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Best Tools to Add Questions to Videos and Create Interactive Video Quizzes
1-Google Forms
SolveMe- Learn Math through Puzzles
Hidden SteamVR Feature May be Another Clue to Valve’s Rumored Standalone VR Headset
A recent SteamVR beta release included a hidden feature that allows the user’s playspace boundary to be set up in a passthrough mode which could eventually be used for existing SteamVR headsets or a future headset from Valve.
Users of Quest or Rift S will be familiar with passthrough playspace setup. This when you outline the boundary of your playspace while actually wearing the headset and using its cameras to look at the room around you. The feature significantly streamlines the playspace setup process compared to looking an another display (like a computer monitor) while trying to create your […]
‘Blacktop Hoops’ is Like ‘NBA Street’ in VR, Coming to Quest 2 & PC VR Next Year
Blacktop Hoops is an upcoming multiplayer streetball game that puts you on realistic amateur courts where you chain together epic moves that all look straight out of NBA Street (2001).
Developed by indie studio Vinci Games, Blacktop Hoops’ open alpha has been highly-rated ever since it released for free on on Quest 2 and on SteamVR headsets in April. And for good reason: people who’ve played the demo like the classic streetball atmosphere, the realistic b-ball feel, and the crazy dunking mechanics that let you set fire to the hoop.
Here’s how Vinci describes Blacktop Hoops:
Players can chain together flashy dribble tricks, […]
20 Free Games & Apps Quest 2 Owners Should Download First
Not ready to plonk down your first $100 on Quest 2 games? Thankfully there’s a good amount of free games, experiences, social VR platforms, and apps to keep you playing before you’re paying.
Note: We didn’t include demos for paid games in the list, but you should definitely also check out these too for a quick taste of the full thing, such as Synth Riders, Journey of the Gods, Creed: Rise to Glory, Beat Saber, Superhot VR, and Space […]
New Text Formatting Options in Google Forms
At the end of June Google added some new text formatting options to Google Forms. Those options enable you customize the fonts used for titles, section headers, and questions within your Google Forms. Last week Google added even more text formatting options to Google Forms.
The latest update to Google Forms gives you rich text formatting options. That means you can now bold, italicize, underline, and hyperlink any of the text in your form’s title, section headers, and questions. In this short video I demonstrate how that works.
Applications for Education
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The Benefits of International Esports for Students
Students who participate in international esports get a chance to compete with their peers in other countries, learn about different cultures, and develop leadership skills.
Best Android Book Creating Apps for Students
The 20 Best Rated & Most Popular Quest Games & Apps – July 2022
While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual games & apps are performing across its Quest 2 storefront, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s a snapshot of the 20 best rated Oculus Quest games and apps as of July 2022.
Some quick qualifications before we get to the data:
Paid and free apps are separated
Only apps with more than 100 reviews are represented
App Lab apps are not represented (see our latest Quest App Lab report)
Rounded ratings may appear to show ‘ties’ […]
The Virtual Office Hours Learning Curve
Offering virtual office hours may not be your first choice, but it can be effective for everyone if approached properly
Custom Tables in Google Docs
Earlier this year Google added new table templates into Google Documents. Those templates include tables for project management and checklists. While those templates are good, there are still times when you might be better off creating your own custom tables in Google Documents. Today, there are more table customization options in Google Docs than ever before.
In this brief video I demonstrate how to create custom tables in Google Docs. The video includes a demonstration of setting default column and row sizes, setting custom color schemes, and setting […]
Create and Share Collections in Bing Maps
Google Maps is one of my favorite tools for geography lessons and for some elementary school math lessons. In fact, next month I’m hosting a webinar all about using Google Maps in your classroom. That said, there are some alternatives to Google Maps that I do use from time-to-time. Bing Maps is one of those alternatives.
Bing Maps has a collections feature that you can use to create thematic collections of places. In this brief video I demonstrate how I created a small collection of National Parks in Bing Maps and […]
The Time to Obligate ESSER Funds is Now
Millions in ESSER funds need to be obligated by schools and districts before the rapidly approaching deadline of September 30
What is Imagine Forest and How Can it Be Used to Teach? Tips & Tricks
Imagine Forest is a story writing platform that’s easy to use and full of helpful activities and challenges.
7 Powerful Chromebook Typing Apps for Teaching and Learning Touch Typing
Best Music Websites for Teachers and Students
1- Musicfirst Junior
TypeRacer- Learn Typing through Racing Games with Friends
Interactive Google Slides – Audience Participator by Alice Keeler
An interactive way to have participation with your Google Slides™. Try Alice Keeler’s Add-on Audience Participator for an innovative way to incorporate your audience into your presentation.
The post Interactive Google Slides – Audience Participator by Alice Keeler appeared first on Teacher Tech.
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Try the Fact Check Explorer
Fact Check Explorer is a free tool from Google that anyone can use to explore the veracity of claims made on the Internet. As you can see in my brief video embedded below, on Fact Check Explorer you can enter a topic or name then see a list of articles accompanied by notations about the accuracy of the claims in those articles. You can click through to the source of each article and the fact checker.
Watch this short video that I made for an overview of how to use Google’s […]
Webinars This Week and Next
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This month I’ve hosted three webinars and I have two more scheduled before the end of July. By the end of August I’ll have hosted seven.
The next webinar in my summer series is DIY App Creation for the Rest of Us. Join this webinar to learn how you can have your students create mobile apps in your classroom even if you don’t have any computer science background.
Next week I’m hosting Search Strategies Students Need to Know. This is always my most popular webinar of the summer. […]
Readworks Review for Teachers and Students
Authentication, Forms, and Research – The Week in Review
Good morning from Maine where the sun is shining and it’s going to be a great midsummer weekend! Today, I’m helping with the car show at our community’s Founder’s Day celebration. And tomorrow we’re going to enjoy some time relaxing in our backyard, riding bikes, and picking wild blackberries (yum!). I hope that you have an equally fun weekend planned for yourself.
This week I hosted two more webinars in my Practical Ed Tech Summer Webinars series. Thank you to everyone who has joined one so far. I’m hosting two more […]
Spot the Differences – Another Founder’s Day Lesson
As I mentioned in a blog post yesterday, I’m spending today helping with one of our community’s Founder’s Day events. The event that I’m helping with is the car show. I’m doing it because I’m friends with care-taker of the collection and because it gives me a chance to look at the cars up close. One of the cars that will be on display today is the 1942 Cadillac that is in the featured picture of this blog post.
The car isn’t just any 1942 Cadillac. It has some features that make it different […]