— With thanks to Custer for this resource
Also see:
— from universalmind.com –– also see this posting re: the above iPad table
With a special thanks going out to Mr. Brad Kortman at Calvin College for these resources
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Also consider:
On 11/19/2012,
in A/V -- audio/visual, digital audio, digital learning, digital video, learning spaces, smart classrooms,
by Daniel Christian
On 11/16/2012,
in Daniel S. Christian, digital photography, digital video, emerging technologies, photography, tools, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
First of all, here are some announcements re: the paradigm-shifting Lytro camera:
- Lytro camera adds perspective shift, interactive filters — from pcworld.com by John Mello Jr.
- Lytro, the radical camera startup, introduces phase two — from fastcodesign.com by Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan
Lytro unveils amazing new editing and sharing tools, but what’s even more clever is their product development strategy. - Lytro Perspective Shift — from coolhunting.com by Greg Stefano
Get creative with two new features that will change how you photograph - Lytro gives a sneak peek of Perspective Shift and Living Filters — from petapixel.com by Michael Zhang
- Perspective Shift Gallery: http://pictures.lytro.com
- Living Filters Gallery: https://pictures.lytro.com/lytroweb/stories/83282
- The Lytro camera Learn Page: https://www.lytro.com/learn
- For an overview of Perspective Shift, check out this video: Perspective Shift Video: http://youtu.be/qHso9uLc8Dg
Secondly, here is my key question/reflection:
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I wonder if this same type of thing could be done with digital video? What if you could take a video of a symphonic band and could zoom in on whichever section (strings, brass, percussion, etc.) that you wanted to? Or zoom in on strings on the first play through, percussion on the second play through, etc.
Encoding.com launches universal closed captioning solution for video — from blog.streamingmedia.com by Dan Rayburn
Excerpt:
Encoding.com recently announced the launch of their Universal Closed Captioning solution designed to deliver an easy-to-use, full featured, automated closed captioning workflow for delivery to all devices. Supporting the various closed captioning specifications required for iOS, Android, web and set-top box devices, the solution integrates with digital video authoring and distribution workflows and offers the speed and infinite scalability of Encoding.com’s public and private cloud platforms.
Encoding.com says the company’s Universal Closed Captioning Solution is the first to support universal closed caption delivery across all devices and identifies the following capabilities as representing only a few of the many options available to customers:
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Also see:
- Universal Closed Captioning Solution for Delivery to All Devices — from encoding.com by Greggory Heil
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Closed Captions Q&A — from encoding.com by Greggory Heil
On 11/12/2012,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, analytics, Artificial Intelligence / Agents / LLMs / and Related, Augmented Reality (AR), cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, collaboration, communities of practice, competency-based learning/education, convergence, Daniel S. Christian, data related items, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), e-readers, education, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, future, future of higher education, higher education, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, instructional design, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, internet, K-12 related, learner profiles, learning agents, learning ecosystem, learning preferences, machine-to-machine communications, mirroring and/or multiple devices, mobile learning, more voice more choice more control, multimedia, online learning, online media, online tutoring, personalized/customized learning, real-world assignments, second screen apps, smart/connected TV, social learning / networks, social media, student-related, technology (general), telepresence, user experience (UX), user interface design,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
I understand that Mr. George Lucas is going to express his generosity in donating the $4.05 billion from the sale of Lucasfilm to education.
Here’s a question/idea that I’d like to put forth to Mr. Lucas (or to the United States Department of Education, or to another interested/committed party):
Would you consider using the $4+ billion gift to build an “Online Learning Dream Team?”
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Original image credit (before purchased/edited by DSC)
yobro10 / 123RF Stock Photo
From DSC:
What do you think? What other “players” — technologies, vendors, skillsets, etc. — should be on this team?
- Perhaps videography?
- Online tutoring?
- Student academic services?
- Animation?
- Digital photography?
