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Maria Bueno

Two Struggling Schools Got Two Different Results With Ed Tech - 2 views

blogs.kqed.org/...-schools-handled-tech-problems

EdTech

shared by Maria Bueno on 17 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • Maria Bueno on 17 Oct 13
     
    In the beginning, they had a great environment in the classroom using the online software. Later, as more classrooms/users began using online program simultaneously the network failed. Every school is different!
Chris Johnson

Variety, Social Aspects More Important To Game Success Than Graphics, Plot (Slashdot Ar... - 0 views

games.slashdot.org/...ame-Success-Than-Graphics-Plot

games research software design

shared by Chris Johnson on 14 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Chris Johnson on 14 Sep 09
     
    This is a Slashdot article that points to a research paper (unfinished) that analyzes which elements are most important in the success/failure of a game. The abstract and conclusion sections of the article are succinct and accessible. The results are quite telling. One wonders if the results are consistent across game genres/audiences/distribution methods.
Chris Dede

Top News - Digital pens: Mightier than MSWord? - 0 views

www.eschoolnews.com/...index.cfm

digital pens review notes

shared by Chris Dede on 31 Aug 09 - Cached
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  • Chris Dede on 31 Aug 09
     
    This is a new interface for taking notes -- what are the implications for studying and for content mastery?
  • Jennifer Hern on 10 Sep 09
     
    Hey Prof! Funny you tagged this article. I was just searching for advanced note-taking software and was having a difficult time finding anything that would resemble my handwritten notes. Also, I came across a similar device that is described in your article today at my internship at Soup2Nuts. Since all of the animators/artists use Flash to create the cartoons, they have something similar to this "magical pen". However, they need to use a specific type of tracking pad to draw. The idea of applying this same technology to any piece of paper is a useful idea (if you are one of those people who remember to bring paper and pads to class).
Jennifer Hern

If You're Not Seeing Data, You're Not Seeing | Gadget Lab | Wired.com - 0 views

www.wired.com/...augmented-reality

AR augmented_reality

shared by Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09 - Cached
  • “augmented reality,” where data from the network overlays your view of the real world
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      I knew that.
  • developers are creating augmented reality applications and games for a variety of smartphones
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      Who are these developers? Lots of $$ backing them?
  • embraced a version of the technology to enhance their products and advertising campaigns.
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      Of course AR has been used to enhance private $$ making industries.
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  • Tom Caudell, a researcher at aircraft manufacturer Boeing, coined the term “augmented reality” in 1990.
  • head-mounted digital display
  • was an intersection between virtual and physical reality
  • he wants to be able to point a phone at a city it’s completely unfamiliar with, download the surroundings and output information on the fly.
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      Called Anywhere Augmentation.
  • stifled by limitations in software and hardware
  • requires a much more sophisticated artificial intelligence and 3-D modeling applications
  • must become affordable to consumers
  • early attempts have focused on two areas
  • your computer is prominently appearing in attention-grabbing, big-budget advertisements
  • Mattel is using the same type of 3-D imaging augmented reality in “i-Tag” action figures f
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      Mattel is experimenting with AR... can I get a job there?
  • isn’t truly useful in a static desktop environment, Höllerer said, because people’s day-to-day realities involve more than sitting around all day
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      Okay... so desktop computers are not for AR tech. People are mobile, so AR should be mobile. But what about people stuck sitting at a desk all day?
  • And that’s why smartphones, which include GPS hardware and cameras, are crucial to driving the evolution of augmented reality.
  • Ogmento, a company that creates augmented reality products for games and marketing
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      Ogmento... see if they want to hire me, too.
  • movie posters will trigger interactive experiences on an iPhone, such as a trailer or even a virtual treasure hunt to promote the film.
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      This is going to bring out the inner nerd in everyone....
  • The Layar browser (video above) looks at an environment through the phone’s camera, and the app displays houses for sale, popular restaurants and shops, and tourist attractions
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      Where does this information come from? Who creates this information? Selected sources/companies who pay to have their information posted? A whole new competitive marketing strategy in the making.
  • it’s not truly real-time: The app can’t analyze data it hasn’t downloaded ahead of time.
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      I can only imagine crowds of people walking the streets staring at their apps, running into people and lamp posts, not to mention getting run over by cars... I think this technology might weirdly affect the health insurance industry.
  • You know more, you find more, or you see something you haven’t seen before.
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      this is supposed to be the advantage of using AR from a commercial perspective... it is still self-centralized.
  • Nokia is currently testing an AR app called Point & Find, which involves pointing your camera phone at real-world objects and planting virtual information tags on them
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      This can be a really cool feature for teachers if they have a closed-group option. If you are part of the large network, there is all sorts of things people might plant that you don't want to see or know about... Another thought, if there is a closed-group option, perhaps this will create a whole new way of drug trafficking and helping illegal organizations hide information from authorities.
  • the hardware is finally catching up to our needs
  • Nvidia Tegra, a powerful chip specializing in high-end graphics for mobile devices.
  • place (real) Skittles on the physical map and shoot them to set off (virtual) bombs
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      Are you kidding me? Marketing Skittles within an AR game?
  • open API to access live video from the phone’s camera
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      Need this technology in order to produce AR. iPhone does not have it. Wonder why.
  • live tweets of mobile Twitter users around your location.
    • Jennifer Hern
      Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
       
