Educational Technologies Week 8 Blog
(Cro Nos 3D & Sto Ne 400) Open technologies
For this week's assignment, I will expand on two open technologies and two distant educational technologies. The two open technologies are Cro Nos 3D and Sto Ne 400, and the distant technologies are text messaging and emailing. Cro Nos 3D is a top-notch state of the art color 3D scanner. The Cro Nos 3D can scan in full detail large and small items (Haller, 2013) . The Sto Ne 400 is a scanner that allows the user to copy critical pieces for the restoration of its originality, or close to the original piece. The software enables the pieces scanned to be enlarged, reduced, cut loose and break through editing of the scanned model (Matteotitti, 2016) .
(Text messaging & Emailing) distant technologies
The distant educational technologies for this week’s assignment are text messaging and emailing. Text messaging is used extensively in universities and college campuses. Text messaging or texting is brief messages sent from cell phone to cell phone. Students primarily use text messaging to other students. However, students are more inclined to use text messaging and instant messaging when reaching out to staff and instructors for educational reasons (Lauricella & Kay, 2013) . Emailing someone happens via the internet from a smartphone, tablet, or computer. Emailing is a way of communicating with classmates and professors for class information. A student can also use emails to reach out to the teacher in cases of emergencies. There are several benefits of emails it is convenient, and the cost is minimal (Kim, 2008) .
I selected Cro Nos 3D and Sto Ne 400 as a tool for my crime scene investigation class to help students scan skulls, and put together important pieces missing from the crime scene in hopes of connecting the dots and discovering what happened at the scene. I selected text messaging and emailing as a tool for communicating in class crucial information between classmates and the instructor.
Ways I will use Cron Nos 3D, and Sto Ne 400 in the classroom to encourage group work and use as a way to test students on their knowledge of scanning a small and large object and restoring information to its original form. Emailing will be utilized in the classroom as a way to send information to classmates and a way of receiving information from the instructor. Texting in the classroom will be used as a way to report absences and ways students can contact the instructors about emergencies and issues that might occur.
References
Haller, S. (2013). Meeting Patient Needs with world-class imaging. Mattawan, MI, MPI Research.
Kim, C. M. (2008). Using email to enable e3 (effective, efficient, and engaging) learning. Distance Education, 2(29), 187-198.
Lauricella, S., & Kay, R. (2013). Exploring the use of text and instant messaging in higher education classrooms. Research and Learning Technology, 21, 1-17.
Matteotitti, V. G. (2016). Ston Ne 400 Professional 3D Scanner. Retrieved from Scanner 3D: http://www.scanner3d.it/brochures/stone400-eng.pdf
Hello Ms. Childs you chose a great technology. Text messaging is used by many universities to send public service announcements to students and staff. These alerts could be for weather closings or imminent danger notifications like active shooting. This is a great way to communicate because most students and staff have phones with text messaging capability. Great post and continued success.
ReplyDeleteHello Torsha.
ReplyDeleteI have not heard of the two scanning technologies you shared. However, scanning is an interesting concept, and it may be extremely useful within the criminal justice field. As a future educator, I would incorporate scanning to promote problem-solving and creative thinking as criminal justice workers have to think objectively and out side of the box simultaneously. Thanks for providing a great source.
-Vankita