YourSchool App (Venture Pitch)
YourSchool is an interactive app that looks to improve the school/home connection for K-12 school personnel with parents and students. Our informational app includes access to newsletters, interactive school calendar, ability to receive ‘push’ notifications and interactive school documents. With similar apps on the market, YourSchool sets itself apart with fully interactive documents that allow parents to fully complete […]
The GENgine – A Hybrid Game Based Learning Tool
Hey all, please enjoy my Venture Pitch, which I decided to do through the creation of a website. My proposal is something which I have pined for in many of the iterations of Game Based Learning I have experimented with. I call it GENgine, and it connects teachers with creative and modifiable content which allows […]
Augmented Reality Learning
Augmented Reality Learning is a company whose goal is to help schools from K-12 through to higher education build augmented reality or AR learning experiences for their students that are immersive, interactive, pedagogically sound, and engage students like no other media before it. Augmented reality is experiential. My company is seeking your investment to launch the […]
Venture Forum: Science Labs Plus
Science Labs Plus For my venture, I have created a fictitious online software program called Science Labs Plus. This program sets students up for success by giving them the correct lab format, where they can easily fill in all of the steps of the scientific method for any experiment they can dream up. The […]
Sentinel: A classroom management app for the 21st century classroom
Hello all, I am here today to present to you the Sentinel app. A fictional mobile app that aims to give the teacher the ability to better manage their technology filled classroom. You may view both the elevator, and the venture pitch on the following website: http://etec522gmaa3.weebly.com/ I welcome your feedback!
Week 12: Activity #2 Discussion
Week 12: Activity #2 Discussion Now it is your turn to consider how deep learning will affect our schools and classrooms. In what way(s) do you think that deep learning will impact classrooms of the future?
Let’s Go There: Telepresence Tours
Hello, My business is Let’s Go There. It offers a platform for booking and conducting telepresence tours and field trips. Elevator Pitch: https://youtu.be/9AVC6KHwBIA Venture Pitch: https://youtu.be/MUaQ63UXxlU
Reality Plus – Virtual and Augmented Reality Lesson Creator
ETEC 522, I have put together a venture pitch for an endeavor called, “Reality Plus”. The concept for Reality Plus is centred all on the creation of virtual and augmented reality lessons. Reality Plus is an app that a teacher or instructor can use in order to create lessons that can be view on android […]
Week 11: CBL in Corporate Training
Comparison Activity: Review the list of LMS described. You can also choose any other LMS of your choice.Which LMS would you choose for your organization and why? Give reasons in following headers: Size of your organization Budget Nature of training Cloud accessibility Other reasons if any
Week 11: CBL in Elementary School
Please answer in the comment section below. Looking at the ISTE Standards chart on the Weebly site. Pick 3 standards that you think are most important for an elementary level LMS to nurture and explain why. Watch the 3 introduction videos on the Weebly site. Pick the LMS that you think best encourages the development […]
Week 11: Cloud Based Learning
Welcome to week 11 and our OER on cloud based learning. Our Weebly site will take you through a number of cloud based tools for teaching and learning in elementary, middle, and high schools as well as corporate training environments. Each section has a short activity hosted on the Weebly site through the comment box at […]
A3 – Reference Quest
Good Morning! My pitch is for a web tool called “Reference Quest“. “Reference Quest” is a choose-your-own-adventure format, hierarchical application that will help teach secondary, college and early undergraduate students how to create correct citations in APA, MLA, ACS or IEEE format. I may pursue further development of this project here at UBC (via grant […]
3D Printing OER – Welcome (Week 10)
3D Printing OER! 3D Printing is an exciting technological process that involves making 3D solid objects from a digital file. It is relatively new but has had a powerful impact in the world of technology. This technology has been expanding into new markets as it continues to grow. This OER will discuss the technology including […]
3D Printing – Activity 1
Design Challenge Set up an account with TinkerCAD and try building your very own design for 3D printing. Submit an image of your design and how it works in the post on the course. Provide a brief statement on your experience and what you think of this application for use in a class. Add your design to […]
3D Printing – Activity 2
Myth buster After reading the myth buster section of the site please follow the directions below in order to complete Activity 2. Go on a webquest using the resources provided here or your own search online and find the printer, software, supplies and tools that you would need to start a 3D printing project. Your […]
3D Printing – Activity 3
Would you Invest? After completing all the sections of this website it is time to put on your superintendent/business hat and answer one final question. Using what you now know about 3D printers, would you invest your school district’s money in the purchasing of machines for schools. Why? or Why not? If you need to […]
Badges?
I’m wondering if anyone else is having problems receiving Badges. I’ve met the qualifications (as outlined on https://virtual.educ.ubc.ca/wp/etec522/primer/about-badges/my-badges/) for several badges, but have not (yet?) been awarded some of them. We have gone to great lengths to create badges for this week’s VR/AR EMT and were hoping that the badges would work, but they don’t […]
Week 8 Activity 1
Details about Activity 1 can be found here: Please write your Activity 1 Post here. To earn the “Virtual Reality Level 1” badge, you need to complete the activity and post it here.
gamelearn – the next generation of elearning
Hi Everyone I chose to focus on a company I came across called gamelearn. Gamelearn develops corporate training programs that take the shape of video games. As an avid gamer, and someone who constantly has to take new training modules as part of my job, I really wanted to explore something different. I’m often bored in […]
Dash & Dot for K-5 Programming
Below is a link to my educational venture analyst report regarding Dash and Dot robot purchasing for the ER16 family of schools within the Toronto District School Board. Specifically, I examined their suitability for K-5 schools. The summary is designed to be short and direct for the consideration of board superintendents and trustees. Videos and […]
Twine – interactive fiction for all!
