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Simple Virtual Reality in the Classroom with Google Streetview and Google Cardboard with Donnie Piercey

The CoolCatTeacher

Today Donnie Piercey @mrpiercey , co-author of the Google Cardboard Book , shows how we can add simple augmented reality to our classrooms. Simple Virtual Reality in the Classroom with Google Streetview and Google Cardboard with Donnie Piercey. I always like to use Google Maps. How to update Google Streetview Images.

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9 Fine Ways to Do Better 20% Time

The CoolCatTeacher

Twenty percent time from Google. Some definitions: 20% Time. Based on the Google 20% time, students take 20% of their time in a class to pursue a personal interest project. Maker Movement. Many schools are creating maker spaces or “ Fab Labs ” so students have a space and place to invent.

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7 Ideas for Student Genius Hour and Passion Projects

The CoolCatTeacher

However, if you look at the definition of the word, you’ll find: 1. She’s helped the students find books in the library, and she has also helped them learn some ways to navigate ways to share their knowledge through Google Slides or Wixie. Now, some people think that to say every child is a “genius” is a stretch.

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Passion Projects in Kindergarten and First Grade

The CoolCatTeacher

She’s helped the students find books in the library, and she has also helped them learn some ways to navigate ways to share their knowledge through Google Slides or Wixie. I think this whole passion project was definitely more about the process than the product. You could make a Google slide. It’s really happening organically.

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5 Ways Adobe Premiere Rush Encourages Creativity in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

I do encourage students to “sandbox” or play as they are using the app the first time and this is definitely something they can get creative with for that first video. I find this helpful for uploading to Google Classroom or Airdropping the file to my Mac for display to the whole class. You can use this format in your Google classroom.

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5 Ways to Bring Sustainable Food Understanding into Your School

The CoolCatTeacher

You definitely want to look at those enhanced Shownotes over on the blog. So, you could use a Google Map, for instance, and you start looking at how far food has traveled to get to you. Go to the website and look at the imagery, because it’s the imagery that is so exciting. Vicki: Awesome! And we will add this to the Shownotes.

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Literature Performance Odyssey with Drama and Student Leadership

The CoolCatTeacher

They did actually recommend — several of them set up Google Remind accounts, like remind.com, and they used Remind instead of a group chat. Other than that, they said definitely work on your group collaboration at the front end. So just GO. That way, they didn’t need to know each other’s numbers, but they could still talk.

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