Smartphone Power!
Posted on | June 17, 2012 | 1 Comment
I sometimes think we are losing track of the mobile revolution.
Actually I am not sure that many have even got on the mobile revolution train yet!
But there is still time to figure things out.
There are some very cool tools coming online to make mobile phones the must use classroom tool.
Take crowdoptic as an example.
CrowdOptic connects users by what they’re looking at with their phone Checking in to a location on Facebook and live tweeting from an event is common practice these days, but the latest mobile technology now allows consumers to engage and interact just by pointing their smartphone camera at an object.
Based in San Francisco and launched last summer, CrowdOptic uses focus-based services to supply data on engagement as well as time and location. What that means, according to the company, is that venues, advertisers, and sponsors can respond in real-time to shifts in crowd momentum, enhance in-venue security, and deliver hyper-targeted mobile media.
Focus-based tools seem to be the way forward.
With focus-based technology, users can also connect with other people who are zooming in on the same thing with their camera. These “clusters” can share their comments, photos, and videos with each other and with people outside the event.
What this tool does is enable is to cut through the clutter.
Interesting so how do we use it in the classroom?
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June 18th, 2012 @ 2:31 am
Imagine Dr.James is lecturing for three hours nonstop, and his students are all bored. What can they do? nodding? gaping? pretending they are sick and leave the classroom? Do not join the class at all? I think they can zoome their smart phones on Dr.James,start to take pictures,capture his cool and unique expressions. Then, they can start to share them with their own comments immediatly. It will enhance students media- digital literacy(using,understanding media,and producing fresh content). It helps to enhance public relation (two way communication),with feedback and effect.It will help for unity between the virtual world and the real world.Indeed, crowdoptic could save students in this fatal situation without any extra noise polution!