      I can just imagine what a nightmare this app would be in a classroom full of students with handhelds....
  • Jennifer Hern on 22 Sep 09
     
    Background on Augmented Reality. Reading for 9/14.
Chris Johnson

Social Impact Games (Entertaining Games with Non-Entertainment Goals) - 1 views

www.socialimpactgames.com

education educational_technology learning games software database

shared by Chris Johnson on 05 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Chris Johnson on 05 Sep 09
     
    This site lists educational games by category. There is no feed for updates (at least, I haven't found one) and games listed vary greatly in quality and educational merit. The site is hard to navigate due to poor design and doesn't seem to update very frequently
  • Benjamin Berte on 06 Sep 09
     
    Cool Site! What an easy way to see what has been explored and was in the works. It seemed as though Health and Language acquisition were big topics.
Xavier Rozas

Outdoor AR Software Download | Scheller Teacher Education Program - 0 views

education.mit.edu/...OutdoorARSoftware

Augmented reality education Emerging technologies

shared by Xavier Rozas on 13 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Xavier Rozas on 13 Sep 09
     
    Start building your own AR experience with this download. I have not tried as I am a Mac
  • Jennifer Hern on 13 Sep 09
     
    Dang! I have a Mac, too. Anyone in class with a PC desktop/laptop and handheld? I'd love to try it out. Let me know.
Vafa AK

Welcome to Edubuntu! | edubuntu - 0 views

www.edubuntu.org

education software operating_system

shared by Vafa AK on 27 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Vafa AK on 27 Sep 09
     
    Edubuntu is a whole linux operating system built especially for educational users....never thought about this before, but it's a brilliant idea, take a look at the integrated tools it features!
Xavier Rozas

Camtasia Studio Recorder: Product Tour for Camtasia Studio, TechSmith's Screen Recorder... - 0 views

www.techsmith.com/...record.asp

emerging Technology video capture education

shared by Xavier Rozas on 13 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Xavier Rozas on 13 Sep 09
     
    Video demonstrates an intuitive pan/zoom feature of 'video screen capture'. This could be very useful, but it is quite expensive $299.
Chris Johnson

Gmail Shortcuts (printable cheatsheet) - 0 views

r.evhead.com/...gmail-shortcuts.html

reference web_tools software

shared by Chris Johnson on 02 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Chris Johnson on 02 Sep 09
     
    Reference sheet with keyboard shortcuts for using Gmail's webmail interface.
sheralyn woon

Channel NewsAsia - Japan resort a hot spot for men with virtual girlfriends - channelne... - 0 views

www.channelnewsasia.com/....html

shared by sheralyn woon on 01 Sep 10 - Cached
  • The focus of the men's attention -- and of their smartphone cameras -- was a tiny black and white square, a two-dimensional barcode that, thanks to "augmented reality" (AR) software, brought to life the object of their desire.
  • sheralyn woon on 01 Sep 10
     
    Virtual Girlfriends
Devon Dickau

BBC News - US schools may get unused fibre links - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...technology-11387134

Internet technology education classrooms K-12

shared by Devon Dickau on 23 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • high-speed web access for schools was vital "in order to participate in a 21st Century economy"
  • looking at the role of technology in learning
  • educational opportunities like properly wired classrooms, the right kinds of software or textbook opportunities they should hav
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  • We are falling behind and it's obvious in a global economy that other countries are doing a better job than we are
  • The back-to-school forum highlighted three main goals to help move the country towards a digital future that puts the US back on the map: ensuring every child is digitally literate by 8th grade, around 14 years old educating parents about technology and its value
  • making every classroom a 21st-Century classroom
  • Digital literacy is vital
  • there is a huge entrepreneurial opportunity to fill in that gap
  • Devon Dickau on 23 Sep 10
     
