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EdCamp Illinois, Art Class, and New Ways to Share/Collaborate

It was a great weekend at Quest Academy. I attended EduCamp Illinois. This free unconference style tech camp touches upon everything from teaching/learning/sharing/collaboration to technology/augmented reality/makerspaces. (http://www.edcampillinois.com/schedule.html) There are many Ed Camps across the country. Check out the nationwide schedule here:http://edcamp.wikispaces.com/Complete+edcamp+calendar.

I will be checking out the book, Teach Like a Pirate, the new app Touchcast (demo: http://www.touchcast.com/ ), experimenting with augmented reality apps (http://www.aurasma.com/#/whats-your-aura) and working with Thinglink (see my example below). My Thinglink has already been embedded into my 7th gr. Haiku art class page.


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