Hey everyone, I wrote my analyst report on a great piece of open sourced software called Twine. Twine allows you to write non-lineare, text-based games. I’ve used it countless times in my classroom. Though not inherently popular in the education sector (yet), I have a feeling it will catch on to some degree. Perhaps not Twine […]
Analyst Report | Beacon technology
Hello everyone, Here is the link to my submission for this assignment. I chose to look at beacon technology for creating an outdoor learning environment and atlas for training in a post secondary institution. Looking forward to seeing what everyone has come up with for this assignment! LStott Link to Videoscribe video: http://sho.co/17MFS
Analyst Report: LoiLoNote School
Greetings from Japan everyone! This was quite an interesting assignment for me and I felt the need to choose a domestic venture and one that I have used before in my career. I assume that most people here have never heard of it, so I hope that this presentation can help you all consider using […]
Week 7 – Game Based Learning
Welcome to week 7! Congratulations on making it this far! Week 7’s focus is on Game Based Learning So, we ask you, our fellow classmates: Is Minecraft the ultimate educational tool? Spoiler: We think so! After watching the video above, please follow the link below to access our OER. We’ll touch on 4 broad […]
CanCred: Open Badge eCredentials
CanCred launched its Open Badge Service in April 2016 and is running CanCred Factory for Open Badge issuers and CanCred Passport for badge earners. CanCred is looking for an investment of $250,000 over two years to support its startup. Open Badges has yet to find its primary target market (i.e. K-12, HE, professional organizations, etc.) […]
Analyst Report: Classcraft
Hey, please check out my video analysis about Classcraft, a unique high school classroom management tool in the guise of a role-playing game. Thanks for watching. All images are from the Classcraft website. Sources: Classcraft Website Gamification in the Classroom – Sep. 11, 2015. CookiesHQ How to Use Games to Teach – March 25, 2013. BBC. […]
Yuandi Du’s Analyst Report
Hi David, Please find the link to my analyst report below: http://analystreportonpersonalizedlearning.weebly.com/ Thanks, Yuandi Du
A1: Recap Video Reflection and Response app
Hello Everyone, Please find below a link to my EVA on a very exciting learning app that allows teachers and students to express learning through video response and reflection. The full Recap product was recently released into the market in February of this year from its parent company Swivl. With an ever increasing amount of […]
A1: Google Maps for the Human Body
Medical education and healthcare practices have evolved significantly in recent years with the integration of learning technologies and electronic medical records. For my A1 Analyst Report I chose to research and analyze BioDigital Human, a 3D technology that is intended to “transform the way we understand health and medicine“. BioDigital Human has oftentimes been referred to […]
Analyst Report: Quizlet
Hello everyone. I chose to research and present the investment potential of Quizlet. For those of you who haven’t used it or even heard of it, I implore you to check it out. It can be used to remember any number of different topics. Before you rush off and create your own sets of vocabulary […]
The STEM Solution: Girls Who Code
Hi all! My Analyst Report was inspired by our earlier Founder’s Parade post and I approached the project as a consultant hired by a rural school board in Ontario seeking ways to provide more equitable access to resources found in larger, urban centres. I analysed the non-profit, Girls Who Code. The first half of the video […]
Investing in the Khan Academy: Service Organizations
Hello Everyone, I have chosen to analyze the positive outcomes that would result from charitable service organizations investing their donations in the Khan Academy. The Khan Academy is a non-profit organization, so the ROI is not a monetary one. For organizations looking to make a difference in the lives of kids and students of any […]
Read&Write for Google Chrome by Texthelp Ltd. – Simple, Effective, Scalable Assistive Technology
Greetings everyone! Please accept this as an official invitation to my EVA report on Read&Write for Google Chrome by Texthelp Ltd.. Literacy and Learning Disabilities are at the forefront of education as institutions and entire nations try to adjust their curriculum to address these major issues. As a result, some have turned to Assistive Technology which […]
Microlearning: Simple is Powerful
Hello All, I have put together my thoughts on why Microlearning is the next big shift in creating learning. Although not formally, microlearning has already crept into our lives by the way to youtube videos, facebook feeds, daily updates. Researches are going on if it can replace traditional methods. But replace or not, in my […]
Analyst Report: Seesaw
Please click on the link below to view the Wix Website I created for my Analyst Report on the Application called Seesaw. http://christinemargaretc.wix.com/seesaw I chose to research this app because it is one that is used by the teachers of my children in the Kawartha Pine Ridge (KPR) school board in Ontario. I personally love […]
Assignment 1 – Osmo EVA – Jordan McCuaig
Hello, Please find my Educational Venture Analysis at the following URL: http://etec522osmo.weebly.com I decided to complete my assignment in the form of a website because it is easily accessible from any device and will remain available after the completion of this course. In terms of content, I created a video of myself delivering my perspective […]
Analyst Report: Quizlet
Here is my report on Quizlet, a company with recent injection of significant investment (12 million dollars), strong leadership, and vision.
Smartmusic
Good Morning, Please find below the link to my analyst report (assignment #1) of the music education product Smartmusic and their parent company Makemusic Inc. Analyst report- Dan Bosse Dan Bosse
Microlearning: Why smaller delivery can equal bigger impact for learners
I invite you all to read my EVA report on microlearning. As you’ll discover, this approach which may initially be interpreted as a simple repackaging of educational content is in fact providing new opportunities for companies to define e-learning products that are more suited to the way in which our modern learners live and work. […]
Assignment #1 – Why Edsby is Right for SMCS
Here is a link to my video for Assignment #1 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq8-qRdlUhY I chose to look at Edsby – an LMS designed specifically for K-12 schools. My school has recently moved to Edsby and I have had the good fortune to meet and work with the developers. Their experience and passion for K-12 education, makes Edsby […]