I recently came across a new technology created by Google known as Google Expeditions. According to the service’s website Google Expeditions allows for students to experience AR and VR technologies in the classroom. This can enable students to experiences places and things from all over the world without leaving their classroom. Students can experience some…
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Out Of Eden Walk
I recently explored National Geographic‘s Out Of Eden Walk’s webpage. The Out of Eden Walk is a projected created by journalist Paul Salopek, with the goal of exploring the pathways the first humans took out of Africa. The first chapter had Salopek’s start out in Northern Ethiopia, with the goal of making it to Djibouti….
WE: Helping Solve The Hunger Problem One Campaign at a Time
After browsing the Organization, WE’s website, I came across a great resource that is designed to raise awareness about the hunger problem our world currently faces. WE is an international charity founded to promote empowerment in children, and economic development in the world. The charity offers tools on their website to achieve this goal. The…
Hyperdocs: An Alternative Way to Promote Learning
After viewing this presentation on Hyperdocs, I came across the great service known as Edpuzzle. Edpuzzle is an online service designed to help students understand a given topic. Teachers can upload a video and insert questions and comments throughout. This service is very versatile, and it can be used for a myriad of different assignments,…
Virtual Field Trip To Pakistan
Through Stockton’s GSDLC virtual field trip service I was able to travel to the country of Pakistan. I was able to see all different types of places and unique architecture. The place I “visited” that stood out the most to me was Ratti Gali lake, located in Kashmir Pakistan. The lake was surrounded by lush…
Shtisel: A look at a culture different from my own
I recently watched the show Shtisel on Netflix. The show is about a family in Israel and their life. The show highlights the life of an average Israeli citizen, and it opened my eyes to the cultural difference between the U.S. (my home country) and Israel. for starters their food was a lot different from…
Presenter Coach: A Tool To Practice Your PowerPoint Presentations
I recently came across a great feature of Microsoft PowerPoint known as Presenter Coach. Presenter Coach is a tool that helps you prepare for power point presentations. According to Microsoft’s website, Presenter Coach evaluates your pacing, pitch, your use of filler words, informal speech, euphemisms, and culturally sensitive terms, and it detects when you’re being overly…
Clean Water And Sanitation
After analyzing the United Nation’s goals for sustainable development the goal that stuck out to me the most was the sixth: to ensure that everyone has clean water and proper sanitation. This is a problem that plagues millions of people all over the world, and achieving this goal would truly change people’s lives. According to…
Empatico: Connecting Classrooms Around The World
After browsing the global educator toolkit I came across the website Empatico. Empatico is a organization that connects classrooms around the world. Classes that sign up get paired up with a class from another part of the world. The classes are then able to message each other, collaborate on activities, and even video chat. This…
Clubhouse: A New Social Media Platform That Has An Infinite Amount Of Collaboration Between Educators
In the start of the new year a new social media platform came into the fold. The platform is known as Clubhouse, and it is quickly taking the intellectual world by storm. The app, which was launched in March 2020, is designed for people to have free flowing audio conversations. Someone starts a chatroom with…