A video uploaded this week to YouTube by Microsoft Research Asia–via the Institute of Computing Technology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing Union University, shows (1) visual recognition of sign language and (2) communication via an avatar. A menu on the side shows icons for “ASL” and “CSL”, to which I’ll infer these are for…
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AT&T Social Media Trumps Landline Customer Support
Customer Support One-hundred-and-Twenty minutes vs Twenty-One minutes That’s the difference in time between Telephone and Twitter, in getting a resolution from AT&T Customer Service. After sitting and waiting on hold and being transferred to SIX different departments, and sitting at my computer–waiting on hold most of the time, I took to Twitter. As much as…
Oculus Rift Virtual Reality (VR)
This is an un-edited/raw video of us playing with the Oculus Rift. We’re laughing and having fun in a very, VERY, early test of the Virtual Reality (VR) system. Most impressive is the really wide field of view & ability to look 360 degrees in all directions. We played in three worlds: Outer Space, Virtual…
What Happens In An Internet Minute [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Educational Technology Requires The New Mind Set
I really like this Haiku ‘deck’ by @connectedtchr I’ve been talking with a lot of educational leaders lately who have ideas of throwing technology (hardware) at students but, lack a vision or inability to articulate a mind set that encompasses the philosophical shift required to move from 19th Century education to 21st Century teaching and…
Technology at Home and in Their Classrooms
Pew Technology Research A recent survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project sheds new light on US middle school and high school teachers findings that digital technologies have become central to their teaching and profession. At the same time, the Internet, cellphones, and social media bring new challenges to educators, and they report…