{"id":47532,"date":"2014-09-29T09:14:36","date_gmt":"2014-09-29T13:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=47532"},"modified":"2014-09-29T09:18:18","modified_gmt":"2014-09-29T13:18:18","slug":"ibeacons-in-the-classroom-and-on-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2014\/09\/29\/ibeacons-in-the-classroom-and-on-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"iBeacons in the classroom and on campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">From DSC:<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">The bridging of the physical world with the digital world presents many powerful scenarios for learning. <strong>Via the use of <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/search\/index.php?q=ibeacon\" target=\"_blank\">iBeacons <\/a>(or similar devices), one could imagine students going to different places within a learning space and having a variety of relevant items and applications automatically open on their mobile devices.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>Examples:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">In a chemistry lab, students could go to the supplies area and see a video or a PDF listing of what they need for that day&#8217;s experiment &#8212; also taking in any warnings of the use of the equipment (hazardous materials, use of fire, etc.); then they could go to the hands-on lab area, and if they&#8217;ve struggled to do the experiment for _______ minutes, they could watch the first __ steps (or the experiment in its entirety); finally, the last area would initiate a webpage, video, or blog that summarizes what they should have learned and experienced if the lab was properly done<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">In an art gallery, the iBeacons could initiate a video from the artist on a particular piece, explaining what they were trying to achieve, what materials they used, how long it took them to create\/design, and any inspirational messages that they want to relay to budding artists<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">On campus tours, iBeacons could control what takes place on a school&#8217;s Virtual Tour app<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>This video by Paul Hamilton captures a bit of what I\u2019m trying to get at w\/ the use of iBeacons in the classroom:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=S04viOYnSg4&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;app=desktop\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=S04viOYnSg4&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;app=desktop<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Also see:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Building Applications with iBeacon<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/shop.oreilly.com\/product\/0636920033813.do\">http:\/\/shop.oreilly.com\/product\/0636920033813.do<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Other resources to check out:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/ibeacon\/Getting-Started-with-iBeacon.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Getting Started with iBeacon<\/a> <\/strong>\u2014 from apple.com<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aIiHfIG_rMQ\">Introduction to iBeacon<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/ibeacon\/\">iBeacon for developers<\/a> <\/strong>\u2014 from apple.com<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fosbury.co\/beacon-comparison\">http:\/\/www.fosbury.co\/beacon-comparison<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geekwire.com\/2014\/beacons-museum-pacific-science-center-roll-location-based-mixby-app-next-month\/\"><strong>Beacons at the museum: Pacific Science Center to roll out location-based Mixby app next month<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 from\u00a0geekwire.com by\u00a0Todd Bishop<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20140903005100\/en\/Aerohive-Networks-Delivers-World%E2%80%99s-iBeacon%E2%84%A2-AltBeacon%E2%84%A2-%E2%80%93#.VAjBXhCTEQJ\">Aerohive Networks Delivers World\u2019s First iBeacon\u2122 and AltBeacon\u2122 \u2013 Enabled Enterprise Wi-Fi Access Points<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/shop.oreilly.com\/product\/mobile\/0636920033813.do\"><strong>Building Proximity Applications with iBeacon<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 from shop.oreilly.com\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>\u00df does this look like something you all could do\/want to do?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.fosbury.co\/the-exciting-impacts-of-ios8-on-ibeacon\">http:\/\/blog.fosbury.co\/the-exciting-impacts-of-ios8-on-ibeacon<\/a> <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\u2022%09http:\/beekn.net\/2014\/08\/ibeacon-education-bringing-beacons-classroom\/\">iBeacon and Education: Bringing Beacons to the Classroom<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/storify.com\/jason_smith\/\" target=\"_blank\">storify.com\/Jason_Smith\/<\/a> <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/beekn.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">beekn.net<\/a> <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/roamable.ca\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">The blog out at roamable.ca<\/a> <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/roamable.ca\/mlearning-proximity\/\" target=\"_blank\">Creating an iBeacon proximity feature for\u00a0mLearning<\/a> <\/strong>\u2014 from roamable.ca<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/beekn.net\/2014\/05\/future-ibeacon-trends-year-ahead-guest-post\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Future of iBeacon: Trends for the Year Ahead<\/strong> <\/a>\u2013 from beekn.net guest post by Stefan Wolpers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From DSC: The bridging of the physical world with the digital world presents many powerful scenarios for learning. Via the use of iBeacons (or similar devices), one could imagine students going to different places within a learning space and having a variety of relevant items and applications automatically open on their mobile devices. 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