Monday, August 10, 2015

Up, Periscope?

Have you heard of the new app, Periscope?
Periscope Logo


It is owned by Twitter, and can be used to create a live broadcast. I have seen it pop-up (pardon the pun) quite a bit this summer, between educators whom I follow periscoping (yes it's now a verb) sessions at conferences, to a favorite band, for King & Country, giving fans a backstage, sneak peek into its summer tour.

Want to know more? Watch this brief YouTube by Sunny Lenarduzzi with instructions on how to use Periscope. She also compares it to Meerkat, a similar app.



I have really enjoyed being a watcher of Periscope. This week, I will be joining the faculty at Cue Rock Star Teacher Camp in Crescent City. I will try to Periscope from there, to try it out! Hope to share Periscope with you soon!


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8 comments:

  1. Our FamilyAugust 10, 2015 at 9:46 AM

    I have not heard of it before. Thank you for sharing. Going to check it out.

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  2. UnknownAugust 10, 2015 at 12:13 PM

    I just saw this today for the first time and almost tweeted about it. I am going to have to try it out. Very timely post!

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  3. Judy BlakeneyAugust 10, 2015 at 1:31 PM

    Hi Brian and Kelly,
    Check it out! It will surprise you. Might make a Mystery Periscope activity like Mystery Skype?

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  4. Ms. HensleyAugust 13, 2015 at 4:48 PM

    I've been hearing tons about it, too! I was at a SMART Global Summit in Canada and everyone was Periscoping! It seems like the thing to do now if you want to be "one of the cool kids." :)

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    1. Judy BlakeneyAugust 15, 2015 at 6:12 PM

      It is fun to play with and there are probably lots of applications for education. It happens to be early in the life cycle of this product, so it does seem cool at the moment.

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  5. UnknownAugust 13, 2015 at 8:40 PM

    I am having trouble tonight commenting on blogs in blogspot... so I apologize if my comments are coming up twice. I just started hearing about periscope, too. Were you able to use it at CUE?

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    1. Judy BlakeneyAugust 15, 2015 at 6:15 PM

      I did use it at CUE. I used it this a.m. If you follow me on Twitter, you should be able to look on Periscope to find an already recorded periscope session on Cue Rock Star from this morning. Let me know if you can't find it! It is only up for 24 hours!

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  6. UnknownAugust 16, 2015 at 9:41 PM

    I love Periscope! It is a great application. I have been brainstorming ideas of how to use it in the classroom. I have used it as a resource for myself, but now I have to figure out how to use it as a resource for my students.

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