377 – Putting The O In Gooroo

Is WELSTech real or simply virtual reality? This week’s education focused episode includes a series kick-off, out of this world picks and the final countdown to WELSTech Conference 2015 registration.

The discussion:

Math and Technology for the Classroom – Martin and Sallie are joined by Jason Schmidt, Technology Coordinator from Bennington ISD, and they kick off the new WELSTech Goes To School series with a look at Math and Technology web sites, apps and extensions for all grade levels.

• Math resources
• Technology resources

News in tech:

• Google Glass – The future’s not very bright

Picks of the week:

• The Structure Sensor
• Google Cardboard – DodoCase Virtual Reality Cardboard Toolkit V1.2
• OneNote for Teachers

WELS insider:

Check out the WELS Annual Report in your favorite format …

• Online Interactive
• Downloadable PDF
• Mobile App

Need to know:

• WELSTech Conference 2015 is happening July 9-11 at Country Springs Hotel and Conference Center in Waukesha, WI. We hope you can join us for some serious tech goodness!
• WLC Summit Series

Community feedback:

• Google Apps and Chromebook Web App Recommendations
• Extensions for Your Chrome Browser

Coming up on WELSTech:

Episode 378 – Martin and Sallie walk viewers through the exciting lineup of speakers at this summer’s WELSTech Conference. (02/03/15)

Featured videos:

This week we’ve add a new video to the WELSTech Instructional playlist on YouTube – Khan Academy exercise software, part of the Khan Academy Teacher Workshop playlist

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