The CTE supported the 3rd annual Best Practices Showcase on May 11, 2016. Our role with this years showcase included the following key services: Development of the BP web site, an eSpace , which include the online submission process. Consulting and assessment of the first video competition, “Why I teach?”. Event photography.
The RDS (Research Design Studio), an initiative to help support research efforts in the Teachers College, is now being hosted by the CTE in the iStudio. The mission of RDS is to work with faculty and graduate students to help generate and refine research ideas and methods in order to aid in the publication process. More particularly, RDS […]
The iStudio has robust equipment for capturing, manipulating and editing video. One piece of technology which is highly useful for manipulating video in live settings is the datavideo Digital Video Switcher SE-800. When working with multiple cameras, the switcher allows for real time editing, dissolving from one camera to another and also allowing for switches to […]
On October 30, 2013 and November 6, 2013 groups of 5th graders took part in an interactive learning session in the iStudio. The respective hours were packed with activities for the students. One station in the iStudio was setup with clickers that tallied responses to rounds of Halloween Jeopardy on an interactive whiteboard. At another station […]
iCare Web Site: Click on the link to learn how to use the Epson Projector in your classroom. First, You MUST download the software. This is essential for wireless connectivity to the Epson projector. Find, download, and install the EasyMP Network Projection from the Epson web site for the Brightlink 481wi projector. Click here to download the Epson […]
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The CTE has provided support to the Ball State Indianapolis Center (Downtown) for over four years. Via professional development programs, technology exhibits, contracts, and partnered programs, the CTE and the “Indy Center” have enjoyed a unique collaboration that brings Ball State research and outreach to the hub of Indiana’s downtown. One area of support has […]
In the 2014 spring semester, BSU held a Graduate Research Symposium on a range of topics corresponding to Education studies. It culminated with a keynote speech from Dr. Yong Zhao. Zhao is the Director of the Institute for Global and Online Education at the University of Oregon. He is an internationally known scholar focusing on […]
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This week, the iStudio hosted a group of fourth graders and their big buddies from the College Mentors for Kids program. After the students heard a presentation on the importance of technology and research, they were given iPads to complete their own research task. The students each chose a country competing in the Winter Olympics […]
The CTE hosted its first seminar of the academic year on Thursday October 3, 2013. 34 members of the SEA attended a two hour open house style seminar with six presentations and three exhibits. Learn more at the seminar web site
On Friday March 16th iStudio staff members Melissa Travis and Erica Bettcher provided Dixie Denton’s EDEL 244 students with a workshop on teaching with and building SMART Board lessons. The EDEL 244 students were given resources for downloading Notebook software, creating lessons, using the Smart Exchange database for accessing pre-created lessons, and given resources for […]
This is a great resource from the the IDOE Ed Tech Connect Learning Connection Community. As a conclusion to their 29 day web 2.0 challenge they are having a “digital resource smackdown”. This session is an hour long webinar that will provide short introductions to digital resources and apps. There will be presenters and you […]
The following is a list of sites that are dedicated to providing resources on iPad apps in the classroom. Many of these sites also offer tons of other helpful information on iPad apps such as blogs, technical service help, iPad news, etc. Educational App Review Sites: I Education App Review AppStar Pricks Smart Apps For […]
With a new influx of interactive technologies such as iPads, are Whiteboards becoming a thing of the past? Researchers point to cost and differentiation as some of the limitations that are making whiteboards seem a little less glamorous as an educational tool. Read the article “Battle for Whiteboard-Market Supremacy Heats Up” to learn about what […]