Tag Archives: edupunk
The First 150
A collection of highlights among the first 150 posts on ESL Technology.com. Continue reading
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DIY Virtual Language Lab?
Hackerspaces have sprouted in cities across the globe as places that foster collaboration and innovation. Could the language lab serve a similar purpose for language learners? Continue reading
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Edupunk Eye-Tracking = DIY Research
Build an eye-tracking rig for $125 and see what your students are looking at when they’re reading. And in what order. And for how long. Continue reading
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Interactive Videos
YouTube has features that make videos interactive. These examples push interactivity to the limits. Students will enjoy watching them and may learn from making their own. Continue reading
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Kinect-Based IWB
The Kinect-Based Interactive Whiteboard is coming. Someone just has to put the pieces together. Continue reading
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Kinect Development
Microsoft plans to release a software development kit (SDK) for the Kinect which should mean many more Kinect hacks to come. Continue reading
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Open and Kinect
Some examples of some interesting Kinect-based projects that hackers and tinkerers have come up with, now that the Kinect hardware has been released into the wild. Continue reading
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Hacking Kinect
I’m still not that impressed with Kinect — 3D drawings are cool, but will they help me teach English? — but I’m thrilled that hackers big and small are poking around under the hood. Continue reading
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The Good Old Days
James May’s Toy Story, which airs of BBC and BBC America, points out how toy technology has evolved since the World Wars. Educational technologies have followed a similar course. Continue reading
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Mischievous Mouses
Interact on your whiteboard by using computer mice as clickers. Continue reading
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