Google Earth for the Elementary Teacher

Susan Reeves & Laura Wing
Google Earth–Elementary
 
tw.neisd.net/webpages/sreeve/tcea2008.cfm
 
Some networks have problems with Google Earth working with IE. Use IE 7.
 
Check out their web site for resources and handouts and lesson worksheets.
 
Used as young as K more as demo than hands-on with kids. 
Showed flip book/mini book examples. 
 
Works best in terms of younger students working in small groups.
Need to [...]

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WEMTA 2008 21st Century Cartographers: Using Google Earth & Google Maps to Empower Student Learning

David Jakes
Presentation materials
IT Coordinator in Downer’s Grove, IL.

Can every subject be studied within a geographical context?
How will you help your students make meaning of visual information?
How does this change teaching and learning? What’s possible?
What are the logistical and technical requirements? How does this all work?

A challenging technology. Everything is on the online resources. Feel free [...]

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WEMTA 8:00-9:00 Google Earth Session

Presenter Doug Hyde dhyde@mds.k12.wi.us
Using a Mac and has Parallels on desktop. Using Firefox.
Just started a group to share ideas for Google Earth and other types of geography stuff. All handouts are posted at the group.
groups.google.com/group/GlobalThinkingGE?hl=en
Collaborates with a social studies teacher in his school. Has done geocaching.
Can make it as simple or as hard as you [...]

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