"The education sector is just beginning to experiment with, develop, and implement wearable technologies, though the potential applications are significant and vast. Smart jewelry or other accessories could alert students working in chemical laboratories to hazardous conditions, while wearable cameras can instantly capture hundreds of photographs or data about a user's surroundings on an offsite geology dig that can be later accessed via email or other online application."
Kids love to instantly share photos of their friends and family online - it's one of the best things about today's technology! But there are some cases where a photo shouldn't be posted or shared. Hang this poster in your hallway to help students decide if posting their new pic is a good idea.
"If extra-terrestrials are monitoring our TV transmissions, this is what they're watching."
Amusing graphic to illustrate the speed of light and astronomical distances.
"The map uses freely available data retrieved Alexa on August 12th, 2013. The company has provided website analytics since 1996. Alexa collects data from millions of Internet users using one of over 25,000 different browser extensions, and the data used for this visualization were calculated "using a combination of the estimated average daily unique visitors to a site and the estimated number of pageviews on that site from users in that country over the past month"."
This cartoon strip from nerdson blog has been translated and reproduced on the UNESCO elearning blog. It is an interesting way to explain to students about how Creative Commons works.
"The Internet is a strange, huge beast. It is getting bigger, faster and more mobile each day. Ferocious social networks fight each other to be on top and gain more of our attention and personal information. An entire economy is generated from our browsing habits.
This is the face of the Internet now. "
n case you missed the #edmodochat last night, I wanted to let the Edmodo community know that I am offering FREE PD for "21st Century Learning Skills with Web 2.0 Tools and Edmodo". This is an entirely self-paced course that highlights learning pedagogy and tools to help you teach these skills in your classroom.
n case you missed the #edmodochat last night, I wanted to let the Edmodo community know that I am offering FREE PD for "21st Century Learning Skills with Web 2.0 Tools and Edmodo". This is an entirely self-paced course that highlights learning pedagogy and tools to help you teach these skills in your classroom.