Monday, February 21, 2011

Xtranormal video

So Evan and I are the discussion leaders for the Web 2.0 information this week and I made the following Xtranormal video as an example of Web 2.0 tools. I hope you like it and that you all have fun participating in this weeks discussion. I think that web 2.0 really is pretty fascinating stuff.


Google Earth Studio Project

So for the past little bit, I have been playing around with Google Earth for my studio project. It really is a pretty amazing tool. I have had it loaded on my computer for a while, but haven't really looked at it too much until lately. Last week in my Computers in Education class that I am teaching, I had the students look at some different tools and the one that many of them got really excited about was Google Earth.



Maria exploring Atmosphir

"Atmosphir runs on imagination. And Unity." (www.atmosphir.com)

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Week 6 studio project - iPhone apps

The media that I explored in for my studio project is the iPhone. The iPhone is a very unique device because it has the functionality and computing power of a computer, but it is as small as a phone. What this means is that the iPhone has is more a computer than a phone-- you can play games, do email, do research, read the news, and also call people. If you are interested in learning more about the iPhone, here is a link to more information. The iPhone is also unique because it is one of the first phones to use touchscreen technology, where you touch the screen instead of pressing buttons.