Zoom vs. Skype for Business Skype for Business Skype for Business has many of the same features as Zoom, however, where Skype for Business really excels is as an office communications solution. Skype for Business allows you to connect easily and quickly with co-workers using instant messaging, screen and document sharing, and informal audio/video calls. Sending a quick message or file through Skype for Business revolves around the intuitive chat interface, familiar to those who have used Office Communicator, Lync or Skype, and can easily integrate video and audio from the chat window. Zoom Zoom is a cloud-based technology that offers a full spectrum of conferencing tools to help increase productivity and lower costs by reducing travel expenses and equipment purchases across your department. Zoom includes breakout sessions that enable you to split your viewers into smaller groups in situations such as a training webinar or online class session. Remote Meetings and Audio/ Video Conferencing Office Chat Application
4 Tools for Building Academic Vocabulary - Getting Smart by Susan Oxnevad There is a wealth of research to suggest that vocabulary knowledge is the single best predictor of student academic achievement across all curriculum areas. Experts agree, if given the opportunity to receive effective vocabulary instruction, most students can acquire vocabulary at rates that will improve their comprehension and also their chances for success in school. Even the Common Core identifies Academic Vocabulary as one of the six big shifts. Why Vocabulary and Tech? Technology is an effective and engaging tool that can be used to improve vocabulary acquisition for all learners and engage them in the learning process. Wallwisher – Build a Digital Word Wall Wallwisher is a free and user friendly digital tool that allows users to create a digital wall of multimedia sticky notes which can include text, images, links and videos. ThingLink – Create Multimedia Vocabulary Launchers ThingLink is a tool for creating interactive images that supports a variety of multimedia. Final Thoughts
Gapminder: Unveiling the beauty of statistics for a fact based world view. The Promise of Virtual Reality in Higher Education Virtual reality teeters on the edge of becoming mainstream, with software development outstripping the hardware and memory storage needed. In this article, a librarian and an art historian discuss the many ways that VR may transform learning and student experiences. Not that long ago students and scholars could access only the libraries and museums available to them on their home campus — or perhaps in their city or region — because only a select few had the credentials to access materials from other institutions or the means to travel to distant places for their research. The Internet changed everything, of course, with the corpus of human knowledge now at everyone's fingertips. Just as hypertext, digital publishing, and other digital media have transformed the ways in which we engage with documents and collections, the technologies surrounding virtual reality (VR) may ultimately transform the ways in which we teach, learn, engage with each other, and experience the world writ large.
Affordable Virtual Reality Opens New Worlds For People With Disabilities Dale Garrett of Columbia, Mo., a 96-year-old World War II veteran, experiences a trip to a war memorial through virtual reality. Courtesy of Honor Everywhere hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Honor Everywhere Dale Garrett of Columbia, Mo., a 96-year-old World War II veteran, experiences a trip to a war memorial through virtual reality. Virtual reality is catching on as a tool in medicine. Now virtual reality is being tried as a way to help people with disabilities explore the world that might be difficult or impossible in real life. For $10 anyone can buy a cardboard headset, download a free iPhone app, slide in a phone and explore virtual worlds from a wheelchair, bed or couch. 'That Butterfly Happiness' A couple months ago, virtual reality company Specular Theory was hosting a table at Singularity University's Future of Virtual Reality event, when Danny Kurtzman cruised by in his wheelchair. Christina Farr/KQED Specular Theory's virtual surfing video. Specular Theory YouTube
101 Ways to Use Tagxedo - Tagxedo Blog I'm glad to announce that the first version of "101 Ways to Use Tagxedo" is completed! --> <-- Please be patient as it does take a while to load the document (10MB, over 150 images). A few slides: Each way to use Tagxedo is accompanied by at least one example. Please help me spread the word. Tagxedo - Word Cloud with Styles Toyra Introduces Virtual Reality to Occupational Therapy | Fitness Gaming Toyra is an advanced upper extremity rehabilitation platform that uses virtual reality, motion capture and healthcare information technology to deliver interactive exercises tailored to individual patients. Toyra is an innovative virtual rehabilitation platform designed to increase patient motivation and deliver a range of effective therapy exercises to patients with impaired function of the upper extremities. The system was designed to facilitate occupational therapy and improve the quality of life of patients with spinal cord injuries. The rehabilitation platform uses motion capture technology to collect key clinical data that helps therapists get objective insight into the patient's progress and rehabilitation status. Toyra also offers a rehabilitation record management platform, allowing therapists to analyse patients' results and use the insights to adjust their treatment. Toyra consists of two sub-systems: the central server and the therapy stations.
Occupational Therapists’ Views on Using a Virtual Reality Interior Design Application Within the Pre-Discharge Home Visit Process