ISTE sources for AR and VR
ISTE | 25 resources for bringing AR and VR to the classroom
Jennifer Snelling 2/6/2018 https://www.iste.org/explore/articleDetail?articleid=883&category=In-the-
VR for Arts: http://blvrd.com/
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a twist in cyberbullying
categories: digital citizenship, Digital literacy
A new twist on cyberbullying
Just as in the 1970s, when antidrug campaigns were scoffed at by the very people they were targeting, anti-bullying campaigns are also losing their effectiveness. I got a taste of this firsthand last year when I spoke about sexting, online safety and cyberbullying at an all-school assembly. When a student blurted out an obscenity during the sexting portion, the students went wild and didn’t listen to a thing I said. I was frustrated and discouraged. Later, I offered an iPad mini to the student who produced the best video and poster. Even that got little response.
The fact is, anti-bullying clichés have become a shut-off switch. What we really need to be doing is giving students actual skills to prevent bullying. To get that conversation going, I pose this question to students: “Will you accept the identity that others give you?”
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more on cyberbullying in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=cyberbullying
VR and AR doubles each year
Report: VR and AR to Double Each Year Through 2021
By Joshua Bolkan 08/07/17
https://thejournal.com/articles/2017/08/07/report-vr-and-ar-to-double-each-year-through-2021.aspx
a new forecast from International Data Corp. (IDC).
Canada will see the fastest growth, with a CAGR of 145.2 percent over the forecast period. Other leaders in terms of growth include Central and Eastern Europe at 133.5 percent, Western Europe at 121.2 percent and the U.S. at 120.5 percent.
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Leslie Fisher Thinks Augmented Reality First, Then VR in the Classroom
An interview with the former Apple K–12 systems engineer, who will participate in multiple sessions during ISTE.
By Richard Chang 05/12/17
THE Journal: What do you think about virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) in the classroom? Is the cost point for VR prohibitive?
In virtual reality, one of my favorite apps is CoSpaces. It allows anyone to design a 3D space, and then interact with it in virtual reality.
Virtual reality can be quite affordable with Google Cardboard. We can get into basic interaction in VR with Cardboard. There are 40 or 50 VR apps where you can simply use Cardboard and explore. Google Street View allows you to do virtual viewing of many different locations. That technology augments what the teacher is doing.
Most kids can’t afford to buy their own Oculus headset. That price point is quite a bit higher. But we don’t need to have 30 kids using Oculus all of the time. Two or three might work
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more on VR and AR in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=virtual+reality
VR and AR in the classroom
Leslie Fisher Thinks Augmented Reality First, Then VR in the Classroom
05/12/17
Most kids can’t afford to buy their own Oculus headset. Google Cardboard. Google Street View
If you search Twitter effectively, there are not only great resources but great people to help you teach differently and keep the classroom more entertaining. You can grow your own personal learning network.
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more on virtual reality in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=virtual+reality
14 obsolete trends in 21 century schools
14 things that are obsolete in 21st century schools
- computer rooms
- isolated classrooms
- schools without WiFi
- Banned phones and tablets
- Tech director with an administrator access, instead of technology coordinators in touch with teachers and students
- Teachers not sharing what they do
- Schools without FB and Twitter presence
- Unhealthy cafeteria food
- Teenagers start at 8AM
- Buying poster-, website- and pamphlet design for the school
- traditional libraries
- students same age in same classes
- one-Professional Development-workshop-fits-all for school staff
- standardized tests to measure the quality of education
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more on ISTE news in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=iste
use of laptops in the classroom
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2017/04/03/use-of-laptops-in-the-classroom/
ISTE board
ISTE Shares Results of 2016 Board Elections
By Richard Chang 12/13/16
https://thejournal.com/articles/2016/12/13/iste-shares-results-of-2016-board-elections.aspx
For more information about the ISTE Board of Directors, visit ISTE’s website.
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more about ISTE in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=iste
interview q/s for school leaders
Interview Questions for 1:1 School Leaders
http://www.edurolearning.com/interview-questions-for-school-leaders/
found in G+ https://plus.google.com/+JeffUtechtEd/posts/Vys7LxSjzuW
help administrators as they start hiring for their 1:1 environment with some questions they can ask during the interview process.
Questions for teachers entering a 1:1 school
What computer platform are you most comfortable with, Mac, PC or tablet?
Why do you want to work in a 1:1 school?
What particular challenges and learning opportunities excite you about working in a 1:1 school like ours?
Being able to look up information and resources on the web is an important skill. Explain how you go about looking up information on the web. How do you verify that the information you find is trustworthy and of use to you and your students?
Knowing we are a 1:1 school and that we expect students to use their laptops for learning, what is something that you would start learning and thinking about today to prepare you for this new learning environment?
At what times do you feel that it would be appropriate to have “lids down”? When do you believe a laptop is not a tool for appropriate use?
How comfortable are you with using online resources in your classroom? What are some resources you’ve used in the past? How have you found these resources?
Tell me how you think the future you are preparing children for will be different?
How often do you/have you taken part in technology Professional Development opportunities?
Do you read any professional magazines or educational blogs as part of your own PD? If so, which ones?
What apps do you use to curate information?
What apps do you use to curate information?
Do you have a Personal Learning Network? If so, can you tell me a story of how you learn from your network.
How often do others come to you for guidance in using technology? Do you offer guidance when not asked? If so, describe how you did this recently?
ISTE 2016 tech tools
categories: Digital literacy, educational technology
15 Tech Tool Favorites From ISTE 2016
http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/07/05/15-tech-tool-favorites-from-iste-2016/
YouTube – database of YouTube Channels by subject to help educators with discoverability
posters about Google Apps For Education
augmented reality by ISTE
4 AR tools to build executive function and engagement
badges for teachers
start with the teachers, not with the students
OPINION So You Want to Drive Instruction With Digital Badges? Start With the Teachers
Participating teachers advance through a series of inquiry-based professional development modules. Teachers are awarded a digital badge for the successful completion of each 10-hour module. To accomplish this, they must complete the following steps: 1) study module content, 2) participate in a focused discussion with peers working on the same module, 3) create an original inquiry-based global lesson plan that incorporates new learning, 4) implement the original lesson plan in the classroom, 5) provide evidence of classroom implementation and 6) reflect on and revise the lesson created.
The final product of every module is a tested, global lesson plan that articulates learning objectives, activities, assessments, and resources for each stage of inquiry. Upon completion, teachers may publish finalized lessons in a resource library where they can be accessed by other educators. As designed, the HISD badging system will be a four-year, 16-badge approach that equates to 160 hours of professional learning for teachers.
five key features that taken together increase significantly the likelihood that the learning experience for a teacher will lead to results in the classroom for students — which, after all, is the point of professional development:
- Badging requires demonstrating understanding and implementation of a target content or skill.
- Badging provides recognition and motivation.
- Badging allows for knowledge circulation among teachers.
- Badging can be tracked and assessed.
- Badging is a scalable enterprise.