![]() ![]() Hawks is also writing books about teaching the classics in new ways, including “Teaching Macbeth: A Differentiated Approach.” “I have several lessons that use Thinglink, Canva and other digital tools to help kids dive into the era or the characters or plot and do visual representations.” She’s also a college essay coach and graduate student in writing for children and young adults at the Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier, Vermont. “What might be considered idle play with tech by some actually brings new ideas and stories to life and helps a student connect with more enthusiasm to the writing task,” says Lyn Fairchild Hawks, an author specializing in young adult literature. With so much digital animation available everywhere, it can be challenging to help students connect to works that were written in a different era. In fact, facial expressions represent emotions, which in turn brings a powerful opportunity to connect using technology. Many new virtual reality avatars include realistic facial expressions based on a person’s voice. Building an edtech bridge to the gaming generationīeing raised in the digital age, kids’ expectations for immersive learning is higher than ever before. Building a connection to people throughout history will develop a deeper understanding of the world, others and ourselves. Using Deep Nostalgia, students are more likely to want to learn about people that are relatable and realistic looking. Imagine a photo of Albert Einstein or Amelia Earhart magically move and give the illusion that they are looking at you. Interacting with significant people throughout history is educationally beneficial. “This technology amplifies his voice in the narrative,” Newlin says. Then the prompt would be to continue writing the narrative from his point of view.” “I could see pausing during a reading of an excerpt from the narrative, showing this clip, then asking students to imagine Frederick Douglass’ point of view, analyzing his facial expression, what his eyes are saying. “There is so much in that clip, just in his eyes. After first seeing a Deep Nostalgia treatment of a Frederick Douglass photo, she says she could use the tech in her lesson during a reading of Douglass’ speech in 1852 when he talked about the meaning of the Fourth of July to Black enslaved Americans. Meredith Newlin is a 10th grade English teacher and author in Denver, Colorado. What it means for educators in the classroom ![]() Still, this powerful technology can provide many more benefits than just playful fun. The applications primarily focus on entertainment, as they make an image lip-sync with popular songs or imitate a celebrity from a movie. Many AI-powered applications turn images into animated videos by putting your face in a meme, GIF or video. The app uses AI to identify the specific face structure from an image to recreate expressions and facial movements that look natural. The technology used to animate these photos has been around for a while now, but the term “Deep Nostalgia” was recently introduced through an app called MyHeritage. For my mom, the Deep Nostalgia technology provoked a deeper connection with her father. When I shared this video with my mother, she was speechless because she’s never had a video of him. More companies will create this type of experience, and I expect this to be a first step in using more AR and AI in our photos and in the classroom.įor example, within a minute of uploading a photo of my grandfather, the image of his face started moving, and his eyes looked from left to right. But the pandemic and hybrid learning environment have been a catalyst of creativity as many schools, parents and teachers found creative, digital ways to make lessons come alive. And educators are challenged with finding new ways to teach the gaming generation with often outdated tools. ![]() We’re at a pivotal point in education where even students demand that we change the way we teach history. Now educators can convert still images of historic figures into realistic animated videos. Access to AI tech like this is becoming more readily available to everyone-not just big-budget Hollywood-type films. In my eyes, as a virtual reality and augmented reality edtech consultant, this “viral moment” is a “teaching moment” for educators and parents, as tech like this is now as easy to use as uploading a photo to social media. ![]() Then I discovered the “Deep Nostalgia” technology that went viral in early 2021 as people uploaded historic photos of family members and watched them seemingly come to life. ![]()
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