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Latitude looking to kids for technology innovation [Doyle]

On 09/20/2012, in change, education technology, emerging technologies, expectations, future, generational differences, innovation, K-12 related, participation, student-related, by Daniel Christian

Latitude looking to kids for technology innovation — from technapex.com by Caity Doyle

 

 

Excerpt:

On their website, Latitude explains why they made the interesting choice to reach out to children for new ideas in technology:

Young people shouldn’t be merely passive recipients of media and technology, as they’re often thought to be — rather, they should be active participants in imagining and creating the future of the Web. Why? Because “digital natives” have a more intuitive relationship with new technologies than many adults have, and because they have different expectations about technology. They instinctively expect it to respond to them in very human-like ways — to motivate and empower them, often serving as a sort of companion, rather than merely a tool for solving specific problems.

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The end of TV as we know it & the birth of transmedia [Scott & Doherty]

On 09/04/2012, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, Daniel S. Christian, digital storytelling, educational games / serious games, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, future of higher education, game-changing environment, higher education, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, mirroring and/or multiple devices, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, more voice more choice more control, multimedia, online learning, participation, personalized/customized learning, second screen apps, smart/connected TV, social learning / networks, story, storytelling, tablets, technologies for your home, television, transmedia, trends, user experience (UX), by Daniel Christian

The end of TV as we know it.

 

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From DSC:
My interest in this? All of this ultimately relates to:

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The Living [Class] Room -- by Daniel Christian -- July 2012 -- a second device used in conjunction with a Smart/Connected TV

 

 

 

Addendum on 9/12/12:

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If we’re at an 84″ screen (soon), what will next year bring? Relates to BYOD, Smart Classrooms, and student participation.

On 08/30/2012, in 3D, A/V -- audio/visual, Bring your own device (BYOD), Daniel S. Christian, engagement / engaging students, more voice more choice more control, multimedia, participation, second screen apps, smart classrooms, smart/connected TV, television, transmedia, by Daniel Christian

 

 

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Sony releases first 4K TV: The 84-inch XBR-84X900 — from CNET.com by Ty Pendlebury
Sony has announced its first 4K television, the 84-inch XBR-84X900, which features a separate stereo speaker system and passive 3D viewing.

 

Where can I buy it?

 
 
Addendum on 8/31/12 — 3 65” Presenters from Ideum

Recent installation from Ideum - August 2012

 

 From DSC:
This relates to BYOD, Smart Classrooms, and students being able to participate and contribute content to discussions:

 

A piece of the Next Generation Smart Classroom -- Daniel Christian -- June 2012

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Your future TV is not about Tele-Vision [Eaton]

On 08/17/2012, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, active learning, adult learning, analytics, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, Bring your own device (BYOD), convergence, corporate universities / corporate training, cost of getting a degree, Daniel S. Christian, data related items, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, education technology, educational games / serious games, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, flipping -- inverted learning, future, future of higher education, game-changing environment, global / globalization, homeschooling/homeschoolers, innovation, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, interactivity, internet, learning agents, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning spaces, lifelong learning, machine-to-machine communications, mirroring and/or multiple devices, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, multimedia, Near Field Communication (NFC), New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, online learning, online media, online tutoring, participation, passions, podcasting, reading, reinvent, second screen apps, smart classrooms, smart/connected TV, social learning / networks, strategy, streams of content, technologies for your home, telepresence, television, transmedia, trends, videoconferencing, virtual field trips, virtual K-12 schools, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, virtual tutoring, vision/possibilities, by Daniel Christian

Your future TV is not about Tele-Vision — from FastCompany.com by Kit Eaton

Excerpt (emphasis below from DSC; also see the above categories to see how I see this as a highly-relevant component to our future learning ecosystems):

Then imagine what a hybrid of Apple’s tech and efforts like GetGlue, Shazam, and other interactive systems will be like when they’re more integrated into your 2017 smart TV. The big screen in your living room won’t be a one-way window into another world you can’t touch anymore. It’ll be a discovery engine, a way to learn facts, interact with the world, talk to people, find new and surprising content to absorb. Advertisers will love it, and companies like Nielsen–which largely has to guess all those stats about who watches which show at primetime nowadays–will be able to get accurate data…which may mean more appealing shows.

