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The Apple Watch's new feature is called the "taptic engine", which produces what Apple calls "haptic feedback". Haptics, derived from the Greek haptikos, refers to any form of interaction or communication by touch. The watch's engine allows wearers to set vibrations for various alerts and at adjustable intensity - or to send messages by taps to other users.
Ms Watt says the integration of haptics with the watch's map function is its most useful feature and is "definitely awesome for me as a deafblind person". It allows her to be directed around London's complex web of streets and alleys without hearing or sight
Newspaper article about how the new Apple Watch is opening up a range of new possibilities, in particular for a deaf and blind woman.
Mentions the Apple Watch's haptic capability - the ability for the device to give feedback via touch. Likely to be the first widely used example of haptics.
August 9, 2015 A screencast, also known as video screen capture, is a great way for teachers to create and share instructional videos and explanatory step by step tutorials with students. regardless of the purposes for which you are creating a screencast, the quality of your video screen captures can sometimes impede the communicative intent of your message.
An example of web-based artefact that could be used as a model for assignment 1. Use of metaphor to explain constructivism. A low-tech but interesting use of multimedia.
This website features the most cutting edge websites describing them and awarding sites of the day, month and year.
A very interesting website that lets you see the amount of diverse technology on the web.
"Project 252 is a crowdsourcing project that will run during 2015. Every 2 weeks for the 52 weeks of the year (hence 252) we will focus on one letter of the alphabet (starting with A and going through to Z). For the two weeks that each letter is featured, participants will be invited to submit the details of an EdTech Tool (for instance, an app, Web 2.0 service, software package, etc.) that begins with that letter. All submissions will be compiled into an A-Z Directory of EdTech Tools that is searchable by a number of criteria. "
Example of how a 5th grade teacher is using the web application Trello and the idea of Genius Hour to encourage students to explore and learn what they are interested in.
I'm following Jerry Blumengarten on Twitter (@cybraryman1) but he also has this website. He tweets continually with his ideas, chats and sites about education and technology. I've just been reading his ideas on teaching with Twitter http://cybraryman.com/twitter.html