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Google Glass. What is it. How it works and how it might work in Educa=on

Leslie Fisher www.lesliefisher.com

@lesliefisher Facebook.com/lesliefisher

What’s On Tap?

• What is Google Glass? •  Features •  Just how smart is it? •  How does it work? •  Naviga=ng through Glass •  Loading Apps onto Glass •  A look at some of the coolest Apps • What I like, what I do not like •  Google Glass in educa=on

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What is Google Glass •  Google Glass is a wearable computer with a heads up display.

•  The goal is to make interac=ng with technology seamless. Also know as pervasive compu=ng or everywear aka everyware

• Most commands are vocal, some gesture based


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Features

•  Heads Up Display •  Voice ac=vated menu and commands •  S=ll / Video Camera • Microphone •  Speaker •  Voice Recogni=on •  Ability to have Apps installed


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Just How Smart is It?

•  There are only a few items Google Glass can do en=rely on its own –  Take Photos –  Record Videos –  Par=cular Apps (WordLens, probably others in future)

•  The majority of Glass’ ac=ons needs an Internet or Bluetooth connec=on – Make a Video Call –  Generate direc=ons –  Interface with the majority of Apps

Naviga=ng


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Cards •  The core naviga=on in Glass is

based on cards. You swipe through the deck of cards.

•  Some cards will have a bent edge. That shows you that tapping on the card provides addi=onal informa=on

•  User installed cards show up in =meline view and not by item type. EG Photos might be scaaered across your card deck and not in one “tappable” place.

Naviga=ng Glass •  Before we can talk about connec=ng Glass, you need to understand how its interface works.

•  Google Glass displays everything in cards.

•  Tapping on the side of glass toggles a command or wakes Glass up and sliding across Glass moves through the cards.

•  Sliding Down moves you back in the card stack.


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Naviga=on Example

•  Slide L to R • Tap • Slide

Tap Slide, Tap Slide

•  Tap. Turns on Glass •  Tap. Provides op=ons to whatever card you are currently viewing

•  Slide forward and back: Views cards on your Glass. You can tap to see if there are more op=ons available

•  Slide down: Backup all the way back to the main screen or toggle screen off completely


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Glass Naviga=on 101

Tap and say “Ok Glass” Move your head in the form of a slow nod to see your op=ons “Get direc=ons to Subway”


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Card Naviga=on •  While there are a lot of commands

which are based on voice, there are some cards which are always wai=ng for you

•  One direc=on is your days history with glass and the other are informa=onal cards based on previous searches, emails it read, weather based on your loca=on, etc.

•  Imagine a circle of cards which always surround your head. Dragging to eye, history, dragging to ear, informa=on about your day.

Connec=ng Glass Online


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Cellular and Glass

•  Remember, Glass needs some sort of Internet connec=on to work to its full poten=al.

•  When you hook your Glass up to iOS or Android you can use your Glass just like a Bluetooth headset, because, well, it is!

•  Glass adapts itself based on what the heck you are connected to and how you have it configured.

•  Internet only connec=on will allow Glass to conduct basic web searches and access your Google Hangouts to make video calls.

Connec=ng Glass: iOS and Android

•  You can connect Glass via Open Wifi, Bluetooth, Android and iOS

•  To get the most features and use out of Glass, use a mobile device and the MyGlass App.

•  To get the absolute best Glass experience, use an Android device.


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Bluetooth Pairing

Connec=ng Glass: Bluetooth

•  Tap

•  Slide towards your ear for the Selngs card and Tap

•  Find the Bluetooth card and Tap. This makes Glass discoverable


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Connec=ng Glass: WiFi

•  Tap

•  Slide towards your ear for the Selngs card and Tap

•  Find the WiFicard and Tap. Network must be an open network to connect this way!

Connec=ng Glass: WiFi with Password

• WiFi Networks with passwords must be added using the Glass Page on the Web

•  Currently, there is no way to join a network with a second level of security (EG Hotel with a login page)


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Connec=ng Glass: WiFi with Password

Google Glass App

•  Both iOS and Android have a Glass App

•  Android version works over Bluetooth.

•  iOS requires tethering for it to work.

•  Allows for more features as well as the ability to screencast (display your screen on your phone)


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Glass and Android

•  Adds the following op=ons to Glass: – Make a Call –  SMS Messaging – Driving Direc=ons –  Screencas=ng

Glass and iOS

•  Glass iOS App requires a tethering plan to work – Make a Call –  Take a call – Driving Direc=ons

• What it does not do that Android app does –  SMS Messages


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Screencas=ng

•  Screencas=ng allows you to display on your device that is running the MyGlass App

•  Shows on phone screen what is being seen in Glass

•  Great way to show a mul=ple group of people what someone is seeing on Glass.

Network to Glass Feature

•  None: Some apps, take a photo, record a video •  Bluetooth: Use as a Bluetooth headset. •  WiFi: Also allows you to use Google + commands and search Google

•  Android: Hooks up to MyGlass app and offers full Glass Func=onality

•  Tethering: Required for iOS. Does everything that Android App does except for text messaging for contacts on phone but not on G+


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Built In Apps and Items

Built In Apps and Ac=ons

•  There are many built in op=ons in Glass before you even add Apps. This assumes its connected to the Internet via Phone and you have a Gmail account. –  “Ok Glass”

• Google (which also includes web browsing) • Take a Picture • Record a Video • Get Direc=ons To (Android phone needed) • Make a Call To • Make a Video Call to


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Useful and Silly Searches

•  “Ok Glass Google” –  What Song is this? –  What is Kevin Bacons Bacon Number –  What is Delicious in Thai –  Will I need a Jacket today –  Where is the nearest Deli? –  What does obsequious mean? –  Traffic Around Me –  Nearby Movie Showings –  What was that movie where Tom Hanks was stuck at the airport?


