Monday, December 16, 2013

Brad, Barb, and Thor...Our NAO Robots @ Durgee


Mrs. Liebi's class and other selected students did a great job working with our Robots during WIN time at Durgee Junior High School! 
 
Their goal was to use the Choreograph software to program a string of behaviors to test on one of our humanoid robots.  At the end of the week they worked in collaborative teams to see if they could measure distances in a small obstacle course that we setup, then program X, Y, and Theta Parameters into the robot to navigate the room.                                                                             
                  

                  

                                                 
                 



Friday, December 13, 2013

Chirp and Tellagami iPad Apps for the classroom

Chirp App - Collect work from students

Chirp is a magical new way to share your stuff – using sound. Chirp 'sings' information from one iPhone to another. Share photos, links, notes and more: all from your built-in iPhone speaker. What will you chirp? Chirp lets you send information over the air to anyone running the app near you. Use the app to send or receive pictures from your camera, and share with everyone in the room. Chirp is the super-simple way to share that everyone's talking about - download it now. * Share photos with groups of friends * One-button simple: just chirp it! * Share any link you like Notes: you need to run Chirp to receive chirps. Sharing requires a network connection. Chirp works in noisy places too - check it out.


Tellagami is a mobile app that lets you create and share a quick animated message called a Gami.  Similar to Voki, but the graphics and the Avatars are much better.
 
A Gami can be an exciting tweet or status update. It can be a fun way to tell a story. It can be a thank you message or a vacation postcard. It can be a birthday greeting, party invite or cool way to share photos.
Create a Gami in 3 easy steps. 1 - Customize a character and choose your background. 2 - Record your voice or type a message for your character to say. 3 - Share your Gami on Facebook, Twitter or send via text or email.


 

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

iPad Apps for the Flipped Classroom

I just posted about the ScreenChomp app to help your students or you create short tutorials, but if you want other features in the app to help you create a Flipped Classroom Experience for your students then check out these other apps.
  • Ask3
  • Educreations
  • Explain Everything
    Ask3
Explain Everything


Also..If you would like to Screencast from your computer,try these websites
  1. Screencast.com by TechSmith  http://www.screencast.com/
  2. Screencast-o-matic  http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/

ScreenChomp app

Screenchomp is a free app that allows you to create and share short tutorials on your iPad. You can demonstrate things on its whiteboard by drawing and talking through your instructions. Your instructions and talking will be recorded and uploaded to ScreenChomp.com where a shortened URL will be provided for you to share with your students.




Check out this link for a ste-by-step lesson

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