Instructional technologist Lynn Lary of Oregon’s Springfield School District presented a dynamic workshop on the use of Google in education. The 3-hour workshop focused mainly on the powerful spatial representation capabilities of Google: its advanced search capabilities combined with mapping tools and Google Earth.
Dr. Lary led collaborative activities in which participants acquired hands-on experience in utilizing Google’s amazing power to locate and analyze various types of data. Most importantly, Lary shares, through her blog, exemplary activities in utilizing the power of Google to transform education by providing students with relevant, meaningful project-based learning that can be replicated across the curriculum: http://handheldcomputers.blogspot.com/
If you haven’t yet delved into Google Earth, Lary’s blog gives you the power and the incentive to do so.
2 comments:
This sounds great Virginia, I have used Google earth some in my class. I would like to check out the curriculum. Can you check the link for the blog? It doesn't seem to work. Rob
I played a bit with Google Earth last spring with my class. I would love some good project ideas to use with a class.
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