Education and Technology
categories: educational technology, instructional technology
Education and Technology
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evolution of technology in the classroom
categories: educational technology, instructional technology
The evolution of technology in the classroom
evolution of technology in the classroom
The evolution of technology in the classroom
What does it take to create e-learning
Jeopardy-style Game in Google Spreadsheets
How to Create a Jeopardy-style Game in Google Spreadsheets
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/11/how-to-create-jeopardy-style-game-in.html
use Flippity
Minecraft for Math
6 Minecraft lesson ideas for your Common Core math class
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2014/12/01/minecraft-lesson-ideas-243
Minecraft EDU – Part 3: Mathematics on the Farm
http://www.classthink.com/2014/01/24/minecraft-edu-part-3-mathematics-farm/
Engage NY Module 3 Area and Perimeter Minecraft Math activity
Mathematica Minecraft
http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/19669/mathematica-minecraft
brain and virtual reality
categories: brain
How does the brain react to virtual reality? Completely different pattern of activity in brain
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141124162926.htm
UCLA neurophysicists have found that space-mapping neurons in the brain react differently to virtual reality than they do to real-world environments. Their findings could be significant for people who use virtual reality for gaming, military, commercial, scientific or other purposes
Virtual Reality Affects Brain’s ‘GPS Cells’
http://www.livescience.com/49021-virtual-reality-brain-maps.html
a new study in rats shows that the virtual world affects the brain differently than real-world environments, which could offer clues for how the technology could be used to restore navigating ability and memory in humans.
Per Google Scholar:
http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=brain+and+virtual+reality&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart&sa=X&ei=KvCMVKrHPIaayATNjYKADA&ved=0CB0QgQMwAA
mindmapping
Three Mind Mapping Tools That Save to Google Drive
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/03/three-mind-mapping-tools-that-save-to.html
MindMup
Lucidchart
Mindmeister
7 Tools for Creating Flowcharts, Mind Maps, and Diagrams
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/11/flowcharts-mindmaps-diagrams.html
Connected Mind is a free mind mapping tool that you can find in the Google Chrome Web Store.
typewriter
categories: contemplative computing
Hemingwrite Modernizes The Typewriter With An E-Ink Screen And Cloud Storage
http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/10/hemingwrite
Want to get off the grid? well, not entirely, since you still will be in the “cloud.” 🙂
But if you are into “disconnect” and “mindful computing,” this typewriter can be a good start
3D printing Curriculum
Stratasys launches Free 3D printing Curriculum
http://campustechnology.com/articles/2014/12/04/stratasys-launches-free-3d-printing-curriculum.aspx
Here is a link to the first unit: web.stcloudstate.edu/informedia/3dprint/U01.zip
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