Monday+CL11+Google+Earth+Notes

Here are my notes from session CL11 Google Earth: The Next Level OR How to turn a basic Google Earth Tour into a self-guided, interactive learning experience Resources: On slideshare: http://slideshare.net/jheiser/google-earth-back-up-plan-998011 This wikispace is where most of Jason Heiser’s presentation is housed. http://peteandcpreso.wikispaces.com/ EDUCATIONAL QUESTION__How can I use in a Hi and Low-tech environment?__ High Tech--When students have own access to computers with Internet access. Students download presentation and then react by taking notes. Then the students have to answer question, example “What are the three most important whatevers and WHY? Low Tech--Teacher creates content—lots of up front work. Teacher as laptop/desktop and projector Glogster.com__—video will play through google earth__ Check out this next technology!! Example that was used was created with blabberize. http://www.glogster.com/edu Create flash media and then embed it into Google Earth Question: Are the students really taking responsibility for own learning? Resource: Uploading video in **splashcast** media http://www.splashcastmedia.com/ Might be starting to charge for service Google Earth 5 Fly to Lesson:__ 1. Recommendation—Use something visual 2. Going to Disney World in Google Earth 3. Points of Interest 4. Saving Points of Interest—Right Click and Save 5. Activating Layers Street View 6. From tool bar—explore— Ruler tool Daylight Click to Google Maps Add Your Own Pictures 7. Advanced Users Add Html embedded code Embedding Media Youtube Empressr—like slideshare but adds audio Scribd Take a look at Mr. Heiser’s homepage. An example of blabberize gives introduction to webpage. 1. Tour Book Report 2. History Tour Jog the Web [|www.jogtheweb.com]
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