Category: geography
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Geography 2.0: A Juicy Way to Mash Up Learning
WikiMapia is a “wiki meets Google Maps” mash-up intended to be used as a digital geographic encyclopedia reference tool. In its current incarnation, WikiMapia is a little rough around the edges, but keep this site on your list of potential teaching tools. Here’s how WikiMapia works: Key landmarks, such as Rainbow Arch in Utah, the…
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Coordinate plane graphing for Travian
My 10 year old son and I are continuing to play the free online strategy game Travian, and the game on our server has moved into its final stages. To win the game, members of an alliance must first conquer a village from the Natars tribe which contains the plans for a Wonder of the…
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Beyond the Virtual Fieldtrip and the Collaborative Project…KC3: A National Challenge
These are my notes from Jan Zanetis’ presentation at MODLA 2008 titled, “Beyond the Virtual Fieldtrip and the Collaborative Project…KC3: A National Challenge.” MY THOUGHTS AND REFLECTIONS ARE IN ALL CAPS. I am recording this session with permission and will post it later here as a podcast. This is a GREAT project and exactly the…
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RoundTrips: Interactive Video Conferencing from Anywhere (Lewis and Clark trail – roundtrips.org)
These are my notes from Tim Gore and Jim Sturm’s presentation at MODLA 2008 titled “RoundTrips: Interactive Video Conferencing from Anywhere.” I am recording this session with their permission and will post it subsequently as a podcast here. MY THOUGHTS AND REFLECTIONS ARE IN ALL CAPS. Their website is roundtrips.org. The official conference program description…
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Where in the World is… GeoRSS for the Classroom
These are my notes from the NECC 2008 presentation “Where in the World is… GeoRSS for the Classroom” on July 2, 2008 by Shannon White, University of South Florida with Luis Perez. A website for workshop resources is available: http://georss.pbwiki.com – a PDF of session slides is also available RSS feeds defined – most people…
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Got Storm Stories to Share?
Steven Kimmi from Salina, Kansas, is looking for others who have “storm stories” to share, and has created a VoiceThread for this purpose: Isn’t the collaborative world in which we live absolutely amazing?! Living as we do now in Oklahoma, I’ve become VERY aware (especially this spring) of how many storm and tornado stories there…
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Google Earth explorations
I’m sitting in a session at the TTT conference listening to Glenn Wiebe discuss Google Tools including Google Docs, and now Google Earth. These are a few of my notes… We are exploring, looking, and playing… Glenn is letting me record and share his session later as a podcast, so these are not complete notes!…
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First geocaching experiences with our Garmin eTrex Legend HCx
It’s official! My 10 year old son and I have joined the ranks of geocachers worldwide! According to the current WikiPedia article for geocaching: Geocaching is an outdoor treasure-hunting game in which the participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers (called “geocaches” or “caches”) anywhere…
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Podcast251: Geocaching in the Classroom by Barbara Wilson
This podcast is a presentation by Barbara Wilson of Allen ISD at the ESC10 Technology Conference in Richardson, Texas, on May 15, 2008. Barbara provides an overview of the history of geocaching, explains to to get started geocaching with basic equipment and the website geocaching.com, and explores different classroom lesson possiblities for geocaching. Show Notes:…
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Geocaching in the Classroom
Presentation by Barbara Wilson of Allen ISD at the ESC10 technology conference in Richardson, Texas, today. Her session description was: “Geocaching is a fun activity for students that involves searching for hidden treasures, deciphering clues, and learning to use the Global Positioning System (GPS). Incorporating geocaching in your lessons will create a fun activity which…