I went to edcamp Detroit at Wayne State today. It's where I connect with the most amazing teachers that inspire me. Ssearch #edcampdetroit for tweets about our learning.
Edcamps are an empowering free self directed PD for teacher. edcampdetroit is the first Saturday in May. edcampOU is in October. There was one at MSU during the winter and edcampWBWL ( West Bloomfield Walled Lake) in March. Be on the look out for these great events.
Here are some of the great tools/site/stuff I learned about:
Free Apps:
http://www.smartappsforkids.com/ lets you know about educational app that are free.
Apps gone free
Flipped Resources
Educanon embed questions into your videos.
Augmented Reality (AR)
AR uses trigger images to make an image 3D and interactive. You need the trigger image and the app on your mobile device . Erin has a great post about how to use it in your classroom.
Enchantium has music strings to play with and little fighter guys.
http://arflashcards.com/ makes flash cards that come alive.
Anatomy 4D allows you to explore the human body including going inside organs.
Tour Washington DC with AR. Kids can look around in 3D
ColAR color the pages and the your colored image goes 3D
Atlas by Traclab creates a robot you can code.
Aurasma Allows you to create your own triggers. Powerful example: Augment homework. Parents hold their cell phone over the math and a video pops of telling them how to help their child with the lesson.
AR Magic Mirror - just for fun. Wear silly things on your face.
I cannot say how much these edcamps inspire and recharge me. I am thankful for all the amazing people I have meet there.
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