360 Degree Videos: Part I – Using the Ricoh Theta S camera
This videos shows and tells how to operate the Ricoh Theta S camera in a few simple steps to shoot a 360 degree video. NB: UBC students can borrow the Ricoh Theta S camera from the Chapman Learning Commons for free. Visit Part 2 – operating the camera remotely.
Google Tour Creator
NOTE: As of June 2021, Google Tour Creator is being discontinued (and this post and accompanying video resources will be archived/removed. Until June 30, 2021, you will still be able to use Tour Creator. Any tours you publish, either unlisted or publicly, will be available at poly.google.com/creator/tours until June 30, 2021. In the coming months, […]
“Making Literacy” in LLED 350 and LLED 360
“Making Literacy” – a centers based approach to integrating Applied Design Skills and Technologies and Making in K-12 classrooms was presented in the Neville Scarfe Education Library in September 2018. During the month of September, every teacher candidate in the Bed program (elementary, middle and secondary) had the opportunity to participate in some ‘Makerspace’ stations […]
Squishy Circuits
Squishy Circuits is a hands-on way for students to explore electrical circuitry using simple, readily available materials including dough (conductive and non-conductive playdough), LED lights and batteries. Students can construct their understanding of electric circuits and even design and create their own inventions. Through a play based approach students can discover simple, parallel and series […]
Pop Up Making! (in LLED 350 and 360)
This month, in the Scarfe Digital Sandbox (Scarfe 155) every teacher candidate in the Bed program (elementary, middle and secondary) will have the opportunity to participate in a ‘Makerspace’ as part of your orientation to Library and Information Literacy with your LLED 350 and LLED 360 course. In Scarfe 155 (through the ed lib), we’ll […]
