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Augmented Reality In The Classroom

March 4, 2013  9 Comments

A few years ago Virtual Reality was making its way into our world.  Now Augmented Reality has taken virtual reality to a whole new level.

The best way to explain Augmented Reality or AR is imagine going through life with a layer of technology superimposed allowing a unique blended experience where reality and technology seamlessly interact.

Augmented Reality first became popular in classrooms with teachers printing QR codes for their students to read with their smart phones.  The QR code would lead the student directly to a webpage or list of resources.  Teachers would use the QR codes to set up scavenger hunts and virtual field trips.

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But Augmented Reality has radically developed  since the invention of the QR code.

Check out this amazing video to see how Augmented Reality is being used in the classroom.

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Google Apps For Education

January 21, 2013  Leave a comment

One of the hottest trends in education around the world is Google Apps For Education (GAFE)

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Over the last year I have become increasing involved in helping teachers and students use Google Apps For Education.  In 2011 I became a Google Certified Teacher and then last year I became a Google Apps For Education Certified Trainer.

This has allowed me to work with teachers and schools right around the world and has opened up some amazing opportunities to work with Google and speak at some of their Google Apps For Education Summits.

If you’re interested in the latest developments in Google Apps for Education and would like to learn simple tips and tricks that will help you motivate and engage your students, you can head over to our new blog www.googleappsforedu.com 

The Google Apps for Education blog will cover topics that will be helpful for teachers who are just getting going with Google through to teachers and students who have used Google for some time.

So far on the blog I have posted a couple of my presentation slides from the Google Apps for Education Summits in Hawaii and Sydney this month.  You will also find a video that will show you how to create self grading assessments; something that every teacher loves!

In the next week or so we will also be launching a Google Apps for Education user group.

This will bring teachers from all over the world together to share ideas and resources.  We are just working out the finer details with Google but will let you know as soon as it launches.

I will continue to update this blog with ideas around classroom management, student engagement and motivation as well as technology use in general, but anything Google related will now be posted on the Google Apps for Education blog.

 

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How to successfully implement Google in your school

October 9, 2012  10 Comments

I am speaking at a Google Apps for education Summit in New Zealand this week.  One of the sessions I am presenting is how to successfully implement Google in your school.

I thought you might like to look at the presentation slides I used during the presentation.

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Note: You can also use these thoughts and steps to help successfully implement any change. Two of the major mistakes I see schools make is that they:

 

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Two Different Views Of The Classroom Of The Future?

September 26, 2012  12 Comments

There is a lot of talk about the future of education and what the classroom of the future might look like.

Here are two different ideas of what the classroom of the future might look like.

The first classroom of the future is in Sweden

Two Different Views Of The Classroom Of The Future?

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Everything You Need To Know About Using Twitter In Education

September 24, 2012  10 Comments

Here is everything you need to know about using Twitter in education

Over the last year and a half I have written a number of blog posts, teaching magazine articles and spoken at a number of conferences about how to use Twitter in education.  I thought that rather than having my material spread out throughout my blog I would bring it all together in this one blog post.

You can follow the links which will walk you through how to set up a Twitter account as well as how to use Twitter in a way that doesn’t compromise your professional relationship with your students.

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Here are the 6 things you should know or do…

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