Google Planimater (www.acme.com/planimeter) is an incredible tool that lets you calculate real-world areas using Google Maps, for any polygon you desire. It is just unbelievable. I especially like the “hybrid” map view that shows both a satellite and map view of the area you want to measure.
Try it out, measuring the area around your school. Then compare that to the area of other schools, or something else. Lots of instructional possibilities here. Thanks to SJBrooks-Young for this resource lead.
Tim Lauer suggests having students use the free Google Maps Pedometer (www.sueandpaul.com/gmapPedometer) to have students plan their walking routes to and from school. Great ideas, great resources. All free.
On this day..
- How to use your iPad and iPhone / iPad Touch with an External Display / Projector - 2010
- A hazard of moderating comments on a popular YouTube video - 2009
- Content Filtering in Schools: Striving to CONTROL user behavior - 2007
- Many more K-12 Online Conference Teasers - 2007
- Mike Lawrence on DOPA - 2006
- British teachers support instructional autonomy - 2006
- Nontraditional peer review - 2006
- Deep tagging video - 2006
- Our need for more dialog in the face of fear - 2006
- Blog Search Tools - 2005
