Educational Technology - Technology tools for learning and assessment. How to Use Your iPhone as a PC Wireless Web Cam. I was recently looking for a solution to use my iPhone as a web cam on my PC. I found a lot of apps that would allow me to broadcast video from my iPhone through their service ( uStream and Qik), but that wasn’t what I was looking for. I wanted my PC to recognize my iPhone as an actual web camera, and I found a pretty cool solution.
The iWebCamera app for the iPhone is a cheap and easy way to use your iPhone as a wireless web camera for your PC. Below, I describe how the top reasons why you need it, how to get started, and cautions to take note of prior to purchasing this app. Efficiently leverage the technology that’s already the hands of yourself and other learners Wireless web camera for $4.99 (the price of the app) Use it to showcase augmented reality in your classroom Display video all across the network, which would excellent cross-curricular teaching opportunities No need for jailbreaking to use this Make sure your iPhone has access to the same network your computer is accessing. Part 1: Flipping The Classroom? … 12 Resources To Keep You On Your Feet. Welcome to another post rich in resources. If you have come here looking for links that will guide you to videos and multimedia to use in a Flipped Classroom that is coming in a future post.
Perhaps you have tried a little Flip of your own and want to learn more. If you are beginning to investigate what a Flipped Classroom is, with the thought of possibly trying some kind of Flip yourself… then this is also the right place. I have researched and tried to find you the very best resources to get educators in all positions thinking about what a Flipped Classroom” really is”? I know that if you take a look at the resources provided you will walk away with a better understanding, and a well thought out implementation. Many educators are beginning to become aware of the growing teaching method referred to as “Flipping The Classroom”. You see, at first this definition does make a lot of sense, and like so many “best practices” I see great value in the idea.
Like this: Like Loading... Technology’s Role in Transforming Education. Technology integration into classrooms across the country has taken on a new urgency. That’s a huge success for students and educators alike. But moving beyond the first flush of victory when schools adopt technology will require innovative use of new technologies and understanding how technology will shape the future of education. Regardless of which form new technologies take—whether students access classes through laptops or tablets, and how much of their curriculum will have an online component—the emphasis needs to shift from viewing education technology as just the addition of cool new gadgets plugged into the same old classroom environment.
How Do We Get There? For technology to reach its full potential in transforming the education process, we need to fundamentally change the way we view it. Getting Students Engaged Introducing online engagement with educational materials can become a tactic in a teacher’s toolkit. When students are engaged, education happens. When the U.S. Top 5 Tech Advancements Changing the Face of Education. There is no doubt that technology has become heavily integrated into our everyday lives. There is almost no escaping it. We rely on our cellphones and laptops for everything whether it be finding a recipe for dinner or researching the hottest stocks. Education has also been heavily influenced by the integration of technology as it is fast becoming the only way to reach students. In addition to the use and promotion of several LMS , there have been several other tech advancements that have forever changed the face of education.
The top 5 of these tech advancements include: Social Media While the use of social media in classrooms has raised a bit of alarm, the overall benefits of using social media far outweigh the detriments . Online Classrooms Not everyone has the schedule that fits into the traditional university setting. Tablets Classrooms are becoming more technologically involved than ever before. Smartphones Free Online Resources. Effects of Technology on Classrooms and Students. A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n Change inStudent andTeacherRoles When students are using technology as a tool or a support for communicating with others, they are in an active role rather than the passive role of recipient of information transmitted by a teacher, textbook, or broadcast.
The student is actively making choices about how to generate, obtain, manipulate, or display information. Technology use allows many more students to be actively thinking about information, making choices, and executing skills than is typical in teacher-led lessons. The teacher's role changes as well. Project-based work (such as the City Building Project and the Student-Run Manufacturing Company) and cooperative learning approaches prompt this change in roles, whether technology is used or not. IncreasedMotivation andSelfEsteem The most common--and in fact, nearly universal--teacher-reported effect on students was an increase in motivation. The kids that don't necessarily star can become the stars.