Category: Technology
My First Experience with Google Cardboard
Today at NCCE 2016 I got to play with a cool new technology, Google Cardboard. They were on display at today’s Google Summit and again this evening at the GEG Washington meetup. These virtual reality glasses are made of cardboard and cost less than $20. Once you stick a smart phone inside and put them on, you are immersed in a 3D environment. They were on display through the Expeditions Pioneer Program, a team of people who bring Google Cardboard to schools so students can travel virtually to far distant...
#NCCE2016 First Report
It’s lunch time in Seattle at NCCE 2016 and I have a little time to share my experiences. So far I’ve attended three presentations and they have all been excellent. I’ve been participating in the Google Summit, which is almost like a conference within a conference. It began with a keynote by Holly Clark who spoke on the the topic “Disrupt Education.” She spoke of how Netflix disrupted the video rental world first with sending DVDs to homes with no late fees, then by streaming movies to homes, and...
MinecraftEdu Rendition of the Church of the Good Shepherd Beverly Hills
As I wait to board the plane to NCCE 2016 in Seattle, I have some time to post screenshots of the great progress two 8th graders working under the name “AandL.” have done in MinecraftEdu. They chose to reproduce the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills, California. Here is what AandL have to say about the church: Welcome to the Church of the good shepherd in Beverly Hills, California. It was created on December 12, 1923 and designed by J.J. Donnellan. It has been around for...
Countdown to NCCE 2016
Packed for NCCE 2016. Plane flight this evening, Google Summit all day tomorrow.
Catholic Schools Week Fun
It’s Catholic Schools Week, and the Student Tech Committee helped set up a Wii system so the 5th-8th grade classes could compete against each other in Mario Cart at recess:
One of Our Catholic Parish Churches Rendered in MinecraftEdu
The eighth graders are continuing to build their Catholic landmarks in MinecraftEdu. Peyton and Dylan in particular have done an amazing job recreating Our Lady of Fatima church. Our Lady of Fatima is one of the three parishes that our school serves, so they’re both very familiar with it. While most groups began by working on the outside of their buildings, Peyton and Dylan began constructing from the inside and worked their way out. The video below shows how much detail they have put into their work. But...