 

 

The Living [Class] Room -- by Daniel Christian -- July 2012 -- a second device used in conjunction with a Smart/Connected TV

 

 

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Apps for digital storytelling [HCS Mobile]

On 08/16/2012, in cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, collaboration, creativity, digital storytelling, K-12 related, multimedia, participation, tools, by Daniel Christian

Digital Storytelling — from app-list.posterous.com and HCS Mobile, which showcases students learning with mobile devices in Horry County Schools

Excerpt:

Digital Storytelling combines images, narration, and other audio to tell a story. Every content area has a story and each student is capable of telling it. The NETS Standards have students creating, collaborating, and producing their own unique content – digital storytelling is a great way to meet this expectations while still advancing your academic curriculum.

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“Learning from the living room” — Part I [Christian]

On 06/29/2012, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, adult learning, analytics, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, business side of he, changing business models, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, collaboration, communities of practice, convergence, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, cost of getting a degree, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, data related items, digital audio, digital learning, digital video, disruption, distance education, e-books, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), e-readers, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, future, future of higher education, game-changing environment, global / globalization, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, human-computer interaction (HCI), ideas, innovation, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, interactivity, internet, learner profiles, learning agents, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, lifelong learning, machine-to-machine communications, mirroring and/or multiple devices, mobile learning, mobile technologies, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, more voice more choice more control, multi-touch, multimedia, Near Field Communication (NFC), New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, new business models, online learning, online media, online tutoring, open courseware and systems, participation, personalized/customized learning, platforms, reinvent, second screen apps, smart/connected TV, social learning / networks, staying relevant, strategy, streams of content, tablets, teaching & learning, technologies for your home, telepresence, television, transmedia, trends, user experience (UX), videoconferencing, virtual field trips, virtual K-12 schools, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, virtual tutoring, web-based collaboration, by Daniel Christian

Learning from the living room -- a component of our future learning ecosystems -- by Daniel S. Christian, June 2012

 

 

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Addendum on 7/3/12 from an article I wrote for EvoLLLution.com (for LifeLong Learning):
Establishing better collaboration between the corporate world and higher education [Christian]

In the near future, perhaps we could have second screen-based activities whereby corporate leaders are giving TED-like presentations or expressing the current issues in their worlds via a program on Smart TVs, and the students are communicating and collaborating about these presentations via tablets or smart phones.  Perhaps there will be electronic means whereby students could submit their ideas and feedback to the presenting companies (and whereby selected ideas could be rewarded in terms of free products or services that the company produces).

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Aerohive’s Bonjour Gateway — one way to address the BYOD situation on campus and in the enterprise — esp. with Apple’s products

On 06/13/2012, in A/V -- audio/visual, Apple, interactivity, IT in HE, mobile learning, mobile technologies, multimedia, participation, tools, vendors, by Daniel Christian

Aerohive demos Bonjour Gateway and BYOD on stage at Apple’s WWDC 2012 Conference — from community.spiceworks.com

Excerpt:

What’s the next best thing to being among the anointed few who get to attend Apple’s WWDC 2012? Being on the WWDC stage with Apple, of course!

Aerohive took the stage at WWDC 2012 just moments ago [on 6/12/12) when our very own Vice President of Business Development Bill Hoppin stood alongside Apple’s Stuart Cheshire (father of the Bonjour protocol) and demonstrated our slick new product – Bonjour Gateway.

In a session called Simplify Networking with Bonjour […tying into Aerohive’s theme of Simpli-Fi Enterprise Networking ], Bill showed attendees how Aerohive is offering (bring your own device) BYOD management to help with the explosion of iPhones, iPads and other mobile devices in the workplace.

Here’s how the demo went down…

Also see:

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Matt Gast demos Bonjour Gateway -- for handling the BYOD situation

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Games for Learning — part of the Games for Change Festival

On 05/22/2012, in educational games / serious games, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, participation, by Daniel Christian

Games for Learning — part of the Games for Change Festival

Excerpt from Jennifer Levine:

For 9 years, the Games for Change Festival has brought the advocacy of social impact games to the industry’s attention. It’s where educators are exposed to new initiatives to bring games for learning to new frontiers. This year, the Festival will devote two entire days focusing on how educators can use the impact of games in formal and informal classroom settings.

Join long time investor in tools for teaching game designer, AMD, as they present an entire track of programming and workshops dedicated to teaching game design in the classroom. And don’t miss the Games for Learning Institute track which highlights research into games-based learning in a series of engaging talks including talks from Constance Steinkuehler, James Paul Gee, and creators of Portal, Valve Software.

Beyond that, there’s a wealth of impressive discussions, roundtables, demos and more at our full program here.

