OK, I’ve decided that Fridays I’m going to try to post fun stuff that I come across. Here is my first #FunFriday entry, a YouTube video of a mom/son combo rocking out to Gangnam Style. This mom as some awesome dance moves… I’m jealous!
Developers working with Google created a browser experiment that allows you to visit a website using Google Chrome and follow a Cirque du Soleil character through a whimsical journey with acrobatic performances and imaginative scenery. The coolest part is that the experience is interactive and crosses any device, it’s awesome! Their blog post explains that because it was built using HTML5, it works across all devices and leverages capabilities like the accelerometer, camera, and microphone and allows you to actually participate in the story.
I highly recommend visiting www.movikantirevo.com using Google Chrome to check it out. If you have a device with a camera/microphone/accelerometer that would be best.
Recently Dell hosted a Social Think Tank event titled “A Day of Innovation in Education.” They streamed the discussion and have made it available for viewing. There were many interesting perspectives shared from a panel made of diverse individuals, but I’m not sure that there were any revelations made. That said, if you are interested in this topic you might find the discussion interesting. Head on over to Dell’s site to checkout the videos.
http://content.dell.com/us/en/corp/d/secure/innovation-in-education.aspx
The St. Cloud Times is reporting that the new ISELF building will get a X-ray diffractometer. What a great opportunity for the students and faculty! According to the article SCSU will still need to raise raise $140,000 by December. I’m ready to get some cookies ready for a bake sale.
Richard Byrne who hosts the blog “Free Technology for Teachers” has a great article out on Scribd called “12 Awesome Ed Tech Tools for 2012-2013.”
Here are the tools he recommends:
BestCollegesOnline.com posted a great resource for Twitter users. It covers the basics, etiquette, connecting, classroom, professional life, tools, who to follow and more! I highly recommend checking it out here:
I recently came across this video from one of my favorite speakers Sir Ken Robinson. It’s short and to the point, check it out!
You may also like “Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?”
The TED Global 2012 conference is going on now in Edinburgh, Scotland. The theme is “radical openness” and this video does a great job at getting us excited for what the presentations will bring.
“RADICAL OPENNESS” – for TEDGlobal 2012 by @Jason_Silva from Jason Silva on Vimeo.
This week I presented on Social Media Tools at the Staff Development Conference 2012. One of the topics mentioned briefly was TED Talks (TED stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design). The very next day the BBC News published an article on “The cult of TED” discussing the growing following of the site. I strongly encourage anyone who hasn’t taken time already to look over their content to do so!
Related TED Resources
TED Talks
9 of the coolest educational videos from TED-Ed
TED-Ed (TED for Education)
TED-Ed on YouTube
TEDTalks on YouTube
TED Blog
We had a great day at the School of Education Mobile Learning Day. Thank you to all of the presenters, coordinators and attendees!
