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Ok, so the first month of the year is over. How are you doing with your resolutions? Here is a great tip for helping to achieve your resolutions or to achieve any goal you are seeking. One of the most effective ways to reach a goal is to write it down. This forces you to […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →As part of Managing Multimedia Projects (better known as the RFP class), this semester each student is creating a blog. Each team is to enter a comment to this posting and place each team member’s URL for the blog into this posting in the comments section.__ Recommended Games and GadgetsRecommended BooksContent Guide
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Leave a Comment (5) →Massively Multi-learner Online Learning Environment: MMOLE is a genre of computer generated learning environments in which large numbers of learners interact with each other in a virtual three-dimensional (3D) world with the goal of learning. Learners assume a certain appearance through the creation of an avatar. These avatars are controlled through a computer keyboard and/or […]
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Leave a Comment (8) →Here is a great site for learning about skeletons called eskeletons. It is a site that allows the learner to examine different parts of different types of skeletons. The technology is not 3D but is very effective. Parts of the different skulls or bones are highlighted as the learner clicks from part to part. A […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Instead of thinking about placing content into a course, we should think about placing content outside of a course. Digital assets should be allowed to roam free. See my post: Shatter Your Courses at the TrainingDay Blog. __ Recommended Games and GadgetsRecommended BooksContent Guide
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Leave a Comment (2) →For years the National Science Foundation has been supporting innovative educational research and activities. One such activity has been the creation of 3D Internet-based resources to educate students about archaeology, biology, computer science and geology. One such project was undertaken at North Dakota State University and it was called Virtual Cell (VCell) game. The viewer […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →I think the future of e-learning revolves, in a large way, around the use of 3D worlds and avatars…I’m not the only one, IBM believes this as well… Employees of tomorrow will inhabit virtual worlds like Second Life to hold live weekly meetings with co-workers, catch up over lunch with financial advisers, and join friends […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Here is a sneak peak of the cover for my new book, Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning (haven’t gotten permission to make public but I couldn’t wait any longer). I am very excited about its impending release in April of this year. I have also just received some reviews from the publisher, the comments […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Since cell phones are becoming all the rage for the 2-5 year old set, here is an article to help you choose the best cell phone for your children. One of the models you can choose for junior. __ Recommended Games and GadgetsRecommended BooksContent Guide
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Leave a Comment (1) →In keeping with the theme of 4 year olds talking on the cell phone, I came across another interesting article. A New Crop of Kids: Generation We The article describes an eight year old boy,Gabriel, whose “interest in TV has really declined, because it’s just there, you can’t customize it…he’s tuned to a world where […]
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