Paul Bodine
Chrome Plug-in: Media Share
07/09/17 16:16
A colleague of mine (Paul Bodine) just shared information about a Chrome plug-in that may be of information to faculty and students. "Media Share" allows you to quickly collect videos from anywhere on the web/desktop/etc., organize them, and drop links into documents, LMSs, etc. The plug-in is made for the education market. You can find out more here.
LIghtboard (glass whiteboards)
24/06/15 09:01
Paul Bodine sent me some information on research he had conducted on creating a lightboard. This tool can be used to teach using the equivalent of a whiteboard without looking away from students (or a camera). As Paul says, it turns out that building a glowing clear marker board is very simple and inexpensive:
- Dry-Erase Neon Markers
- Thick Sheet of Plexiglas
- Frame Around it with LED Light Strips Set Into the Pocket
- Hang from the ceiling/wall bracket
- Plug lights in
- https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FYwXOLU4TKk
- https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Adm2raocQZ4
- http://tlt.psu.edu/2015/03/11/lightboard-integrates-with-one-button-studio-to-enable-more-engaging-teaching-videos/
- http://www.visualnews.com/2013/11/22/flip-teaching-professor-builds-crystal-clear-whiteboard-can-face-students/
It looks like you can get a version from Amazon for about $230
Digging deeper, Michael Peshkin at Northwestern University has a comprehensive set of instructions, FAQs, and examples at http://lightboard.info