SkyView - Learn About the Universe on this free Augmented Reality App

This is a really neat free augmented reality (AR) app for your phone, iPad or tablet. With this app you can scan the sky to find planets, stars and constellations, galaxies, and even satellites flying over head!  When you scan the object a short blurb appears down below explaining what you see.

Some of its features include:

• Simple: Point your device at the sky to identify galaxies, stars, constellations, planets, and satellites (including the ISS and Hubble) passing overhead at your location.
• Augmented Reality (AR): Use your camera to spot objects in the sky, day or night.
• Social: Capture and share beautiful images with friends and family on social networks.
• Mobile: WiFi is NOT required (does not require a data signal or GPS to function). Take it camping, boating, or even flying!
• Supports Space NavigatorTM binoculars, spotting scope, and telescopes.
• Available for both Android and Apple devices.

Check out the short video about SkyView:

https://youtu.be/v4LDp6te5Bw

Check out the links below for more information!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.t11.skyviewfree&hl=en_US

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/skyview-lite/id413936865?mt=8

https://tinyurl.com/y7tpev5k

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2017/12/skyview-augmented-reality-app-to-help.html#.WxALTvUh1EY

5 Google Search Tools and Strategies to Cut Through the Clutter

We use search engines each day to help us search for information. Our biggest hurdle is the amount of information we need to sort through to find exactly what we want.  Knowing how to effectively and efficiently search is part of being informationally literate.  Teaching students to locate, evaluate and effectively use this information should be part of the instructional practices in every school.

Google’s search Tools, allow the user to manipulate a search within Google’s  main search engine. Learning how to implement these search skills is an important technique we can teach our students to help them cut through the clutter of the web. In this post, we will focus on search commands that tell Google you don’t want to search through the entire internet but are interested in something more specific and more refined.

Click the direct link below to the post @ edtechteacher.org for the great searching tips.

http://edtechteacher.org/5-google-search-tools-and-strategies-to-cut-through-the-clutter