With less than a month left to register for the festival, what are you waiting for? Register now and don’t forget that groups of 5 or more who register together get 25% off! (#G4C12 and/or @G4C on Twitter)

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Mass participation TV — Theatrics

On 02/01/2012, in 21st century, convergence, creativity, digital storytelling, drama/theater, innovation, participation, web-based collaboration, by Daniel Christian

Mass participation TV

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— I originally saw this at lostremote.com and a posting there by Natan Edelsburg:
How Theatrics’ Beckinfield is creating the future of social TV acting [Interview]

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Educause: 7 things you should know about gamification

On 08/26/2011, in attention, education, educational games / serious games, engagement / engaging students, memory, motivation, participation, teaching & learning, by Daniel Christian

Educause: 7 things you should know about gamification - August 2011

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Who watches TV on the iPad? Nielsen plans to find out [padgadget.com]

On 08/23/2011, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, convergence, Daniel S. Christian, emerging technologies, homeschooling/homeschoolers, interactivity, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, participation, technologies for your home, television, transmedia, trends, by Daniel Christian

Who watches TV on the iPad? Nielsen plans to find out — from padgadget.com

 

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What do students want from their education? You might be surprised [Murray]

On 08/17/2011, in education technology, interactivity, K-12 related, Michigan, more voice more choice more control, participation, real-world assignments, staying relevant, teachers, teaching & learning, by Daniel Christian

What do students want from their education? You might be surprised — from The Grand Rapids Press by Dave Murray

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Amazon acquires Pushbutton

On 08/07/2011, in A/V -- audio/visual, convergence, digital storytelling, interactivity, participation, television, transmedia, trends, user experience (UX), by Daniel Christian

Amazon acquires Pushbutton — from pushbutton.tv

Excerpt:

Pushbutton have announced today that Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN). have acquired Push Button Holdings Ltd.

“Pushbutton has a strong reputation for delivering amazing user experiences on connected devices,” said Greg Greeley, Amazon’s Vice President of European Retail. “They were instrumental in helping launch the LOVEFiLM player through a variety of devices, and we look forward to helping them continue to innovate on behalf of customers.”

“With Amazon and LOVEFiLM’s support, we look forward to offering our clients, as well as their customers, even more ways to access digital services in the future,” said Paula Byrne, Pushbutton Managing Director.

 

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Planit from Pushbutton bought by Amazon

Planit, a concept app from Pushbutton.
Image: Pushbutton

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Talk about engaging students in music! Creative use of iPads by Neil Johnston from storevanmusic.com

On 07/05/2011, in active learning, attention, collaboration, creativity, digital audio, digital learning, digital video, drama/theater, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, face-to-face, ideas, innovation, interactivity, K-12 related, learning, learning ecosystem, mirroring and/or multiple devices, multi-touch, multimedia, music, new media literacies, participation, passions, real-world assignments, social learning / networks, teaching & learning, UK, by Daniel Christian

From DSC:
What a great way to engage, inspire, involve students in music!

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What a great way to engage, inspire, and involve students in music education!

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The future of TV is social and the revolution is coming! [Mayhew]

On 06/28/2011, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, convergence, innovation, multimedia, online learning, online media, participation, personalized/customized learning, technologies for your home, television, by Daniel Christian

The future of TV is social and the revolution is coming ! | SOCIAL MEDIA NEWS | Digital Ministry — from Mark Mayhew

Ynon Kreiz, CEO of the Endemol group the largest independent production company in the world responsible for Big brother said Social TV is going to be huge.

“The ability to create content that will enable people to interface with each other, to connect, to recommend, to share and experience over television, is going to change the landscape of the industry.”

Excerpts:

What is social TV?

Simply put, it’s about merging your social media networks to the TV.  It’s making TV social–again. It’s about taking the water cooler effect and making this virtual, it’s about the empowered consumer viewing content when and where they want, deciding who they want to share it with and being able to do this all in real time.In essence it is a term that describes technology that supports communication and social interaction in either the context of watching television, or related to TV content.Viewers are now using social media to connect with the TV with content that matters to them. Then, as the MIT study shows, they are engaging in massive real-time conversations around those shows and learning to be a part of that conversation and it is a participatory culture as well as a personalised one.TV always been social and on the face of it TV and social media seem like a natural fit but if the TV industry is going to make the most of the opportunities it is going to have change quickly and learn the lessons of the music industry.

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It is time to rethink TV. It is time to imagine what it could be and redefine it for the participatory culture of tomorrow.

 

From DSC:

In the graphic below…what thoughts might arise if, instead of entertainment-oriented items, we thought more along the lines of providing materials relating to education, training,  professional development?

The future of TV is social and the revolution is coming!

 

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