Google Tilt Brush: Impossible now a reality?

 

Google Tilt Brush combines virtual reality with drawing, painting, design, photography, and sculpture. Almost any kind of visual art can be combined with this cutting edge technology to create some amazing works of art. Watch the videos and read about how this technology is being used by artists around the world in a variety of unique ways. How to you think this could eventually be adapted for use in educational settings?

Virtual Reality Learns How to Get Into the Classroom

This article claims that virtual reality can be used as a learning tool in classrooms today. After reading the article "Virtual Reality Learns How to Get Into the Classroom" do you think virtual reality could be all the author claims it could be in a classroom setting? Would you consider using it in any of the ways mentioned in the article? Can you think of other ways it might be incorporated into K-12 education?

16 Modern Realities Schools (and Parents) Need to Accept. Now.

After reading Will Richardson's essay 16 Modern Realities Schools (and Parents) Need to Accept. Now. taken from his Twitter post, about the growing change movement in education. Do you agree or disagree with his thoughts on change? Be specific in your response and state the reasons for your opinion.

10 Great Ways to Use Social Media in the Classroom

Read the article "10 Great Ways to Use Social Media in the Classroom", describing some simple ways teachers can incorporate a variety of social media sites into their classrooms. Do you think you would try using social media in your classroom? What challenges and/or benefits do you think will result? If you were to use one social media site which one would you be most likely to use and why?

NMC Horizon Report Preview 2016 k-12 Edition

Take a look at the preview of the NMC Horizon Report 2016 k-12 Edition by clicking on this link to open the pdf document: http://cdn.nmc.org/media/2016-nmc-horizon-report-k12-preview.pdf . Look at the key trends in part I, choose one that you think you might like to incorporate into your practice and explain how you would do this. Which significant challenge in part II do you think it will be most difficult to overcome, explain why you think it will be so difficult. Find one important development in educational technology that interests you in part III and explain how you might incorporate this technology in your classroom. Please post your explanations as a comment for this blog post.

The key to making the shift to active learning (and why technology is not enough)

Some public schools (by design) foster passive learners, discourage productivity, and fail to teach self-discipline. The culture of “school” works against what research shows to be in the best interest of next generation learners. Access the article at: http://plpnetwork.com/2015/03/10/shift-active-learning-technology-answer/  After reading the article are you convinced that things have to change? Do you think we are shifting to an educational culture of active learning? Explain why or why not and what you think has to happen to achieve this goal.

TeacherCast: a place for Teachers to Help Other Teachers

TeacherCast.net is a growing dynamic Educational Media Network offering great opportunities for educators, app developers and businesses to work together to improve the quality of education for our students.

TeacherCast offers educators several great avenues for professional development:

• The TeacherCast Podcasting Network
• The TeacherCast Educational Newspaper/Magazine
• The TeacherCast Professional App
• A Career Center to search and post jobs
• TeacherCast University
• TeacherCast TV

Their mission is to create an environment for educators to have access to resources for Professional Development. You can find the site at: http://www.teachercast.net/  Explore some of the content listed above on the TeacherCast website. Which features would you use and how would you use them for your professional development?