This presentation will explore how beacons work, and why you might consider using them inn your school/classroom.. Other possibilities Pinterest iBeacon goo.gl/Bst3qE

1. iBeacons in your
classroom
Gary Bass
Macleod College

2. Bluetooth LE
Smart Bluetooth
Smart Bluetooth
iBeacons in your
classroom
Gary Bass
Macleod College
session: F4
room: EN413

3. iBeacons in your
classroom
Gary Bass
Macleod College

4. WWDC 2013
iOS 7
first mention

5. BLE Beacon
• enables a mobile user to navigate and interact with
specific regions ie.“geofenced”
• low cost signal emitters that can be placed
anywhere. (including indoors or on moving targets)
Bluetooth LE
Smart Bluetooth

6. source: estimote.com

7. ‘i’ Beacon
• made for iOS
• sample rate 100ms (10per second)

8. Beacons
iBeacons ( or ibeacons)
100ms

9. specification and trademark control

10. indoor positioning BLE communications
How it works

11. information can be provided based on position
use cases:
eums, hotels, airports, conferences, concerts..classroom

12. less than 1 metres
1 to 5 metres
more than 5metres
information can be provided based on proximity

13. retail experience

14. management

15. trigger-action
QR codes
AR recognition
BLE micro-location

16. demonstration

17. QR codes
bit.ly/1o16HKU

18. AR recognition

19. an (i)beacon classroom
homeworkhomework
daily bulletindaily bulletin
during the day!during the day!
teacher requestteacher request
homehome
room/mentorroom/mentor

20. (i)beacon learning
location and time
can depend on

21. an example ..
www.iclevedon.co.uk/?p

24. a few App examples ..
not all require beacon devices
all iPads/MBP/MBA are beacon devices
you can build beacon devices

25. ..using FB location

26. GeoHopper
‘virtual’ beacon
requires both iOS and OSX apps
iMac/MBP/MBA become ‘ virtual ibeacons’
location triggers actions

27. How does Geohopper work?
Geohopper uses geofencing
technology to automatically generate
events from your designated places.

28. Geohopper will automatically
send email, Twitter, RSS or other
forms of communication to your
selected recipients.
Geohopper uses geofencing
technology to automatically generate
events from your designated places.
How does Geohopper work?

29. Geohopper will automatically
send email, Twitter, RSS or other
forms of communication to your
selected recipients.
Geohopper uses geofencing
technology to automatically generate
events from your designated places.
Geohopper can be used to
remotely control devices
automatically based on your
location.
How does Geohopper work?

30. …education?
Lighthouse

31. bit.ly/Wu4Fgw
build your own..

33. In summary
beacons are an emerging technology
with clear applications for schools
the Apps are readily accessible
the coding for Apps is also accessible

34. iBeacons in your
classroom
Gary Bass
Macleod College

35. • slide 1: apple computer beacon mfi program/ADEprogram
• slide 5, 11, 17: estimote.com
• slide 7: beekn.net
• slides 8, 9: salsadigital.com.au bit.ly/1nDY3Hw
• slide 10: passkit.com
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