Episode 190 – Personal Weather Stations for Teaching and Learning

06/30/2016

It’s Thursday, June 30^th, 2016 and welcome to TechTalk4Teachers I’m Tom Grissom, and I’m Brian Poulter. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology. Cindy is out of the office this week so we have invited Brian Poulter, long time friend of the show, to be on the TechTalk4Teachers podcast. This time we talk about Personal Weather Stations and the possibilities for teaching and learning. We wrap things up with our Technology Picks of the Week.
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Show Notes:

Personal Weather Stations (Weather Underground)

https://www.wunderground.com/

Ambient Weather Stations

http://www.ambientweather.com/

NY Times Article on Personal Weather Stations (2013)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/11/technology/personaltech/a-guide-to-personal-weather-stations.html?_r=0

Technology Picks of the Week

Tom’s Pick of the Week

Anker Qi Wireless Mobile Phone Charger (for S7 Edge, AC Adapter sold separately)

https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Wireless-PowerPort-Charging-Qi-Enabled/dp/B00Y839YMU/

Samsung Gear 360 Camera (360 degree photos/video camera for virtual reality)

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Spherical-SM-C200-32GB-International/dp/B01G4MNJQ4/

Brian’s Pick

Samsung Tab A 8 inch Android Tablet

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galaxy-8-Inch-Tablet-Smoky/dp/B00V49LNCU/

That wraps it up for Episode 190 of TechTalk4Teachers. Show notes this episode and archived episodes are available on the web at the EIU ITC website at eiu.edu/itc To leave a comment of suggestion please send an email to techtalk@eiu.edu of leave a comment on our TechTalk4Teachers blog. Until next time, I’m Tom Grissom, I’m Brian Poulter. Keep on Learning!

Keep on Learning,

Tom Grissom, Ph.D.

@tomgrissom

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