Diary of the Techie Chick - The Podcast....

Diary of the Techie Chick - The Podcast....

I am excited to announce that I now have a podcast. My goal for this podcast is to share some tips, tricks, apps, anything and everything related to the topic of tech ed. Integrating technology into the classroom can be a little overwhelming. The 1st question most people have is where do you even begin? My answer is to start simple and start with 1 tool. As part of my Diary of a Techie Chick - the Podcast I will offer a new challenge to help you learn about the variety of tools you can add to your toolbox. I will be using the hashtag #TechieEdu to share the challenges.

You can find my podcast on the Remarkable Chatter, the Essdack Broadcasting Network website.  You can play it, download it, or even subscribe to it in iTunes.  My goal is to have a new podcast and challenge ever other week, so keep tuned.

1st #TechieEdu Challenge:

• 1st Podcast
• Twitter Challenge 
• Keep it Simple
• Get Your Badge

Creating an Augmented Snowman....

Creating an Augmented Snowman....

3D objects are not just for a 3D printer. You can take almost any 3D file and create an augmented reality experience. To introduce my students to technology terminology I had a project printing on the high school's 3D printer.  I then took the STL file of the snowman and imported into Daqri's 4D studio along with video clips, pictures, and a link to my blog post about 3D printing and created a unique augmented reality experience. When you scan the picture of me and Olaf with Daqri's app you will experience how we built a snowman.

With Daqri's 4D studio I was able to create 3 chapters each with a different augmented reality experience.  I can even go into the studio and change the experience but added more interactive components or rearrange them.

How cool would it be if at a science fair there were trigger images that you can interact with.  You could see the student's research, video clips of them working on their projects, slide show of the projects progress, or even interview clips of the student or experts.

When it comes to students creating augmented projects the possibilities are endless.

Resources:

• Daqri's 4D Studio
• Me & Olaf Trigger Image
• Do You Want to Build a Snowman? - Blog Post
• My Augmented Reality Resources

Do You Want to Build a Snowman?

Do You Want to Build a Snowman?
It doesn't have to be a snowman...

The Pratt High school received a 3D printer and the middle school was invited to use it.  If I could have I would have done a dozen cartwheels when I heard the news.  The 3D printer arrived just in time for me to introduce technology terminology to my technology students.

Knowing how much my students love Olaf I went searching for a 3D object file of him that I could use with the 3D printer.  I found one in the MakerBot Thingiverse site.  I myself am not a designer just yet so thanks to those that have shared their designs in Thingiverse I was able to demonstrate how a 3D printer works.  My students were in awe as they watched the layers build.  By the end of the day I had students who were not in my classes wanting me to take them over to the high school so that they can experience the building of Olaf.

Seen though Google Glass

After seeing the 3D printer in action my students are blogging about their experience.  They are explaining what a 3D printer is, how it works, what materials it can use, and what they would like to create with it.  During their research on 3D printing my students descovered that their are 3D printers for food, they especially like the one that will make pizzas.

Our Finished Olaf

Resources:

• MakerBot Thingivers
• Ultimaker 
• SketchUp
• TinkerCad
• Autodesk 123D
• YouMagine

EduLS Week 1 Challenge .....

EduLS Week 1 Challenge .....

I participated in the summer Educator Learning Series challenges or as many as I could and I thought I would give these challenges a go.  The EduLS week 1 challenge is Lisa Dabbs challenge is asking us for this year instead of a resolution she is challenges us to #onelittleword to help guide and define our year ahead.  Todd with his Educator Learning Series has now challenged us to #onelittleword.  You are to create some kind of graphic with you and your word to remind you of the One Little Word that you picked to guide you through your year.

Resources:

• Educator Learning Series
• Tagul
• My Tagul - Build
• Pixlr
• www.katieannwilson.com