Flipped learning has taken the education world by storm. 
Educational opensource game to teach children in war danger of landmines, cluster bombs and how to avoid them in order to save their life! Via David W. Deeds 
Robin Good: Viewbix is a new web app which allows you to integrate branding, call to actions, offers and other interactive apps to any video coming from YouTube, Vimeo or Facebook.
"Viewbix lets you add interactive apps to your videos that engage viewers and drive calls to action.
The apps overlay dynamic content on top of your YouTube, Vimeo Pro or Facebook videos to create a rich viewing experience that can be shared across the web, social and mobile platforms."
Key features: Overlay apps on video including: photo feeds, coupons, Google maps, RSS feeds, QR codes and more. Additional available apps here: http://www.viewbix.com/apps?r=
Add branding, a call to action and share across the web, social and mobile platforms.
"More than 20% of the viewers who watch a Viewbix video click on the call to action or engage with at least one of the apps inside the player.
Viewbix tracks and reports each interaction so you can optimize your players and achieve the measurable results you want."
Viewbix is based on a freemium model. It currently offers its base product for free but will shortly be charging a monthly fee for branded players, premium apps and detailed analytics.
Pricing info: http://www.viewbix.com/pricing?r=
FAQ: http://www.viewbix.com/faq?r=
Examples showcase: http://www.viewbix.com/demo?r=
More info: http://www.viewbix.com/ ;
(Thanks to Baiba Svenca for uncovering this new tool) Via Robin Good 
Harvard and MIT Put $60-Million Into New Platform for Free Online Courses—The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/MxphwcOV...
http://www.60seconds
The 60SecondScience videocomp wants entries in ANY language coz science is universal. See this winner http://t.co/NtmdUnEn Anyone of any age from any country can register by 1 August, and upload a 60second science video by 26 August 2012, to be in the running for a share of $10,000 in cash prizes. 
In 2004, a former hedge fund analyst began recording and posting videos of himself explaining some math techniques. Via Ana Cristina Pratas 
From the article: "Google will soon give everyone the ability to live stream their Google+ Hangouts to an unlimited audience, Google Engineering Director Chee Chew told me at the Social TV Summit in San Francisco Tuesday.
Hangout video chats are currently limited to 10 participants. Only a few select users have been pre-approved to stream their Hangouts to a bigger group of viewers, something Google has been calling Hangouts On Air."
Full article: http://gigaom.com/video/google-hangouts-live-streaming/ ;
Google Hangouts: www.google.com/tools/dlpage/res/talkvideo/hangouts/ ; Via Robin Good 
VIEW Conference is the premiere international event in Italy on Computer Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Digital Cinema, 3D Animation, Gaming and VFX... TED Talks Kevin Allocca is YouTube's trends manager, and he has deep thoughts about silly web video. In this talk from TEDYouth, he shares the 4 reasons a video goes viral. Via Alex Briscese 
Read 'Google adds 3D option to 1080p YouTube videos' on Digital Trends. As 3D video slowly continues to seep into consumer's lives both on television and... 
Jérémy Pouilloux: "Transmedia Immersive University is a project that is taking transmedia to France’s universities; an initiative I launched last year. The aim behind TIU is to encourage students to write transmedia material by supervising the production of their projects and then broadcasting these projects as part of a public event."
Via The Digital Rocking Chair 
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Of course, the big news this week is that MIT and Harvard announced that they... 
each video on the site is mapped via tagging to subjects taught in schools and is accompanied by materials that assist teachers and students understand the video lesson, this is more about what teachers can do with those lessons. 
The Encyclopedia of Life is an unprecedented effort to gather scientific knowledge about all animal and plant life where pictures, information, facts, and more are available for all things living in our plant and animal kingdoms. Via Gust MEES 
Spotlight covers the intersections of technology and education, going behind the research to show how digital media is used in and out of classrooms to expand learning.
“When I talk to colleagues in Finland, they say, how do you filter?” said Jim Klein, director of Information Services and Technology at the Saugus Union School District in Southern California.
“They say, our kids’ filters are in their heads.
You do this by giving them a safe environment to educate themselves instead of sticking your head in the sand and pretending these technologies don’t exist.” Via Gust MEES 
Why did MTV, the pop culture television icon and Angry Birds, the predominant, casual gaming juggernaut, partner up? But more specifically, why did they partner up to combat a major social issue like cyberbullying?
DRC: Turns out MTV take their commitment to their audience very seriously ... Via The Digital Rocking Chair Comme Thélème, « Les Éonautes » est dédié à l’apprentissage du Français Langue Étrangère. Ce jeu en ligne est utilisable en cours ou en salle de ressources par un professeur et ses apprenants. Via Odile Dupont 
VISCED, a Transnational Appraisal of Virtual School and College Provision (European Schoolnet launches community of practiceinGenius http://t.co/GXMnhP5u...)... he original Art Project counted 17 museums in nine countries and 1,000 images, almost all paintings from Western masters. Today, the Art Project includes more than 30,000 high-resolution artworks, with Street View images for 46 museums, with more on the way. In other words, the Art Project is no longer just about the Indian student wanting to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It is now also about the American student wanting to visit the National Gallery of Modern Art in Delhi. 
Use avatars and pen names to tech students about Internet safety. Get a complete lesson plan at the bottom of the blog post. Via Judy O'Connell |
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