Spark Art 4 Girls, An initiative with Digi-Girls and Aus. National Career week

I received a flyer by email today that sounds like a fun and authentic learning experience for those that get involved. It is aimed at mid to upper secondary students and will be held at North Sydney College on May 25 and 26 2011. Read below for more information: Digi-Girls Spark Art course is a [...]

Mobile Phone Year in Review, 2010 – Some stats

I have been looking for some of the latest stats on Internet and Technology usage and developments. Here is an example of Mobile Technologies and their development between 2009 to 2010.

Stimulus: Analog or Digital? (1993) – Sound

Here is a great clip I use with my students about the science behind the development of digital sound and it’s relation to Compact Discs. Stimulus: Analog or Digital? (1993) – Sound, posted with vodpod

Video Stimulus: THE DAWN OF MIXED REALITY – Virtual & Augmented Reality

I have been exploring the concepts of multimedia and the development of emerging media based trends with my students. Here is a clip I will be using as a stimulus piece for discussion Video Stimulus: THE DAWN OF MIXED REALITY – Vir…, posted with vodpod

Online resource: Ideas for VoiceThread

Top 6 Ways for Faculty and Students to Use VoiceThread. . . 1. Student Collaboration: Students collaborate on group projects by uploading content, adding comments, and discussing assignments and presentations. 2. Student Discussions and Peer Feedback: Students discuss topics that are assigned by the instructor or self-directed, such as summaries of reading materials, and post [...]

Microsoft Silverlight: Deep Zoom

Deep Zoom: I was show the capabilities of Deep Zoom a while ago when I was attending the DigiGirlz show at Microsoft in Sydney earlier this year. Deep zoom is something you can do within the framework of Microsoft Silverlight. As defined on Silverlight.net: “Deep Zoom provides the ability to interactively view high-resolution images in [...]

All the Great Operas in 10 Minutes

Here is an interesting clip that showcases some famous operas in under 10 minutes. This may be useful for educators wishing to introduce elements of this historic and important form of music to students that may be resistant to this particular genre. Have a look and see what you think. From Youtube: ” What is [...]

Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos augmented-reality maps | Video on TED.com

Having spent the a while researching and working with the concepts of Virtual Realities, Virtual Worlds and Augmented realities I have found this clip to be very interesting. In its simplicity this augmented reality is about the massive cross-integration of images according to their metadata and image features. A fascinating concept that in the clip [...]

Skype Explained Visually

Humorous visual explanation of Skype. more about "Skype Explained Visually", posted with vodpod

Social Media Explained Visually

A nice visual explanation of the development and use of Social Media. more about “Social Media Explained Visually“, posted with vodpod