Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Items to explore (Q-ball, Root coding and Ricoh Theta V 360-Degree


A few items to explore over the next few months!

1. The Q-ball was featured on Shark Tank and on twitter. Learn more about the Q-ball here

2. Coding with Root Robotics
Root is a fun and easy-to-use educational coding robot that teaches coding, creativity, and problem-solving skills to kids from pre-readers through high school. Problem-solving is as easy as 1,2,3. Learn more at www.rootrobotics.com

What can you do with Root?

  • Explore your artistic side Code Root to
    draw whatever you can imagine from words and letters to amazing fractal creations. Through drawing and movement, code
    your outline then color in your creations to create your own unique artwork.
  • Compose music Turn Root into an instrument by coding musical compositions. Use the scan and play abilities to create a color guitar that plays different notes for each color it sees.
  • Create Games Build games using your imagination. Race a friend by coding a Root racer. Turn your tablet or phone into a controller and use Root’s color sensors to get boosts or slow down.  Learn more at www.rootrobotics.com
2. Spero Mini  Sphero Mini Blue: The App-Controlled Robot Ball 
Sphero Mini packs tons of fun into a tiny, app-enabled robot about the size of a ping pong ball. Drive Mini using different modes with the Sphero Mini app, or just by using your face. Yes, you read that right. Face Drive is a hilarious new feature that uses your facial expressions to drive the ball. 


Explore curated VR/AR content that is compatible with the MERGE Goggles.

4. CoSpaces Edu: Make AR & VR in the classroom https://cospaces.io/ Discover how to use VR and AR for education and engage your students to learn by creating. Runs on mobile, tablet and desktop, including Chromebooks.
New this month CoSpaces Edu - Add-on  see video here 



5. Rocketbook Everlast and the ThinkBoard 
is here  

Think Board X is a peel and stick
whiteboard that can cover any smooth surface. And the best part? It’s compatible with the Rocketbook App! Draw, sketch, or take notes on a small 8" x 11" Think Board X or large 2' x 3'Think Board X and then use your Rocketbook App to send them to your preferred cloud service. 


Ideal for classrooms, boardrooms, college dorms, office environments, or the person who just likes to keep organized in his or her personal life



6. Ricoh Theta 360- Camera  (coming soon)  (Amazon) RICOH THETA, experience the world in 360° Shoot photos and videos of the entire space with a single push of a button. Introducing a 360-degree camera that easily shares impressive video. This seems much easier to use than Google Street view and I am looking forward to exploring with the new Tour Creator.






Tour Creator https://vr.google.com/tourcreator makes it easy to build immersive, 360 tours right from your computer. Having seen lots of AR/VR options at MassCUE and Greg Kulowiec's presentation at EdTechTeachers summit I am looking forward to exploring.

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