{"id":6383,"date":"2015-04-09T11:54:04","date_gmt":"2015-04-09T16:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=6383"},"modified":"2015-04-09T11:54:04","modified_gmt":"2015-04-09T16:54:04","slug":"watching-the-smartwatch-for-possible-educational-uses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/watching-the-smartwatch-for-possible-educational-uses\/","title":{"rendered":"Watching the Smartwatch for Possible Educational Uses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by Karen Nichols<br \/>\nMy iPhone is one of the old 3G versions and serves me just fine so I'm not a person who runs out to buy the latest gadgets.  However, I'm intrigued by the possible educational uses of wearable technology and therefore am on the lookout for ways instructors and students may use the Smartwatch.<\/p>\n<p>I've mentioned before that the <a title=\"pod network\" href=\"http:\/\/podnetwork.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">POD<\/a> (Professional and Organizational Development Network for Higher Education listserv has much useful information including technology discussions.  From a recent posting, I discovered that Chris Clark from Notre Dame created a Youtube video to show what possible educational uses the Smartwatch may have:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"460\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WZ41Dc-w_RI?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I love the idea of using the Smartwatch to conduct polls!  For more ideas and discussion, check out Chris' article:\u00a0 <a title=\"smartwatches\" href=\"https:\/\/ltlatnd.wordpress.com\/2015\/03\/12\/smartwatches-in-higher-ed\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/ltlatnd.wordpress.com\/2015\/03\/12\/smartwatches-in-higher-ed\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Do you think the Smartwatch will complement or even replace cell phones?  Join me in the watch for possible pedagogical uses of the Smarthwatch and other wearable technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Karen Nichols My iPhone is one of the old 3G versions and serves me just fine so I'm not a person who runs out to buy the latest gadgets. 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The Educational Technology Community (ETC) is an interactive component of CAT\u2019s Online Faculty Resource Center in Blackboard and will provide access to research and discussions on this topic.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;CAT &amp; Mouse: E-Learning&quot;","block_context":{"text":"CAT &amp; Mouse: E-Learning","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/topic\/online\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":8933,"url":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/audioboom-in-the-new-year\/","url_meta":{"origin":6383,"position":3},"title":"(audio)BOOM in the New Year!","author":"Karen Nichols","date":"December 16, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"by Karen Nichols Last year at this time, I wrote about using sound files in your courses and shared with you an audio recording of Louis Armstrong reading 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. This year, I wish to share with you an app called audioBoom. 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