On 11/03/2012,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, convergence, Daniel S. Christian, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, global / globalization, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, mirroring and/or multiple devices, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, multimedia, New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, online learning, second screen apps, smart classrooms, smart/connected TV,
by Daniel Christian
Broadband, broadcast lines erode as TV shifts to a mobile, multiscreen media landscape — from by Joseph O’Halloran back from 2/11/2012
Excerpt:
[Q2 2012] research from online video firm Ooyala has confirmed the trend that viewers around the world are embracing mobile, multiscreen experiences for both long-form and short-form content.
The Ooyala Global Video Index Report for the second quarter of 2012 reveals that online video uptake may be rising across the world but that engagement patterns vary by country and region, with a number of global video hot spots. For example, in the UK the survey revealed that 15% of the total time spent watching online video occurs on mobile phones and tablets, while 11% of the total time spent watching online video in China occurs on tablets and smart phones.
On 10/04/2012,
in Apple, Bring your own device (BYOD), change, changing business models, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, computer science, convergence, corporate universities / corporate training, cost of getting a degree, Daniel S. Christian, education technology, educational games / serious games, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, future of higher education, game-changing environment, immersion, innovation, interactivity, learner profiles, learning agents, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning spaces, 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, multimedia, New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, new media literacies, online learning, online media, online tutoring, personalized/customized learning, second screen apps, smart/connected TV, social learning / networks, streams of content, student-related, tablets, technologies for your home, telepresence, television, transmedia, trends, videoconferencing, virtual field trips, virtual K-12 schools, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, virtual tutoring, web-based collaboration, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Apple TV and the transformation of web apps into tablet and TV dual screen apps — from brightcove.com by Jeremy Allaire
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Excerpts:
Importantly, designers and developers need to shed the concept that “TVs” are for rendering video, and instead think about “TVs” as large monitors on which they can render applications, content and interactivity that is supported by a touch-based tablet application.
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The key concept here is that this pervasive adoption of TV monitors is the tip of the spear in creating a social computing surface in the real world.
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Specifically, Apple has provided the backbone for dual screen apps, enabling:
- Any iOS device (and OSX Mountain Lion-enabled PCs) to broadcast its screen onto a TV. Think of this as essentially a wireless HDMI output to a TV. If you haven’t played with AirPlay mirroring features in iOS and Apple TV, give it a spin, it’s a really exciting development.
- A set of APIs and an event model for enabling applications to become “dual screen aware” (e.g. to know when a device has a TV screen it can connect to, and to handle rendering information, data and content onto both the touch screen and the TV screen).
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[Jeremy listed several applications for these concepts: Buying a house, buying a car, doctor’s office, kids edutainment, the classroom, retail electronics store, consuming news, consuming video, sales reporting, board games.]
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Also see:
From DSC:
Graphically speaking — and approaching this from an educational/learning ecosystems standpoint — I call this, “Learning from the Living [Class] Room.
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![The Living [Class] Room -- by Daniel Christian -- July 2012 -- a second device used in conjunction with a Smart/Connected TV](http://danielschristian.com/learning-ecosystems/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/The-Living-Class-Room-Daniel-S-Christian-July-2012.jpg "The-Living-Class-Room-Daniel-S-Christian---July-2012")
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On 10/02/2012,
in digital video, education technology, K-12 related, media/film, new media literacies,
by Daniel Christian
On 09/28/2012,
in collaboration, digital video, videoconferencing, web-based collaboration, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
On 09/20/2012,
in digital audio, digital learning, digital video, student-related, tools,
by Daniel Christian
— Again, with thanks going out to
Mr. Joseph Byerwalter for this resource/find
On 09/10/2012,
in digital learning, digital video, education technology, tablets, tools,
by Daniel Christian
This is new! Record a video of iPad’s screen in any app— from Andrew Douch
From DSC:
I haven’t seen or used this app, but thanks Andrew for your posting here. I’ll add this to my list of apps that I need to check out! A Captivate or Camtasia Studio like app for one’s iPad sounds veeeeerryy interesting.
