Wednesday, February 24, 2010

My Hand Is Swollen I Punched

El Colegio San Gregorio, start using digital textbooks. Virtual World Project

The students of 3 º ESO will be the first to use this application of new technologies to improve their learning.

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are all aware that new technologies are increasingly present in our lives and the younger they use regularly, especially in their leisure time.
El Colegio San Gregorio, Menesiano Center in Aguilar de Campo, Palencia, in the line of educational innovation will make their school experience of 3 º ESO, as a first step to introduce digital textbooks. This experience opens the door to the progressive introduction of this educational supplement for all ages.
Miguel de la Hera, as Director of the Centre, describes the experience "as a way that schools that want to be a reference of good practices, they go to give students learning according to the society in which we live, "as to valuation argues that" The gradual introduction of digital classrooms, improve understanding and acquisition knowledge, integrating traditional sources for new technologies. "
The interactive digital book arises from this experience, as a supplement to traditional books, both teacher and students have access to an interactive content platform, both in the school as is his house from which they can see and do, which allows a better understanding of the content. Remarkably, in this experience, the use of interactive textbooks the students will be free.
El Colegio San Gregorio, in the field of new technologies is making it easier for families other services, integrated into Education Manager, digital platform from which families can communicate with teachers, see notes of their children or themselves in which students can download materials reinforcement and extension made available by their teachers .

Friday, February 19, 2010

Dressed To Bottomless

Science


Soon, visit a museum, planetarium or science center can be done without leave. The Virtual World project of science is about to become reality thanks to the 2009 edition of the FECYT and advice from English outreach centers and Scientific Communication Observatory, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF).
This project uses technologies interactive 3D virtual representation to complement the proposals face and digital museums, science centers, planetariums and other outreach centers in Spain, whether visits to exhibitions and collections, its pages web, or digitization projects offered by specific applications.

Virtual World of Science is developing OpenSim technology, simulator open source using the same standard as the virtual world Second Life to communicate with their users. Used to simulate and recreate virtual environments independently of Second Life, from its own infrastructure, ie outside of the public platform of the popular metaverse but using his own potential.

SOURCE: Portaltic