This week I discovered an app called Photosynth. It is Microsoft software that enables you to create panoramic pictures of 3D environments. The app is available on the iphone or directly over the web at www.photosynth.com. Silverlight is needed to run the app which you will be prompted to download when required, takes about 30 seconds.
I saw huge potential in the app in preparing virtual tours, either of school environments, project displays or as multimedia based projects.
Below is an example of the finished product... A tour of my office.. You can drag the mouse around the screen to see a 360 view of my office.
I am still playing around with it but am keen for comments, suggestions and recommendations.. I will follow up on this post in the coming weeks..
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Stuff I got from Twitter
Over the past 12 or so months I have been following a number of people on Twitter and emailing myself any useful links and resources. It has been hard to keep up with all the correspondence I have been sending myself and thought it would be a good idea to keep it somewere other than my inbox, somewhere that my PLN and others can access and use it...
In order to give a point of reference to the material I have kept, I am a secondary design and technology teacher and have made an effort to keep resources that would be useful for my classroom.
This is a start..! I have about 30 more to go but alas, must head home..!
In order to give a point of reference to the material I have kept, I am a secondary design and technology teacher and have made an effort to keep resources that would be useful for my classroom.
- Google Calender of Educational Twitter Chats from @Web20Classroom
- 14 Free and Simple Digital Media Tools from @Web20Classroom
- Learning with Mobile Devices Resources from StMarys City Schools
- Websearch Skill Developent - A Google a Day from @Web20Classroom
- Be Very Afraid (BVA) Listen to Learners presentations
- Most influential Educational Twitter accounts to follow from @ToddAHoffman
- What does innovation in the classroom look like from @Web20Classroom
- 80 Online Tools and References from Hubert Yee @edutopia
- Top 10 Tips for assessing Project Based Learning from @edutopia
- Mobile Learning around the world by @ggrosseck
- 8 ways to support teachers integrate technology by @Web20Classroom and Edtechtoolbox
- Radio and Podcasting applications from @courosa
- 90 (more by now..!) Educators share their best blog post from @Web20Classroom
- Tools for teaching students at the top of Bloom's Taxonomy from @Web20Classroom
- Become Teacher 2.0 with these Web 2.0 tools from @GlogsterEDU
- 6 new Technologies set to change education from itslearning.net
This is a start..! I have about 30 more to go but alas, must head home..!
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