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Here are the BEST Blog Posts of 2017! I have put together a list of the BEST and most popular Shake Up Learning blog posts from 2017. I can’t believe we are nearing the end of 2017! As Shake Up Learning approaches its fourth anniversary, I want to take a moment to THANK YOU! You have made this site possible and kept me going when I thought I had nothing left to give! I believe reflection and feedback are of the utmost importance to keep Shake Up Learning relevant and useful. I reflect throughout the year, but especially this time of year.Continue Reading

Exploration = Education, my new motto This is a guest post by Google Certified Trainer and Innovator, Stacy Behmer. I had the privilege of attending the Google Geo Institute (#CAGTI17) with approximately 90 other educators from around the world last week to learn more about Google’s Geo Tools! I loved using maps with my students and used Google Earth, but my head was spinning with all of the ideas about how we can use the geo tools to help students learn about new places, solve problems, and tell stories! We may not be able to physically go everywhere, but virtuallyContinue Reading

Google Expeditions Goes AR! Whaattt??!! Google Expeditions is super cool and allows us to take our students on virtual treks across the globe. But Google Expeditions is about to get a whole lot better! Google Expeditions with Augmented Reality is coming in the Fall of 2017. We don’t know a lot yet, but I got so excited I had to blog about it. Here’s what I have learned so far from the Google Expeditions AR web page and the Google I/O announcement. “Expeditions AR uses Google’s Tango technology to map the physical classroom and placed 3D objects. Students can walkContinue Reading

Lessons Learned from a Google Expeditions Pilot Below are 8 Tips for a Google Expeditions Pilot from Heather Kilgore, an Instructional Technology Coordinator for Commerce ISD in Commerce, Texas, where she shares the lessons learned from their Google Expeditions pilot program. As we all begin to find ways to bring Google Expeditions, Google Cardboard, and other virtual reality experiences to our classrooms, I thought it was important to share this first-hand experience with you. The first time we try anything, we always learn a lot of lessons! Download The Infographic We also put these tips into an infographic that you can downloadContinue Reading

The Best Google Cardboard and Google Expeditions Resources for Teachers! I’ve been curating everything I can find to help teachers learn about Google Expeditions and Google Cardboard, and I have created the Ultimate Google Cardboard and Expeditions Resource Guide for Teachers. I am not an expert on virtual reality or Google Cardboard and Expeditions, but I am a connected educator and I have found some amazing resources to help you learn more about these amazing tools. This guide contains the basics, how to get started, resources for buying devices and headsets, as well as troubleshooting help, YouTube tutorials, blog posts,Continue Reading

Choosing a VR Headset and Smart Device for Your Classroom – Part 3 *This post is sponsored by Samsung. All thoughts and opinions are my own.* Now that we have covered virtual reality and Google Expeditions in Part 1 of this series, and how to apply these ideas to the classroom in Part 2, let’s explore the actual devices that you need. If you are wondering if your classroom is ready for virtual reality, be sure to take a look at this infographic by Samsung. There is a brand new frontier in education: immersive virtual reality! [Tweet “There is a brand new frontierContinue Reading

Virtual Reality in the Classroom – Part 2 *This post is sponsored by Samsung. All thoughts and opinions are my own.* Virtual Reality has the power to transform the future of learning. By giving students an interactive, three-dimensional learning environment, we have the potential to reach learners in ways previously never conceived. For a closer look at the future of virtual reality in education, dive into this article from the Samsung Insights blog: Immersive Virtual Reality: The Next Frontier in Education. The article explores the growth of virtual reality and the implications in both K-12 and higher education. Imagine forContinue Reading

Bring Google Expeditions and Virtual Reality into Your Classroom – Part 1 *This post is sponsored by Samsung. All thoughts and opinions are my own.* You’ve heard the hype, but are you ready to bring virtual reality or VR to your classroom? Getting started with Google Expeditions and virtual reality can sound complicated, so I’ve decided to break it down for you in this article. Let’s cover the basics so that you can prepare to bring virtual reality into your classroom. This post is part one is a new series to help you learn more about virtual reality and how toContinue Reading

My Favorite Things and Recommended Resources! I get a lot of questions about the resources I use, and recommendations for certain tasks. So I thought it would be helpful to create a recommended resource page for educators with all of my favorite things: my favorite web tools, gadgets, books and more. * The links in this post are affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase after clicking on them, I get a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting the free resources on Shake Up Learning! [Tweet “Shake Up Learning’s favorite resources for blogging, branding andContinue Reading

[Tweet “16 Things for Teachers to Try in 2016! #edtech #gafe #googleedu”] [Tweet “16 Things for Teachers to Try in 2016! #edtech #gafe #googleedu”] What are your goals for 2016? There are so many new and exciting things to try both in and out of the classroom. So I put together a list of 16 Things for Teachers to Try in 2016 to help inspire educators to try something new this year. What will you try? What would you add to this list? Please add to the comments below. Google Cardboard: This year you will see both virtual and augmentedContinue Reading