Google Earth
In the theme of online learning and sharing I have taken advice on-board from a fellow blogger and educator from the USA. In Betty’s Instructional Technology Blog she makes some excellent suggestions for using Google Earth in social science classrooms. This tool can be used to transport students to actual sites of historical, geographical or social significance. Being able to demonstrate visually, create relevance and make the lesson real and authentic is the key to understanding and learning. As a HSIE / Social Sciences teacher there are countless ways to apply this tool to our curriculum. Imagine the possibilities ………………….
Image: ‘Ground zero from space’
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