Jason Haas and Vanessa Gennarelli presented to Dr. Mitchell Resnick's MAS 714 Course "Technologies for Creative Learning" at MIT Media Lab, December 6, 2011
7. FourSquare
• Location-based social networking for mobile devices
• Users check in to their location, share with friends,
unlock badges
• FourSquare can push information to your mobile
8. Amazon’s Highlighting
Feature
• Amazon’s ereader
allows users to
highlight and share
passages
• “Popular Highlights”
feature shows what
other users have
highlighted
• Amazon keeps
record of your
highlights and notes
12. Activity
• Choose 2 tools
• What are the qualities of each platform that could allow for or
prompt reflection?
• How would one use them for reflection in their everyday lives?
• We’ll take 15 minutes
OLD SKOOL NEW SKOOL
• Journal • FourSquare
• Gazebo • Social highlighting
• Meditation Bells • Wordle
• Tarot Cards • Stretching software
• Sand Mandalas • Eportfolios
13. Reflection Ideas
• History channel--when
folks check in, historical
facts are pushed to them.
• FourSquare reminds you
what you were doing 1
year ago today.