    Really interesting article about the perceived importance of Internet to the K-12 student and suggesting how other entities and organizations are supporting equal access in this way.
anonymous

Time Management, Productivity, & Project Tracking Software (Mac/PC) | RescueTime - 0 views

www.rescuetime.com

productivity time management web surfing

shared by anonymous on 19 Sep 10 - Cached
  • anonymous on 19 Sep 10
     
    Want to know how you spend your time on your computer? Or maybe you don't.  Anyway, heard about Rescuetime.com on NPR this afternoon. 
Mydhili Bayyapunedi

If students are capable of self-tutoring, are we putting too much importance on teacher... - 2 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...ugata-mitra-slumdog-teach-self

educational_technology education technology learning

shared by Mydhili Bayyapunedi on 18 Oct 10 - No Cached
  • Mydhili Bayyapunedi on 18 Oct 10
     
    Following up on the discussion we had in class today, do you think we are focusing too much of our attention on teacher training? If students have the ability to not only understand a certain technology but can also use that technology to self train, isn't the role of the teacher in that respect, highly reduced? Perhaps its easier and would prove fruitful if we redirected our strengths to developing software and devices that are intuitive and help children learn rather than spending the resources on helping a different generation of learners (i.e., the teachers) understand this technology? Also, if you think about it, we are probably only one generation away from the teachers who see the value of technology in teaching. This ideal generation is of course the current students who are using technology and find it extremely helpful. They wouldn't need any convincing or training to use technology in their classroom
Diego Vallejos

Sakai Project | collaboration and learning - for educators by educators - 2 views

www.sakaiproject.org

education educators collaboration Online

shared by Diego Vallejos on 29 Sep 11 - Cached
  • Diego Vallejos on 29 Sep 11
     
    A community of educators Collaborating To create open software That improves teaching, learning and research Please join us Organizations and individuals have come together to create, adopt, share and support Sakai.
Nick Siewert

How video games are good for the brain - The Boston Globe - 2 views

www.boston.com/...o_games_are_good_for_the_brain

shared by Nick Siewert on 13 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Generalizability to non-game situations is the big question surrounding other emerging games, particularly software that is being marketed explicitly as a way to keep neurons spry as we age. The jury is still out on whether practicing with these games helps people outside of the context of the game.
    • Nick Siewert
      Nick Siewert on 13 Oct 09
       
      The central quation is generalizability of skills learned or transferrence of acquired knowledge.
Ashley Lee

Google centralises privacy control | Media | guardian.co.uk - 0 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...google-dashboard-privacy

privacy control software infrastructure privacy policy data transparency

shared by Ashley Lee on 16 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Ashley Lee on 16 Nov 09
     
    article on Google Dashboard--google's new centralized privacy control site
Chris McEnroe

QuizSnack | Online survey software, web poll & questionnaire tool - 2 views

www.quizsnack.com

shared by Chris McEnroe on 10 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • Chris McEnroe on 10 Oct 11
     
    In order to get around the clunkiness of the LMS my school uses I am always looking for tools like this one. The problem with doing this is that sometimes they cost money, they usually expose students to advertising (which I think is an ethical issue when you're dealing with a captured audience), and they all require a time commitment to familiarize myself and my students. I'm not sure what it is about systems like Blackboard (which charges incredible amounts of money) that hamper its visual appeal and design for intuitive use.
Tommie Anthony Henderson

Teaching the Mind AND the Body: Education without Technology at cac.ophony.org - 1 views

cac.ophony.org/...y-education-without-technology

shared by Tommie Anthony Henderson on 25 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • Tommie Anthony Henderson on 25 Oct 11
     
    As a recent New York Times article wryly explains, it turns out that even the nation's technological elites-the same engineers, software designers, and idea people, who brought us Google, E-Bay, and Facebook-would prefer that their children grow up and learn in a technology-free environment. WOW -- SIMPLY WOW!! This is real food for thought. I completely challenged my thinking!!
Marium Afzal

Kindergarten Augmented Reality Tool Gets Performance Boost -- THE Journal - 2 views

thejournal.com/...ol-gets-performance-boost.aspx

shared by Marium Afzal on 27 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • Marium Afzal on 27 Oct 11
     
