way to study the 3-D nature of NASA spacecraft,” said Kevin Hussey, manager of visualization technology at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
  • NASA developed the app by drawing on 3-D models it had already made for its "Eyes on the Solar System" Web application, which lets visitors explore the solar system with the help of a 3-D plug-in.
  • NASA plans to add Cassini (orbiting Saturn), Dawn (in the asteroid belt) and the Voyager spacecraft (on the outer reaches of the solar system) to the app, and says it will add platforms other that iOS in the near future.
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Digital textbooks get a boost with new offerings | eSchool News - 0 views

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  • Discovery Education has given digital textbooks another jolt with the release of its own high school science offering—and a middle school social studies product as well.
  • Discovery Education’s new “Techbooks” expand on an instructional delivery model that Discovery launched for K-8 science in 2010. Much more than just digitized versions of static textbooks, the Techbooks include videos, embedded assessments, and other interactive features that leverage the power of the internet, the company says.
  • Discovery’s Techbook series is cloud-based, meaning students can access the materials from wherever they have an internet connection; the company says that’s because not all school districts have the funds to give every student his or her own device. The Techbooks are also platform-agnostic to work with whatever hardware a district or student might have—iPads, tablets, mobile devices, laptops, or desktops.
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  • the Techbooks give teachers the opportunity to incorporate current issues into their curriculum. The resources also include an assessment component that measures students’ progress and recommends individualized resources.
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Personalized Learning Requires Effective Teaching First,Technology Second - Leading Fro... - 0 views

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  • What is Personalized Learning? ED describes Personalized Learning as: Adjusting the pace of instruction so that instruction is more individualized. Adjusting the learning approach so that instruction is differentiated. Leveraging student interests and experiences so that learning is more... personalized.
  • The traditional teaching model treats all learners the same despite unique needs and strengths. We need a new educational model that takes classroom learning beyond a one-size fits-all mentality. Personalized Learning is not about technology, but technology helps.
  • technology empowers personalized learning from 1:1 computing, use of handheld devices, classroom response systems, and learning management systems.
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  • More than Technology Required
  • This focus on Personalized Learning is exciting because we've combined the emphasis on individual needs and empowered this approach with the power of technology.
  • one should hope that educational leaders will not view the purchasing of devices as providing quick and easy solutions. More importantly, Personal Learning demands a shift in how lessons are designed, which requires certain levels of knowledge and skillsets.
  • Personalized Learning, like all other models of instruction that attempt to introduce innovation in schools, is about professional development and support.
  • Personalized Learning requires that teachers should: 1) Know their students: Teachers should know their students ' interests, know their learning styles, and know their ability levels.
  • 2) Know their pedagogy and content: Teachers should be able to implement multiple paths to knowledge- having a variety of ways to help a diverse group of students learn rigorous standards.
  • Simply giving a teacher an iPad will not guarantee this level of expertise.
  • 3) Manage student learning: As teachers will now have classrooms where multiple activities may be occurring at the same time, this requires a level of classroom management, data keeping, and use of a variety of assessments.
  • 4) Access available resources
  • In this regard, district and schools will have to provide curriculum support and ensure that all teachers have the resources to focus on student learning.
  • Personal Learning has exciting potential for both the student and the teacher.
  • with technology and our information-on-demand society creating opportunities for more students to learn academics outside of school through opportunities such as through Udemy, Khan Academy, and LearnZillion, perhaps this change is inevitable.
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Can Apple Products Pave the Way to Personalized Learning? | MindShift - 0 views

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  • Without adjusting classroom instruction to take full advantage of a one-to-one classroom, many of these schools are just doing the “same old thing” but using more expensive tools to do so. And the operative word here may be “expensive” too.
  • Despite the rush to adopt Apple devices, it’s still not easy to sync them simultaneously to one administrative account, nor is it possible to blend a school’s iTunes account with a student’s school account with her or his personal account.
  • The promise of a personalized device was the “big reveal” at the end of today’s Apple event, when the company unveiled its plans to integrate the Siri personal assistant technology into its iPhones. Siri allows users to now control many aspects of their iPhones with their voices, including asking research questions (among its resources are Wikipedia and WolframAlpha) and listening to, dictating and transcribing messages.
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