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3D Printing Will Revolutionize the Classroom
Surprisingly enough, this post is TechCommGeekMom’s 300th post! As you know, I try to combine my original writing with curated content. I wanted to write something that was positive for my 300th post, and struggled to think of something I … Continue reading
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Tagged 3d printer, 3d printers, 3d printers in education, 3d printers in the classroom, 3D printing, 3d tech, 3d technology, Business, digital literacy, DIY education, e-learning, ed tech, edtech, education, educational technology, edupunk, elearning, higher ed, higher education, how does 3d printing work, instructional design and technology, Jim Groom, Kickstarter, Learning, m-learning, m-learning tools, Methods and Theories, mlearning, mobile learning, Muhammad, Online Teaching and Learning, Printing, tech comm, tech comm software, TechCommGeekMom, techcommgeekmom 300th, TechCommGeekMom posts, Technical communication, technical communications, University of Mary Washington, use of 3d printing in schools
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Is iPad Mini the “Fun-Size” tablet, or does it mean business?
As the end of October approaches, so does Halloween. And with Halloween, most people would think of ghosts, witches, vampires and other monsters along with other spooky stuff. As for me, I think of trick-or-treating and the all important CANDY. … Continue reading
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Tagged affordable iPad, affordable iPad mini, Apple, cool stuff, e-learning, ed tech, education, educational technology, elearning, Halloween, higher ed, iBooks, iBooks Author, iPad, iPad app, iPad at a lower cost, iPad at a lower price, iPad mini, IPhone, Learning, m-learning, mlearning, mobile, mobile learning, Online Teaching and Learning, smartphones, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, Tim Cook, wi-fi
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What Does Knitting Have To Do With TechComm and m-Learning?
I’m so glad that this is now my 200th post on this blog! TechCommGeekMom has come a long way since it started out as a class project in grad school, now hasn’t it? For this particular post, I’d like to … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe RoboHelp, Adobe Technical Communications Suite, analogies, analogy, Anita Roddick, architecture, Arts, California, Craft, Darwin Information Typing Architecture, digital literacy, DITA, DIY education, e-learning, ed tech, education, educational technology, edupunk, elearning, Framemaker, good content, instructional design, instructional design and technology, Knitting, Knitting and Crochet, Learning, learning chunks, m-learning, m-learning tools, Methods and Theories, mlearning, mobile learning, Pattern, patterns, reusable content, reuse content, RoboHelp, single sourcing, singular experience, structure, tech comm, tech comm software, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, Yarn
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Digital Tablets for Kids–Child’s Play, or should we take it seriously?
Just within the last month or so, I’ve been made aware of two tablet computers made for especially kids–and ones that weren’t something like a glorified LeapFrog or VTech toy. There is a place for LeapFrog and VTech-type tablets for … Continue reading
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Tagged Android, Android OS, Android tablet, child-friendly computer tablet, child-friendly computer tablets, child-friendly tablet, child-friendly tablets, digital literacy, e-learning, ed tech, education, education tech, educational technology, elearning, Google, iPad, iPad app, iPad mini, IPhone, iTunes, kid computer tablets, kid tablets, kid-friendly computer tablet, kid-friendly computer tablets, kid-friendly tablet, kid-friendly tablets, kids computer tablet, kids computer tablets, Kindle, Kindle Fire, Kindle Fire HD, LeapFrog, LeapFrog Enterprises, Learning, m-learning, m-learning tools, Meep, Meep tablet, Microsoft Surface, mlearning, mobile, mobile technology, mobile technology for children, mobile technology for kids, MS Surface, Nexus 7, Nexus 7 tablet, Nintendo, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi, Nook, Nook HD, Online Teaching and Learning, Oregon Scientific, role of parents in education, special needs education, Surface tablet, Tabeo, Tabeo tablet, tablets for learning, VTech
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Why Mobile, Gamification and Special Needs Are Made for Each Other
As the school year has started for some and will start during the following few weeks ahead, my thoughts start thinking about conventional learning and how educational technology has changed so rapidly, especially in the last few years. Now, before … Continue reading
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Tagged Asperger, Asperger syndrome, autism, cell phones, conventional learning, desktop learning, digital literacy, Distance Learning, DIY education, e-learning, e-learning specialist, ed tech, educational technology, edupunk, email, Gamification, gamify, gaming, High-functioning autism, instructional design, instructional design and technology, Internet access, iPad, iPad app, IPhone, Learning, learning in chunks, m-learning, m-learning tools, Masters, Methods and Theories, mobile, mobile learning, mobile technology, MS One Note, MSPTC, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi, NJIT, OneNote, online courses, Online Teaching and Learning, open source education, podcasting, podcasts, Power Rangers, processing information, smart phones, smartphones, social media, special needs, Super Sentai, sync, synchronizing notes, tech comm, Technical communication, technical communications, video, video games, video lectures, wi-fi
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What are you so afraid of?
It seems to me that lately there have been a lot of articles posted around the Web about higher education being afraid of using technology. I suppose that since I received my recent Master’s degree entirely online from an accredited … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestry.com, Bill Gates, Bing, bring your own device, BYOD, computers in the classroom, desktops in the classroom, e-learning, education, educational technology, elearning, Google, higher ed, higher education, how to use apps in the classroom, how to use social media in the classroom, Khan Academy, laptops in the classroom, m-learning, mlearning, mobile learning, social media, Steve Jobs, students, teachers using technology, training and development, Twitter, use of technology in education, VisiCalc, Web 2.0, YouTube
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