Flourish – data visualization and storytelling tool
Flourish is a data representation and storytelling tool with free and paid accounts. Flourish data visualizations are mobile friendly, a great tool to convey data, and according to the company, easy to create (if you already have your information compiled in a spreadsheet!) Below is one example (I’ve tried to embed two different ways, and […]
Google’s Map Your World Community Program
Originally posted by unknown on January 30, 2016 I came across Google’s Map Your World Community program a few months ago while doing research for an ETEC 521 assignment. This site lets the user create personalized map overlays using Google Maps. I believe these maps can be made public, kept private, or shared with specific […]
Mobile Media Learning: Innovation and Inspiration: Review
Originally posted by cbrumwell on January 29, 2016 In the Spring of 2015, ETC Press released Mobile Media Learning: Innovation and Inspiration, appropriately optimized for viewing on a tablet or smartphone. This book is particularly relevant to 565M in general and the Mobile Education thread of our Knowledge Mill specifically because of its emphasis on theory and […]
Italy and Mobile Education
Many students, teachers, classrooms, and educational organisations have had to move to mobile teaching very quickly without much preparation. Mobile education can be a wonderful, liberating, and empowering system if it is chosen intentionally and designed well. In the recent months however, this has not necessarily been the case. I found this article written by […]
VR/AR-The Future of Field Trips
By dan edwards on July 30, 2018 Hello everyone! While this is a topic that is already underway in education, I do believe that virtual field trips is one that offers huge potential. Accessing most physical locations for field studies is difficult for most educators and students to take part in. Field trips offer an immersive way for students […]
Online Portfolio Platform FreshGrade
A1: Online Portfolio Platform FreshGrade By stephanie kwok on February 10, 2019 For my Analytical Publishing Project (A1), I created a critical analysis video of the online portfolio platform/learning management system FreshGrade. It is something I have been testing with my students this past year at school, and I have received positive feedback from students, their parents, as well […]
Financial Literacy- A Case for Pulling out your Phone with your Wallet
Originally posted by norah smith on October 12, 2019 For my A1 project, I chose to explore personal financial management apps and their place in providing a basic education in budgeting. My fiancé and I are slowly combining our finances, so needless to say, money has been on my mind lately. While I think I have […]
Assignment #1 – Google Expeditions
Originally posted by charkirk on February 10, 2017 Since Google is making its way into the classroom in a big way, I thought I’d jump in and see what all the fuss was about! I sure learned a lot but see how much more is out there for me to explore. I hope you enjoy watching […]
Kahoot!
Originally posted by Jay Wong on June 24, 2018 Hi everyone, I decided to complete my A1 on Kahoot! I used Adobe Xd to display my work on an app prototype which can be viewed here. Thanks for taking a look,Jay
Virtual Reality in Education
By Jon Campbell on March 23, 2019 Virtual Reality (VR) is a ‘hot topic’ in Ed Tech right now, and the discussion is not as much ‘will it happen?’ but ‘when?’ Much of the research and test cases have been led by the industry and, in researching this post, I wanted to take a different approach and […]