    Logical Choice Technologies has released an update to Letters Alive, an augmented reality education app for kindergarten and preschool. Letters Alive is a reading curriculum for preschool and kindergarten (and grades 1 through 5 for remediation and ESL) that consists of augmented reality-infused animal cards, augmented reality-infused word cards, software, teacher resources, and student activity sheets.
  • Bridget Binstock on 29 Oct 11
     
    This is incredible. They REALLY took the AR capabilities and built out a robust curriculum. They didn't just stop with what I have seen as a "typical" use of AR (making the image or the letter appear as 3D objects), rather, they made the cards interactive and educational with sounds, changing color, sentence structure, punctuation, etc. Incredible!
Chris McEnroe

µTorrent 3.0 - µTorrent - a (very) tiny BitTorrent client - 2 views

www.utorrent.com/ut3

shared by Chris McEnroe on 29 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • Chris McEnroe on 29 Oct 11
     
    Does anyone have any experience with this tool. It looks like a very interesting example of a Intelligent Web Filtering. Wow! Good side is that this is like Tivo for the web. Bad side is that you better have nothing else to do but look at the web. Also an interesting take on Personal Learning Networks.
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  • Bharat Battu on 30 Oct 11
     
    I am familiar with BitTorrent, and it's interesting Chris that you came about it excited for its uses in education. But have you read or heard about the controversy surrounding it? In a nutshell- BitTorrent is a technology that allows large collections of files and data to be shared across the internet in a decentralized, peer-to-peer manner. A person who has the original files decides to share them via BitTorrent, so others can download from him/her. But as the others begin downloading the files, they also start sharing the pieces they've downloaded with the ever-growing set of new users asking for the file. BitTorrent works like a growing web- in order to download files shared via BitTorrent - you have to share the pieces you get with others. More downloaders = more uploaders as well, ensuring popular files will always be accessible. The benefits - this is cheap and decentralized, no need to pay to host the files on the web. The users who have the file are sharing the file from their own computers with others requesting it. And this can be permanent - if you host a BitTorrent to share a file, you have that sharing channel last forever (not relying on external services that cost $ or can be shut down).
  • Bharat Battu on 30 Oct 11
     
    BitTorrent is a really powerful technology that allows large amounts of files and data to be shared quickly with a limitless number of people. It's scalability at no cost. Could be a great tool for educators to share content across the globe in a hassle-free way. Even the folks at Khan Academy are excited to use it: from: http://blog.vipeers.com/vipeers/2008/10/bittorrent-is-a.html "For Khan Academy, BitTorrent was a natural extension for it stated mission of "a world-class education for anyone anywhere," Sal Khan tells Fast Company. Kahn was excited for activist educators to be able to download the Academy's entire portforlio, burn it on a CD, and distribute it to rural or underdeveloped areas otherwise unable to access it without a broadband connection. "I think the single most fun thing about BitTorrent," Khan adds, "is this content will never die. A nuclear bomb could hit our offices tomorrow and could take down our servers, but its going to sitting somewhere in the world on somebody's server." He added, "We don't care about monetizing the content; we just care that it gets used."
  • Bharat Battu on 30 Oct 11
     
    But despite the prospects of BitTorrent being a great technology to allow sharing of digital content freely, to allow downloading of vast amounts of data that can then be stored offline and shared with anyone... the rest of the article (http://blog.vipeers.com/vipeers/2008/10/bittorrent-is-a.html) mentions that Google was unhappy with Khan's decision to use BitTorrent. Google actually blacklists BitTorrent content from its searches, and so is actually blacklisting Khan Academy content, despite being a recent financial backer of Khan. Why? This is the controversy: BitTorrent's power to share digital content in a decentralized way, where the more popular a file is, the faster it'll spread-- has led it to become the most popular method of digital piracy out there today. This has quickly become the most common use of BitTorrent, far exceeding the sharing of legitimate digital content. It's become a nightmare for the movie, music, software, and video gaming industries. A summary of the legal issues surrounding BitTorrent: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_issues_with_BitTorrent
  • Chris McEnroe on 30 Oct 11
     
    Hey Bharat, I am so glad I asked. I had no idea. Very interesting. New dimension to the concept of free knowledge vs. intellectual property. I think the kids at my school are using this to share music. I'll have to check it out. I find this conflict- "Google actually blacklists BitTorrent content from its searches, and so is actually blacklisting Khan Academy content, despite being a recent financial backer of Khan. " so intriguing. At first glance it looked to me like a vision of networked learning that was aimed at an authentic task with authentic participants (as portrayed by actors :).
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