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Rochell R. McWhorter, M.Ed., PhD
Diana McBurnett, M.Ed., MAISDemetra Baxter-Smith, M.Ed., M.S.
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Beyond the Walls of the Classroom
Technology Trends for 2012
http://www.projectsharetexas.org
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A global online learning community where educators
collaborate, share resources and showcase accomplishments.
--Student Accounts Now Available--
Project Share™A State-Wide Learning Management System
with Professional and Student ePortfolios
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http://polleverywhere.com
Special EducationDeanna Wickes936-435-8258dwickes@esc6.net
Project ShareMelissa McClatchy936-435-8380mmcclatchy@esc6.nettechnology.esc6.net
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Region 6 Contactsfor Project Share™
Virtual Reality vs. Augmented Reality Virtual Reality is a created digital environment
(i.e. Virtual Worlds; see Mancuso, Chlup & McWhorter, 2010)
Augmented Reality is the “layering” of digital information over the normal world
(see: New Media Consortium, 2011, p. 5)
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Other Useful Technology Trends for Learning
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Technology Examples/Description Icon or Visual
Electronic Books (eBooks)
Electronic Versions of Novels, Textbooks and Papers
Mobile Learning
Smart Phones, Digital Tablets
Game-Based Learning or“Gamification”
Learning Activities that earn “Points” or “Social Badges”
Gesture-Based Learning
Kinect™
Sources : Amazon.com; Apple.com; New Media Consortium (2011); orangesoda.com; pcworld.com
Other Technology Trends to Consider
Rochell R. McWhorterThe University of Texas at Tylerrmcwhorter@uttyler.edu blog: http://virtualhrd.wordpress.com
Diana McBurnett903-988-6909dmcburnett@esc7.net
Demetra Baxter-Smithdbaxtersmith@uttyler.edu
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Contact Us:
Also, continue the discussion with us at a 3 hour hands-on Pre-Conference at the Council for Exceptional Children-Texas (CEC-Texas, formerly TCEC),
San Antonio, Texas on Thursday, June 28, 2012. o See: http://tcecweb.org/o for details or email: rmcwhorter@uttyler.edu
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How will you use
the information
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Dialogue in your classroomat TodaysMeet.com
Augmented Reality http://virtualhrd.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/augmented-reality-for-virtual-hrd/
Electronic Polling
Polldaddy: Create surveys, polls and quizzes - http://polldaddy.com/ Polleverywhere: http://polleverywhere.com
Electronic Portfolios (ePortfolios) Project Share Texas: http://www.projectsharetexas.org/
Technology Trends
New Media Consortium Horizon 2011 Report: http://csn.edu/PDFFiles/OTS/Website%20documents/getconnected/HR2011.pdf
Virtual Worlds
Rochell's blog on her adventure in Second Life (2007-2010): http://exploresecondlife.blogspot.com/
Second Life Virtual World: http://secondlife.com
Visual Organizer Pinterist --online pinboard to organize and share things you love! http://pinterest.com/
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Our Favorite Resources
Mancuso, D. S., Chlup, D. T., & McWhorter, R. R. (2010). A study of adult learning in a virtual environment. Advances in Developing Human Resource Development, 12(6), 691-699.
New Media Consortium (2011). The horizon report: 2011 edition. Retrieved from http://wp.nmc.org/horizon2011/
Project share (2012). Retrieved from http://www.projectsharetexas.org
Virtual Human Resource Development (2012). Augmented Reality for Virtual HRD (2012). Retrieved from http://virtualhrd.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/augmented-reality-for-virtual-hrd/
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