On 09/10/2012,
in Canada, creativity, digital learning, digital video, ideas, new media literacies,
by Daniel Christian
10 ideas for classroom video projects — from educationaltechnology.ca by Alec Couros
Excerpt:
If you follow my Twitter-stream, you know that I spend a lot of time viewing, collecting & sharing videos. In this post, I share ideas on certain types of videos that I’ve gathered and how educators might use related methods or styles to engage students in constructing and deconstructing media while becoming critical consumers and producers of digital media.
Also see:
- Chris Anderson – How web video powers global [innovation] — from innovationexcellence.com
Excerpt:
TED’s Chris Anderson says the rise of web video is driving a worldwide phenomenon he calls Crowd Accelerated Innovation — a self-fueling cycle of learning that could be as significant as the invention of print. But to tap into its power, organizations will need to embrace radical openness. And for TED, it means the dawn of a whole new chapter.
On 09/08/2012,
in 21st century, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, communications, digital video, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, media/film, smart/connected TV, transmedia,
by Daniel Christian
Vidmind launches cloud TV platform to let anyone create a white labeled Netflix — from betakit.com by Erin Bury
Excerpt:
Tel Aviv-based startup Vidmind came out of stealth today and debuted its cloud-based TV solution, which lets operators, broadcasters and retailers essentially create a white labeled version of Netflix. The company provides an Android-based set top box that can be branded for any company, cloud infrastructure to build a streaming TV service, back-end management for operators, clients for multiple platforms including mobile tablet and PC, and built-in second screen and social features so viewers can interact around content.
Also see:
- Vidmind launches first Open End-to-End OTT Video Platform-as-a-Service at IBC — from digitaltvnews.net
- FIOS TV exec: Cord cutting is growing, and changing the TV biz — from gigaom.com by Janko Roettgers
Many cable TV operators still argue that cord cutting doesn’t exist, but Verizon’s FIOS TV director Maitreyi Krishnaswamy thinks it’s real, and growing. But that’s not all: Krishnaswamy is also arguing that it might change the industry by putting pressure on studios.
On 08/24/2012,
in Daniel S. Christian, digital video, Microsoft, videoconferencing, virtual field trips, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
50 interesting ways to use Skype in your classroom — from edudemic.com by Jeff Dunn
Excerpt:
I’m a so-so fan of Skype. I’ve used it on an infrequent basis and have had more than a few dropped calls. Audio and video alike. However, it’s a cheap way to make long distance calls and seems to work better over wi-fi and the video quality is improving on a regular basis. So therefore it’s probably a great tool for the classroom. But how can you use Skype to do more than just make calls? Well, there’s a pantload of interesting ways! Check out these fun ideas:
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From DSC:
And for “Skype on steroids”, consider using Blackboard Collaborate:
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From DSC:
I created this graphic, so I ask for
mercy from you lawyers at
Microsoft and/or at Blackboard! 🙂
Also see:
- 50 apps students will be using in your classroom — also from edudemic.com
On 07/29/2012,
in A/V -- audio/visual, Apple, digital audio, platforms, technologies for your home, television,
by Daniel Christian
- Mountain Lion available today [7/25/12] from the Mac App Store — from Apple.com
Apple announced [on 7/25] that OS X Mountain Lion, the ninth major release of the world’s most advanced desktop operating system, is available as a download from the Mac App Store. Mountain Lion includes more than 200 innovative new features, such as iCloud integration, the all-new Messages app, Notification Center, system-wide Sharing, Facebook integration, Dictation, AirPlay Mirroring, and Game Center. Mountain Lion is available as an upgrade from Lion or Snow Leopard for $19.99 (US). Read more: apple.com/osx
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Apple Q3 Earnings: Even underwhelming numbers are strong — from readwriteweb.com