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TSD Technology Toolbox April 2011 Volume 7, Issue 6
Texas School for the Deaf
Sharee Darcé Create a lesson on identity of geographic locations or landforms involving latitude and longitude • Create a map to go along with a book students are reading which includes real locations • Write a set of directions for students to follow to get to a mystery place Students can use Google Maps to: • Keep track of places they’ve visited on vacation • Keep track of countries studied in class or brought up in current events • Plan virtual tours of countries • Create a story with a location that frames the narrative • Find the distance or area of a specific location • Find examples of various types of houses by using street view • Create a map of various habitats or places specific animals or plants live • Create a family tree map showing the birthplaces of parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, etc. •
You’ve probably used Google Maps to look up an address and possibly get driving lessons. Have you considered using it in your classroom? Google Maps is a user-friendly mapping tool available through your browser. It’s powerful in that in addition to the regular maps, there are also terrain maps, satellite imagery, and (in some places) 360! photographic street views. If you sign in with a Google Account, you and your students can collaborate to create custom maps by adding your own place markers. These markers can include text, pictures, and even video. The custom created map can be shared just by copying the link or embedding it in a class website. Imagine the possibilities…
Teachers can use Google Maps to: •
Plan a field trip with students
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Teach history by embedding primary documents into interactive maps for students to explore
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Set up math word problems which involve students “visiting” various place to find related story problems
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Teach mapping skills and places around the community
Here’s a map I created showing the various places important to me growing up in Oak Cliff. I’ve only added text, but I could have linked the locations to pictures or videos using url’s.
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http://maps.google.com So how do you do these things? First, you’ll need to create a Google Account if you don’t already have one. Your TSD Google account will not work for this. You’ll need your own Google Account. Sign in. Next, you’ll need to select “My Maps.” Select “Create New Map” and give it a title. Select the privacy setting you desire – public (shared with everyone) or unlisted (shared only with selected people who have the map’s url). Click Save. Pick “Collaborate” to work on your map with others. Find locations and select the placemark icon you want. Drag it to your location. You can add a title for the placemark and select “Rich Text” to edit the font style, insert links, and insert images. Select “Edit HTML” to insert a video. Copy the embed code from the video and paste it into the form. Click on the icon to change it. Then click “OK”, “Save,” and “Done.” Then click Edit to go back and add more placemarks or edit/remove existing placemarks. If you’d like to see the terrain view or satellite view, you’ll need to click on the information to the right.
“Good tools do not make a good teacher, but a good teacher makes good use of tools.” Eleanor Doan
To add some tools such as the Distance Measurement Tool and the LatLng Tool, click on the tools icon and select Maps Labs. Here are some links to help you get started and give you some more ideas for using Google Maps: http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/ http://maps.google.com/support/ http://googletreks.org/ As always, see me if you’d like some help with Google Maps.
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Atomic Learning Link
Previously, I’ve reported on such programs as Wallwisher. It is a digital bulletin board that can be shared and used for collaboration. Since that time, there have been quite a few more to come out. Here are just a few: 1)
PrimaryWall – designed for younger students. Create sticky notes online. http://primarywall.com/
2) Scrumblr – realistic looking whiteboard with index cards and markers http://scrumblr.ca 3) Lino it – this one has an e-mail feature to remind you of an upcoming event. http://en.linoit.com/ 4) Corkboard – realistic corkboard, each with a unique url for sharing http://corkboard.me These are great for putting up last minute directions for the class, taking notes, or brainstorming ideas as a group.
Want your students to create a wanted poster about a character, famous person, or object? The Atomic Learning link below is for a Tech Integration Project tutorial on how to create a wanted poster in Comic Life. Use it to create a poster for a something recently learned or to review previous material. http://www.atomiclearning.com/k1 2/la_wntd_cl1mac
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W eb Sites of Interest : 100 Free Tools for Teaching: http://www.onlineschools.org/2009/0 9/24/100-free-tools-to-make-yourteaching-more-entertaining/ Cool Sites for ESL Students: http://www.uic.edu/depts/tie/coolsite s.htm K-5 Resources by Grade: http://www.dovewhisper.com/compu tercenter.htm Ideas for using PostIt Notes: http://www.post-itteachers.com/ Great dictionary. Thanks, Scarlett : http://www.wordhippo.com/ Excellent Collection of Web Tools: http://sdst.libguides.com/newtools Writing Across the Curriculum: http://writingfix.com/index.htm Over 1 million free eBooks: http://openlibrary.org/
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There is a great new feature built into Preview if you have the version that comes with Snow Leopard 10.6. You can annotate a PDF. Open a PDF with Preview and select the Annotate Tool at the top.
Sharee Darcé Curriculum Specialist
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[email protected]. tx.us
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Tamara Copeland-Samaripa’s English classes are putting their journalism skills to good use. They are creating digital magazines. Students have been working hard since the week before Spring Break to complete 4 pieces of writing each (a research article, an editorial, a survey, and an interview.) In addition, students are required to create two original ads showcasing their artwork using programs like Pages and Photoshop. Tamara’s husband, a photographer, has also come in to teach students some photography techniques and tricks for making their ads look their best. So they have not only been learning about plagiarism and technical skills needed to create the magazine covers and layouts, but they have been learning to work collaboratively as well to complete a project. The final product will be posted on ISSUU for all to see. This is definitely a lesson in using 21st Century skills involving creativity, communication, and collaboration. The finished product won’t be available until next month. In the meantime, take a look at one of last year’s magazines: http://issuu.com/liltlctx/docs/world-impact
