Lynn Marentette's Blog Posts Tagged 'technology' (26)

Getting back to 2.0 and approaching 3.0

It has been a while since I last visited Classroom 2.0. With all of the new technologies available, I thought it might be a good thing to consider changing the name of this website to "Classroom 3.0".

In a nutshell, I'll update you on my life.

I decided to retire "early" from my position as a school psychologist last year. I moved my retirement date from October 1st to January 1st to step in for another psychologist on leave. After I retired, I visited…

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Added by Lynn Marentette on June 1, 2015 at 8:15am — No Comments

Algodoo Physics App, now optimized for the SMART Board (800 series), supports multitouch and multi-user interaction

Here is a link to my blog post, along with videos and related links:

Algodoo Physics App, now optimized for the SMART Board (800 series), supports multitouch and multi-user interaction!

Note: I am not marketing this application- I just like it. I've been following the evolution of this app. since it was PHUN beta.

Added by Lynn Marentette on April 24, 2011 at 10:03am — No Comments

Play and Experiment with Music with NodeBeat Music Sequencer, for the iPad, Phone, and iPod Touch

If you love music and have an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch, you'll have fun exploring and experimenting with NodeBeat. As soon as I get my iPad, I plan to get this app! This would be a great asset for music educators, and at 99 cents, it is very affordable.…

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Added by Lynn Marentette on April 23, 2011 at 8:30am — No Comments

Call for Papers: Child Computer Interaction: 2nd Annual Workshop on UI Technologies and the Impact on Educational Pedagogy -in conjunction with CHI 2011

I thought this might be of interest to some members of Classroom 2.0!

CALL FOR PAPERS

Child Computer Interaction

Workshop on UI Technologies and Educational Pedagogy

in conjunction with CHI 2011, Vancouver, Canada

May 7th or May 8th 2011

Topic: Given the emergence of Child Computer Interaction and the ubiquitous… Continue

Added by Lynn Marentette on December 15, 2010 at 5:29pm — No Comments

Connected Youth: Theme of current issue of IEEE's Pervasive Computing magazine;

Here are a couple of good publications to read!

Connected Youth: Theme of current issue of IEEE's Pervasive Computing Magazine…

July-Sept. 2010 IEEE Pervasive Computing Cover: Connected Youth

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Added by Lynn Marentette on July 22, 2010 at 3:55pm — No Comments

What is new at SMART Technologies? 3D-Ready SMARTBoard 600i, Mixed Reality Document Camera, and IPO, and More!

This is the SMARTTable at one of my schools. Scholastic UK will be offering the Story Stage…

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Added by Lynn Marentette on July 12, 2010 at 10:46am — No Comments

Applying Science at Microsoft: Interesting interactive technologies from Microsoft Applied Sciences Group

SAMSUNG TRANSPARENT OLED + WEDGE CAMERA, GLASSLESS 3D, TELEPRESENCE, MID-AIR INTERACTION

Microsoft's Applied Sciences Group works closely with teams from Microsoft Research. The above link is to a post on my blog that includes several interesting videos and related links. Enjoy!

Added by Lynn Marentette on July 6, 2010 at 9:13am — No Comments

Updated information on my forum entry page

Here is a copy of my original forum discussion post, plus a few updates:

If you are interested in emerging technologies, you might want to follow the link to the TechSparked website!

I recently came across a few long-standing blogs that never crossed my path during my Google searches, and I was thinking that a Classroom 2.0 discussion about blog-sharing might be helpful, since… Continue

Added by Lynn Marentette on June 15, 2010 at 6:27am — No Comments

3D TV series on Innovative Interactivity Blog

I'm excited to announce that I'm a guest…

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Added by Lynn Marentette on May 29, 2010 at 6:32am — No Comments

Video and Links about Google TV. ( Also- I'm looking for info about Google TV and Education!)

Video and Links about Google TV: Another Flavor of Android - "Google TV brings everything you love about the web to your television"

Thought: If Google TV will bring easy access to the Internet to our large flat-panel HD TV's, it just might mean that the large HD TVs will replace ordinary televisions and shadow-casting interactive…

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Added by Lynn Marentette on May 22, 2010 at 12:13pm — No Comments

2.5 year old interacting with an iPad, related links.

Children and Technology: " A 2.5 year-old has an encounter with an iPad"

Added by Lynn Marentette on April 24, 2010 at 11:58am — No Comments

Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Assistive Technology, and Universal Design for Learning: Technology for the 21st Century ----

No, I haven't come up with the "theory of everything". I wrote two posts related to this topic, which can be found on my TechPsych blog:

TPACK Framework: Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Assistive Technology, and Universal Design for Learning…

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Added by Lynn Marentette on April 5, 2010 at 11:59am — No Comments

Barriers to technology integration: Hello! It's NOT always the teacher!

I recently posted about a classroom teacher's story about barriers to technology integration in her history class, a "classroom for the future" http://bit.ly/9HMf9Y From my post, you can link directly to the teacher's M.Ed. thesis, which provides a good first-person insight about the barriers she faced in her attempts to effectively integrate a rich assortment of technology in her classroom.

Here is just one the examples from the…

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Added by Lynn Marentette on March 19, 2010 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Microsoft Courier "digital journal" and iPad pre-order links- will these tools be useful in education?

More multi-touch news: Microsoft's Courier "digital journal"; pre-order iPad & download SDK http://bit.ly/c0deKh

I'll be posting my thoughts on future posts on my Interactive Multimedia Technology blog.

Added by Lynn Marentette on March 13, 2010 at 7:43am — No Comments

Games and Learning: Lure of the Labyrinth (link to post, video, and links)

Games and Learning: Lure of the Labyrinth, an on-line pre-algebra game for middle-schoolers: http://bit.ly/bGvWFu (plus more resources)

Added by Lynn Marentette on February 23, 2010 at 5:39pm — No Comments

IEEE's One Voice Video- about the potential of STEM-related careers. Share it with a young person!

IEEE's One Voice video: Accomplishments and potential of people working in tech/engineering fields. Share it with a kid! http://bit.ly/5z9Oer

I've included some great links for career exploration activities. Some are geared towards encouraging more girls to consider pursing a future in an engineering or related field.

Added by Lynn Marentette on January 24, 2010 at 3:53pm — No Comments

Classroom of the Future: Orchestrating Collaborative Spaces (Interesting book!)

Interesting Book: Classroom of the Future - Orchestrating Collaborative Spaces

Added by Lynn Marentette on January 22, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Opening doors for college for students with cognitive disabilities; Higher Ed. Opportunity Act of 2008

For special educators, psychologists, & parents, from my TechPsych blog:

Opening doors for college for students with cognitive disabilities

Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008

Added by Lynn Marentette on December 29, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

The World Is My Interface

I changed the name of my Technology Supported Human-World Interaction blog to "The World is my Interface". It reflects the direction of my thoughts about interaction and pervasive computing. The first post includes links to related blog posts, as well as links to people who are doing research in this area.

Added by Lynn Marentette on September 19, 2009 at 11:26am — No Comments