Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Creative Technologies

The coolest and most useful tool from the creative technologies video that i saw was the Augmented Reality Visualization tool. Not only can it be used to explain buildings, and structures, but it can also be used in a classroom environment for something as simple as demonstrating systems within the Earth and the ocean.

As an Earth Sciences teacher, I would love to use something like this to explain different ecosystems, as well as different structures. Such as the ocean. I could use the augmented reality tool to show the depth within the ocean while explaining the different levels step by step, as one descends into the abyss of the ocean floor. It can also be used to explain the Earth's core and mantle, showing step by step the different layers of our own planet. It can be used for virting Earth Sciences related which is perfect for my profession.

The tool can also show different systems in space, biological systems, and even help to give more information on systems in geometry. Overall, I would love to have something like this in my classroom. A tool like this not only grabs the attention of the students, but for those of us who are visual learners, I honestly can't think of a better way to explain the complex systems that one has to deal with in Earth Sciences.

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