multimedia

Blogs and Social Media – Blending social & academic worlds

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, English, K-3, Not Subject Specific, Resource | Tagged with blog, blogs, ets, Free, kidblog, multimedia, sandbox session, scarfe sandbox, social media, social networking, Teacher Use

Social Networking, defined by Gunawardena et al (2009) as the “practice of expanding knowledge by making connections with individuals of similar interests” is a potentially powerful tool for both Post-Secondary Faculty and the K-12 classroom teacher. Through this networking, students are afforded the opportunity to co-create knowledge within a Community of Practice (Wenger et al, […]

OER: Open Educational Resources

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, English, K-3, Not Subject Specific, Open Educational Resources, Post Secondary, Resource | Tagged with creative commons, Free, lesson planning, multimedia, OER; open educational resource, resources, Teacher Use

Open Educational Resources (OER) are “teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and re-purposing by others. Open educational resources include full courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, streaming videos, tests, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques used to […]

Google Cardboard – DIY Guide and some VR Apps

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, AppliedDesignSkillsTechnologies, AR & VR Tools, English, K-3, Not Subject Specific, Resource | Tagged with ADST, Free, games, google cardboard, interactivity, multimedia, Simulations, virtual reality

In short, Google Cardboard is an affordable piece of Virtual Reality (VR) headgear that welcomes its users to simple yet eye-opening VR experiences. Following just a few easy steps, anyone with a smartphone (and a few free VR apps, of course) can now explore the VR content shared by creators worldwide. As the name suggests, this […]

Content creation and curation

Posted in English, Not Subject Specific, Open Educational Resources, Resource | Tagged with content creation, content curation, ets, Free, multimedia, OER; open educational resource, Presentation, sandbox session, scarfe sandbox, storytelling, Teacher Use

Content creation for educational purposes differs from our usual understanding of content creation for the web. We have to take into consideration that the audience is no longer a faceless public, but rather a classroom of learners and parents. So although we are creating shareable and editable videos, images, text, presentations and so forth, you […]

Creative Commons Image Search

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, Blog Posts, English, Fine Arts, Not Subject Specific, Open Educational Resources, Resource | Tagged with copyright, creative commons, ets, Free, image search, multimedia, OER; open educational resource, sandbox session, scarfe sandbox, Teacher Use

Taking and editing your own photographs can be a challenging, yet rewarding way to enhance your web spaces. Further, this virtually eliminates copyright issues! Still, if you are looking for web content you can use, here are a few places to look: Creative Commons Image Search NB: you still need to be aware of licensing requirements […]