Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: The 33 Digital Skills Every 21st Century Teacher should Have By EdTech Team Updated on march 2, 2015 : The original list that was created in 2011 comprised 33 skills , after reviewing it we decided to do some merging and finally ended up with the 20 skills below. The 21st century teacher should be able to : 1- Create and edit digital audio Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :Free Audio Tools for Teachers 2- Use Social bookmarking to share resources with and between learners Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : A List of Best Bookmarking Websites for Teachers 3- Use blogs and wikis to create online platforms for students Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill : Great Tools to Create Protected Blogs and Webpages for your Class 4- Exploit digital images for classroom use Here are some tools for teachers to develop this skill :Web Tools to Edit Pictures without Installing any softwareTools to Convert Photos into Cartoons
Coding in Unity for the Absolute Beginner Scripting Beginner Checked with version: 4.6 In this session we will introduce coding in C# to the absolute beginner. This class is for someone who wants to get started, but doesn't know where to begin. DemoScript [Revision 1] Code snippet using UnityEngine; using System.Collections; public class DemoScript : MonoBehaviour { public Light myLight; void Update () { if (Input.GetKey ("space")) { myLight.enabled = true; } else { myLight.enabled = false; } } } DemoScript [Revision 2] using UnityEngine; using System.Collections; public class DemoScript : MonoBehaviour { public Light myLight; void Update () { if (Input.GetKeyDown ("space")) { myLight.enabled = true; } if (Input.GetKeyUp ("space")) { myLight.enabled = false; } } } DemoScript [Revision 3] using UnityEngine; using System.Collections; public class DemoScript : MonoBehaviour { public Light myLight; void Update () { if (Input.GetKeyDown ("space")) { myLight.enabled = ! DemoScript [Revision 4] DemoScript [Revision 5] DemoScript [Revision 6]
Five-Minute Film Festival: 8 Interactive Video Tools for Engaging Learners It's no secret that I am a passionate advocate for using video in the classroom. When used well, videos can help students make connections to people and ideas beyond their usual frame of reference. That's why I've been really excited to see a wave of new (and mostly free or low-cost!) tech tools recently that enable teachers to take favorite clips and make them more valuable for educational use. Whether you use videos to flip your classroom or you just appreciate the power of video to engage kids, maybe one of the tools in my playlist below will help you go deeper in 2014. Video Playlist: Tools to Enhance Videos for Learning You may notice my playlist below looks a little different this time; I'm embedding using a great tool called Huzzaz, reviewed below. More Resources on Using Video in the Classroom Reviews and Guides for Interactive Video Tools Sources and Ideas for Using Videos in the Classroom
The Kid Should See This: Animation An Object at Rest: A stone’s adventure through time An Object at Rest is Seth Boyden's final thesis film at CalArts. He writes: This year's story follows the life of a stone as he travels over the course of millions of years, facing nature's greatest obstacle: human... The science of static electricity – TED Ed What is static electricity? Sesame Street: What is Dance? What is Dance? The praxinoscope-style BusyBody Quick-Pose Animator Ten bendable, posable figures spin around the outside of a turntable. Scott Blake’s Hole Punch Flipbooks Do you have a hole punch around the house? Cubits (1978) by Al Jarnow From animator, artist, sculptor, and filmmaker Al Jarnow, enjoy this 1978 experimental animation classic filled with patterns, geometry, logic, and other ideas beyond animation: Cubits. 3D printed nail art animates with stop motion Cal Academy: How to Observe a Meteor Shower Get some blankets, find a dark hill on a dark night, make sure you've napped, and put away that smartphone.
Nuevas tecnologías aplicadas a la educación | Educa con TIC 48 Free Education Apps Sorted By Grade Level 5 Useful iPhone Apps For Student Bloggers 10.32K Views 0 Likes Student blogging is a wonderful way to get into the world of online writing and learning. These iPhone apps for student bloggers will enhance their skills. 6 Interactive Storytelling Apps For Younger Students Teach Kids to Program Storyboard That: The World's Best FREE Online Storyboard Creator The Guide To Sound Effects | Epic Sound I like to think of such sounds as having two general components: a ‘defining’ one, and an ‘impact’ one. The defining one is what sounds up front and tells the listener what the sound is, especially if combined with picture. The impact one can be anything at all, designed only to pump up the sound to hyper-real. For defining sounds, simply record what things really are: For a face slap for example, record a real slap, hand clap, slap on thigh, etc. For a body kick, record a fist on chest thud, etc. For impact sounds, anything goes. Other purely impact sounds: kick drum, fist-pound on closet door (tapered), car door slam (tapered), kicked or stick-hit cardboard box, leather belt snap, whip crack, etc. In my opinion, especially what I’m loosely calling the “impact” component can and often should be gain-maximized and mixed with the “defining” so that the defining is still the part that gives the information as to what the sound is. - Clint Bajakian
Edmodo – Where learning happens. | The free and safe social learning platform for education V Motion Project – Part I: The Instrument | Custom Logic Web Blog Overview The Motion Project was a collaboration between a lot of clever creative people working together to create a machine that turns motion into music. The client for the project, Frucor (makers of V energy drink), together with their agency Colenso BBDO, kitted-out a warehouse space for this project to grow in and gathered together a group of talented people from a number of creative fields. Producer Joel Little (Kids of 88, Goodnight Nurse) created the music, musician/tech wiz James Hayday broke the track down and wrestled it into Ableton, and Paul Sanderson of Fugitive built the tech to control the music with the help of Mike Delucchi. I also helped with the music side of the tech and built the visuals software with motion graphics warlocks Matt von Trott and Jonny Kofoed of Assembly. Assembly also produced and directed the music video. The Instrument Unfortunately, this control and flexibility comes at a price… the system has a significant lag. Two Hearts Beat as One Up next..