{"id":51,"date":"2012-06-28T03:40:25","date_gmt":"2012-06-28T03:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rosarioconsulting.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=51"},"modified":"2012-07-21T02:41:54","modified_gmt":"2012-07-21T02:41:54","slug":"i-believe-educational-technology-just-became-exponentially-cooler-thanks-google","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/i-believe-educational-technology-just-became-exponentially-cooler-thanks-google\/","title":{"rendered":"I believe educational technology just became exponentially cooler. Thanks Google!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Finspiredtoeducate.net%2Finspiredtoeducate%2Fi-believe-educational-technology-just-became-exponentially-cooler-thanks-google%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/rosarioconsulting.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/glass_photos4-580-75.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54\" title=\"glass_photos4-580-75\" src=\"http:\/\/rosarioconsulting.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/glass_photos4-580-75.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/glass_photos4-580-75.jpg 580w, https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/glass_photos4-580-75-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I think educational technology just became\u00a0exponentially\u00a0cooler! Why? \u00a0During the Google I\/O 2012 conference, our amigos at Google gave us tons of new tools and platforms to help us innovate. \u00a0 I love new toys! \u00a0These tools can help serve existing movements like\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MLearning\" target=\"_blank\">mlearning<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0\u00a0<a title=\"Can gaming have a positive impact to students? Answers from GamesForChange.org\" href=\"http:\/\/rosarioconsulting.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=30\">game based learning<\/a>. \u00a0I love seeing competition in the tablet space too. \u00a0 \u00a0Lower cost tablet devices is a great win for students. \u00a0The glass technology creates huge opportunities in augmented reality. \u00a0 It&#8217;s fun to dream about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=augmented+reality+education&amp;oq=augmented+reality+education&amp;gs_l=youtube.3..0.127.7255.0.7598.27.14.0.13.13.1.203.1644.7j6j1.14.0...0.0.L_gX1ExJVM4\" target=\"_blank\">what you can teach with this tool<\/a>. \u00a0 News from Google I\/O:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>@timoreilly\u00a0I suspect that Google Glass may be a technology milestone to surpass the iPhone. #io12 bold thinking, unique assets brought to bear<em> &#8212; MLEARNING<\/em><\/li>\n<li>@google: Watch the full video of today&#8217;s skydiving Project Glass demo at #io12 (hint: it&#8217;s great in full screen!) \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/VvbrXFxJ\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/t.co\/VvbrXFxJ<\/a>\u00a0<em>&#8212; MLEARNING<\/em><\/li>\n<li>@timoreilly\u00a0Women of Google event opens with a video about @sitwithme and the red chair campaign\u00a0\u00a0#io12 \u00a0<em>&#8212; WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY<\/em><\/li>\n<li>@google\u00a0Big @Android updates @ #io12: Jelly Bean, more entertainment in Google Play &amp; 2 new, powerful Nexus devices\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/XWCFi\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/XWCFi<\/a>\u00a0 <em>&#8212; MLEARNING<\/em><\/li>\n<li>@CNET Google Glass just got a lot more real. Check out our first take: <a href=\"http:\/\/cnet.co\/M5edHq\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/cnet.co\/M5edHq<\/a> #io12<\/li>\n<li>Android 4.1 will have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/article2\/0,2817,2406362,00.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Bluetooth Braille support<\/a>\u00a0 <em>&#8212; EDUCATION FOR BLIND<\/em><\/li>\n<li>@mattcutts Google will be teaching a &#8220;power searching&#8221; class: <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/6PF5s\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/6PF5s<\/a> . Good for regular folks, SEOs, even #io12 attendees. \u00a0 \u00a0<em>&#8212; SEARCH COURSE<\/em><\/li>\n<li>@ChromiumDev <a href=\"http:\/\/ChromeExperiments.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/ChromeExperiments.com<\/a> is now mobile! <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/E4f_Zg5mcz0\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/youtu.be\/E4f_Zg5mcz0<\/a>. Check out 9 brand new mobile experiments at <a href=\"http:\/\/g.co\/ce\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/g.co\/ce<\/a> #io12 \u00a0<em>&#8212; GAME BASED LEARNING, MLEARNING<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GoogleAtWork\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-screen-name=\"GoogleAtWork\"><strong>GoogleAtWork<\/strong><\/a>: Big updates to Google Apps Script at\u00a0<a title=\"#io12\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/search\/%23io12\" data-query-source=\"hashtag_click\"><s><strong>#<\/strong><\/s><strong><strong>io12<\/strong><\/strong><\/a>today. It&#8217;s now easier to create&amp;share what you build.<\/li>\n<li>While reviewing #io12, I saw that Microsoft has created a cool automation service for Android:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.makeuseof.com\/tag\/microsoft-launches-onx-automation-app-for-android-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\">onX<\/a>\u00a0. \u00a0 Everyone loves automation. \u00a0<em>&#8212; MLEARNING, GAME BASED LEARNING<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more news on Google I\/O 2012, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/events\/io\/\">https:\/\/developers.google.com\/events\/io\/<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>Summary videos can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/news.cnet.com\/8301-1023_3-57462200-93\/google-i-o-2012-the-video\/\" target=\"_blank\">CNET<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What education innovations would you like to see \u00a0in 5 years based on Google&#8217;s contributions today?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Finspiredtoeducate.net%2Finspiredtoeducate%2Fi-believe-educational-technology-just-became-exponentially-cooler-thanks-google%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I think educational technology just became\u00a0exponentially\u00a0cooler! 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