10/4/11

Today we chose our web 2.0 programs and explored goggle earth. We had to create a trip by recording different places we 'flew' to. My group went to Greece, Sydney, and Stonehenge. It opened my eyes up to a new system where what the students are learning in class can actually be visited on the computer. It is sort of difficult to use if you are new to it so if I were to do this in my classroom, I would be the only one using it the first time around and then once the students got more familiar with the program, they would be able to use it on their own. An example of them using google earth on their own is through lit trips which we explored in class. It took you around the world to places different books talked about. These downloadable programs seemed extremely useful in a classroom and a great way to incorporate technology into the classroom