1. Let’s Dig Into
Some Free
Tech Tools
If you don't have a QR Code
Reader on your smart phone,
download I-Nigma. We will
use it later in the session!
Presented by Patti Oakley
Kentucky Academy of
Technology Education
Murray State University
5. Photosynth
Microsoft Photosynth lets anyone reconstruct a 3D
experience from flat photographs and offers both detailed
synths and panorama experiences.
With a synth, you take numerous pictures of a single item
from different angles to create a 3D reality experience. With
a panorama, you create an immersive view of a particular
place.
Examples:
Bali, Indonesia
Gene’s Can Collection
Murray State University
6. QR Codes
Activity: Get into a group of
3-4 people and use a smart
phone with a QR Code
Reader on it. As a group,
go around the room and
read the codes. Do what it
says to do! You must do 3
different activities! Try it
now!!
A Quick Response (QR)
code is a two-dimensional
or 2D bar code which can
be interpreted by any
computer with camera
capabilities.
Ways to Create:
Google URL Shortener
creates QR Code with the
shortened link
Kaywa QR Generator
Readers:
i-Nigma (also a generator)
– apps for most phones
Kaywa
7. QR Codes
Examples:
• QR Codes on lockers or in bathrooms to advertise to students
• Create QR Codes with a famous quotes from books the
students have read during the year. Students read the QR
Code and answer by telling the name of the book and the
author.
• Have students do a book review and record it in an audio
format.
• Attach a QR Code to a worksheet that links to an online
tutorial, like Khan Academy or something created by other
students or teachers.
• QR Code Reader for webcam: http://miniqr.com/reader.php
• Check out this resource page!
http://cybraryman.com/qrcodes.html
8. Digital Storytelling
The practice of using computer-based
tools to tell stories
Examples:
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Animoto (http://animoto.com/education)
StoryBird
Photo Story 3
Story Jumper
Little Bird Tales (record audio)
Copyright Info:
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.ed
u/copyright.html
11. Podcasting
Software:
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Audacity
GarageBand
PodBean
Cinch
(Can also record from phone.)
Ideas:
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Our City
Weekly classroom news
broadcast
Document a field trip
Record a class discussion
Share book reviews
Conduct interviews
Review curricular content
Do not be tempted to
save audio files you are
working on in MP3
format, as every time
you open and resave
them you will lose audio
quality. Save your files
in uncompressed WAV
format and only convert
them to a compressed
format like MP3 at the
very last moment.
Recording a podcast
tutorial for Windows