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Google Glass: Photos •  “Ok Glass Take a Picture” will automa=cally

take a picture and display it. •  Sliding towards your eye will show you the

pictures you have taken in chronological order •  Tapping on the photo will display a share

op=on •  Share op=ons depends on what apps you have

installed •  Once you select a place to share the photo,

you can then choose what groups, Tweets or circles and dictate a cap=on for the photo.

Google Glass: Videos

•  “Ok Glass Record a Video” will record a video.

•  The default =me is 10 seconds but you can tap on glass during those ini=al 10 seconds and extend the record =me

•  Tap again to stop recording or record =ll the baaery or HD space runs out

•  Share op=ons work the same as sharing a photo


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Camera and Video Specifica=ons

•  Camera: –  5 MP –  2560 x 1888 –  1 – 2 MB per image –  2.48 Aperture –  Top ISO unknown

•  Video –  720P

Google Glass: Transferring Photos and Videos •  Your photos and videos are

automa=cally transferred / backed up to Google + when you log onto a WiFi network

•  Currently you have to delete photos and videos one at a =me.

•  Photos and Videos fall off your =meline but do not delete in 7 days, meaning you need to use something like iPhoto, Picasa or Image Capture to delete your un-‐reachable images off of Glass.


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Autoawesome

Video / Text / Auido Call 1.  Tap 2.  “Ok Glass” 3.  “Make a Video Call / Send a

Message To / Make a Call To” 1.  A list of names will then appear 2.  Currently, you can only have 10

contacts

4.  “Hall Davidson” •  Glass will then use your device to

contact the person or use dicta=on to allow you to leave a message


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Adding Apps


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Apps

•  Apps “Glassware” are loaded and configured from a web page or MyGlass App.

•  Google Glass Developer kit was released late November 2013 allowing anyone to write an App for glass

Loading Apps. •  On the web, toggle which Apps you want installed onto Glass

•  Apps will either show up as a menu item or show up as an op=on on the =meline.

•  Example –  Evernote “Ok Glass, Take a Note”

–  CNN: Swipe to your eye to see top stories and play the video of said story


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Facebook, Twiaer, Evernote, etc.

• Many of the apps on Glass has a small feature set compared to their web counterparts.

•  Google+ and Facebook and mainly designed to share photos on your =meline. You will not see a news feed, etc.

•  Twiaer will also show where you are men=oned and allow you to reply. Will also allow you to add a photo or post a text update

• Might this change in the future? Sure!


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Twiaer

Google Now

•  Google Now is part of the Google App on iOS and Android

•  It basically keeps track of your emails, searches etc. and places what it thinks would be specific informa=on in your Glass

•  Flight reserva=on? They will pop up automa=cally the day of the flight with key informa=on.

•  “Ok Glass Google My Agenda shows your agenda from Google Calendar


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GMail

•  Gmails will show up in your main =meline

•  Tapping on the email will let you see the en=re email, star it, read it aloud and dictate a reply

Google Voice

•  Google Voice works on Android only

• Will ring your glass device, send you text and audio messages from glass

•  You can take calls and display video from your Voice number via Glass


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Some Other Apps and What They Do

•  CNN: Will place top stories on your main =meline and let you watch the video

•  Evernote: “Ok Glass Take a Note” will send a note to your Evernote notebook on the web

•  Field Trip: Will show you interes=ng loca=ons and photo spots around you

•  AllTheCooks: Search recipes, record your own •  Word Lens: Visual language transla=on •  IFTTT: If This Then That

Some Interes=ng Third Party Apps


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Decent Amount of Cool Apps

Decent Amount of Helpful Apps


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Decent Amount of Helpful Apps

Decent Amount of Silly Apps


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Decent Amount of Oh Man Apps

Word Lens, Oh Man!


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Jewish Glass

What I Like / Do Not Like


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What I Like

•  Having a camera and video on your head is preay cool. It allows you to photograph and interview people and get a more natural reac=on from them

•  Augmented Reality •  Sharing what I am seeing from my perspec=ve via Glass to a video hangout, pos=ng, etc.

•  Video calls without having to hold a camera (but wait, I kinda need a mirror!)

•  Content at the ready even when I am in a hurry

What I Don’t Like


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Google Glass Titanium

Implica=ons


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Implica=ons

Implica=ons •  Hospitals •  Classrooms •  Casinos •  Restaurants (at their request)

•  Bathrooms •  Driving (Unless you tempt fate)

•  Strip Clubs •  Bars


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Google Glass and Educa=on

•  For the Teacher – Hands free access to content, Photos and Videos and whatever Apps they deem as important in the classroom

•  For the Students –  Perspec=ve recording for the teacher, running specific apps for student data collec=on. Assis=ve apps as they become available

hap://365daysofglass.com/


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Thank You! Feel free to come up here and play away!

Leslie Fisher www.lesliefisher.com

@lesliefisher Facebook.com/lesliefisher


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